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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
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SCANDAL AT CLARKSBURG.
Row, Riot and Rumpus Over Buggy
Ride.

CLARKsBuRG, w. Va March s.
d. b. Aumiller, a prominent bust
ness man, caused the arrest Of his
wife. Mr.. Arbana Aumiller, and JOS
esp Johnson, liveryman, on statu-
tory charges. The couple were in a
closed carriage when arrested There
were dramatic scenes at police head
quarters when the accused faced the
angry husband.
Mrs. Aumiller tainted and the ex-
citement was intense. Major KEEL
ley fined johnson $40 and costs, and
dismissed Mrs. Aumiller or request
of the husband. Mr.. Aumiller went
to hotel instead of to the hand
some fiat where his family resides,
and has TAKEN steps to institute di-
vorce proceedings. Mrs. Aumiller
is comedy woman of ~ and the
mother of several children. Johnson
has family. T. M. Wine, the cab
driver, was taken to task by the in
jured husband. Wine later visited
Aumiller's place of business and at
tempted to provoke fight He was
also fined and later swore out war
rant fer Aumiller's arrest, charging
ing him with carrying.a revolver.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
A WAITING GAME.
River Contractors are Preparing For
Busy Season This summer.

Work on the locks and dams ur
the river will be resumed just as
soon as the weather will permit.
The contractors hope that it will
not be very long until this happens.
In the meantime the Gillespie PEG
pie are getting out stone for their
locks and dame. They have quite a
number of men engaged and will
work more of them later.
The Gillespies have received the
contract for the big filtration plant
at Pittsburg being the lowest bid
ders on this work. This contract
involves more than all of the locks
and dams between here and Fair
mont. Some people estimate that
by the time that it is done it will
cost more than two millions OF dol
lars.
Baker and Judson are patiently
waiting for the clouds to roll by
when they will get busy also. No
damage has been done to either firm
by the floods and ice this winter.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
TWO CENTS
PHONES ORDERED OUT.
Merchants Union Takes Final
Action.

Meeting Held ON Tuesday night TO De-
termine the Matter Efforts to get
Concessions from Bell Failed PEG.
Piles Phone Company made Satisfac-
tory Agreement.
The Bell phones must come out.
This was decided at meeting of the
Merchants Association held on Tues
day evening OF this week. The vote
was unanimous. All of the members
of the union were present and there
were no dissenting voices. An
agreement was entered into with the
Peoples Company and phones from
this company will take the place of
those to be removed.
Some time ago a tangle began with
the Bell people. Sundry demands
were made by the Merchants and
it looked for time as if the matter
would be compromised. Letters were
received from headquarters to the
effect that settlement would be
made ii the Merchants would state
their demands and meet with repre-
sentatives of the company.
Recently however other letters came
in with the information that a
change had been made in the head
of the company and that until the
new president could be installed
nothing could be done. The Mer-
chants determined not to wait any
longer The local manager of the
company has been notiiieds of tue
determination of the Merchants and
has been directed TO remove all the
phones in the stores and business
places OF town. This will be done
before the beginning of the next
quarter
Phones owned by the Peoples com
pany will be installed in those places
which do not have them at present.
About twenty five OF thirty phones
are involved in the change. A rate
that is satisfactory has been grant.
ed by the peoples. This is fifteen
dollars a year for business houses.
The Bell costs twenty dollars q
year.
Connection is given by the Peoples
to all near towns free of charge. The
Bell charged TO Uniontown aud Com
nellsyille and charged when the
country districts were called. This
service is free to patrons of the Peo-
pies exchange.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05

GAS FROM ABANDONED WELL.
Millions OF Feet Filled Valley. Which
Resembled Great Cloud of Mist
Drilled Years ago.

PARKERsBURG. w. Va, March g.
A sensation was sprung to-day in
Richie county of interest to the
oil talent of the entire State. An
old well, abandoned eight years ago,
suddenly burst forth and sent millions
OF feet of gas roaring into space.
The entire valley IN which the well
is located was filed with gas until it
resembled great cloud Of mist.
The well was drilled by McCor-
mick & Co., in 1898, on the land
of T. P. Wilson. 1t was located about
half way between 2ennsboro and
Harrisville. When the well first
came in it showed ub for some gas, but
there was a modest flow only for a
very short time. The hole stood
with hacker and some casing in it
for many years without a sign or
sound of life and strength. So far
nothing has been done to stop
the flow of gas or shut it in. 1t Is
likely to he as big problem as the
big Moses, over in Tyler county,
which, a few years ago, caused such
a sensation and was so difficult to
deal with. Who will take charge
of 1T is, perhaps, question, as Nc
Cormick & Co. have long since ceas-
ed To operate or do business ia the
neigh borhood.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Demand for Civil Engineers.

Professor John l.. Johnston, head of the
Civil Engineering Department of West
Virginia University, reports that there is a
great and increasing demand for thor
oughly trained young civil engineers.
During the past few days he has been re-
quested to send men TO fill three excellent
positions. Mr. w A. Swallow, a member
of the senior class in civil engineering
who has finished all of the work for his
degree, has recently taken good position
with the company that is constructing the
trolly line between Pittsburg and Fair
chance, Pa There are now eighty young
men in the Civil Engineering Department
at the University.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
REV. SMITH SEEKS NEW FIELDS
After Getting the Devil Raised Mt Shin.
st0n-ReY. Shaddnck's Fine sermon.

Rev. Smith the evangelist who an
nounced that he would raise the aeyil
at Shinnston closed his meeting In the
Baptist Church last Sunday night and
departed for other fields, where he ex-
poets TO find green pastures by the side
of still waters. Rev. Shadduck, pas.
tor of the Methodist church, true to
his announcement, preached special
sermon sunday night on 'Smith" and
his doctrines, and made strong local
presentation Of the case. He ex-
posed what he termed false doctrines
Smith was propogating and in very
clever and courteous way convinced
the large audience OF the many errors
Smith was making Members of all
denominations were greatly impressed
with the truth and. logic OF his sermon.
Smith had big crowd, too, that
night. He claims he had over one
hundred accessions to the church.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Special Sale of Heintz's Goods.

j. A. Weaver has determined to
clear out his entire stock of Heintz
goods and is making a special drive
on them. For the next few days any
of the popular brands put up by
this firm may be secured at his gro
Gerry at a reduction from the regular
price. Fifty seven varieties are pre-
pared by the firm and all of these
are on sale at Viewers. Those who
come first will have larger range
of choice. The bargains won't last
long. Standard goods are seldom
sold at sacrifice but this is an ex-
ceptional sale.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
In DEAD EARNEST.
Tunnelton People Get Busy for
County Seat.

Plans Being Laid to Make the Fight an
Interesting 0ne-Petitions Being Cir
culateb In Every Part Of the County
Preston will Likely Have Lively
Time.
TUNNELToN, March 5.-Tunnelton
people are enthusiastic over the pros
pect of securing the removal of the
county seat from Kingwood to
this city. When Preston county was
created so years ago Kingwood was
then the center of population and
the point most easy of access to a
majority of the people. With the
growth and development of the coal
and timber around Tunnelton condi
tions have changed and this city now
occupies the proud position former
ly held by Kingwood.
The project was sprung among the
citizens OF Tunnelton the first OF this
year and they are going into it with
the determination to win.
The court house and Jail at King.
wood are not up to the standard aud
must shortly undergo some changes.
1t is conceded that possibly new
buildings will have TO be erected and
this is one of the reasons that put
the Tunnelton people onto the idea
of working for change. The last
term of court, the county attorney
and the sheriff asked an appropria-
ton OF $500 This the court re-
fused to allow claiming after they
had viewed the buildings it would
take much more to repair them, and
then it would MOI be large enough to
accommodate the business Of the
county. Knowing these facts Pres
ton county people have about con.
Guided they need new and modern
court house. As this is the most
convenient spot Tunneltons claims
are supported by many people in
other parts of the county. At a
meeting held in Gibson's hall a short
time ago action was taken looking TO
the removal of the court house to
this city. They have one or more
men in each district with printed pc
titions to get as many voters as pos
sible to sign them and report every
week. Should these men be able to
get two-fifths of the entire vote of
the county the committee in charge
would present the petition to the
court at the April term, when an or
der directing popular vote will be
issued
1t is probable the matter will come
up for vote at the next general
election in November. 1t will take
three fifths of the entire vote to
authorize the change.
Kingwood people of course are
fighting the proposition hard in ev-
cry way possible. Several free build
ing sites have been offered by Tun-
Melton parties and it is said that
bonus of $4,000 or more will be of
fered.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
The Spring Term Convocation AT
West Virginia University.

The Spring Term Convocation will be
held Tuesday night, April lst in Com
mencement Hall The eonvocation adj
dress will be delivered by Rev Chas II
Robinson, ID. D. Pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church, Wheeling DR. Robinson is
scholarly and eloquent speaker, and his
address will be one which the members
of the University and the citizens of the
town will delight in hearing. Music for
the occasion will be furnished as usual by
the University School of Music. President
Purinton viii make some announcements,
one Of them doubtless being the fact that
the new Engineering Building and the
new Armory will be ready for use at that
time
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
BIG SNOW STORM.
Morgantown and Surrounding
Country Showed Under

Storm Began on Tuesday and will Con-
tinue Until Thursday Mail Carriers
abandon Routes Trains Blockaded
Roads In a Terrible Condition.
This section is now in the grasp
of the worst snow storm of the Win
ter. The snow has fallen to the
depth of about foot and the wealth
er man does not give any reason TO
believe that it will stop before to.
morrow. He says that it will con
tinue to snow tonight and the noun
tain districts will keep on getting it
to morrow.
On Tuesday afternoon about four
o'clock the snow began to fall and IL
has been coming down without let
up ever since. Everything was snow
bound this morning and people have
had hard times getting about town.
The railroads have suffered great
ly, All trains are delayed and mails
have been coming with great irregu
larity. The tracks are very slippery.
Mail carriers in the country are
suffering worse. The rural reuters
have abandoned their jobs. They
can { deliver mail until the snow let's
up. The star route men are having
hard time of it. One from Mason
town phoned from Dellslow that his
horse had given out mile above
there and that he could not get in at
all.
The mud on the county roads was
very deep and many dangerous places
existed. These are covered with the
snow and horses fall in them with
danger of breaking their necks. Lit.
tie or no travel is going.
Two feet of snow is reported from
the mountains above Dellslow and
in every section OF the county it is
at least a foot deep. The storm is
the worst of the Winter and coming
at the time it has is without preee
dent.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
University Notes and Personals.

Prof. X. E. Fast, who has been yery
i'll in the Morgantown City Hospital, is
much improved, but is not yet able "a
resume his duties.
President Purinton will lecture a,
Pennsboro March 7, and at Spencer April
23rd.
Professor Barbe has engagements To
lecture at Fairmont March H. and AT
Leisenring, Pennsylvania, March 10Th.
Prof. ID, M. Willis was compelled to be
at his home in Harrison County several
days, because of the death of his mother.
Professor L. E. Hodges, DIR. L. c. White
and Frank Cox, Esq, have been appoint
ed Committee to have charge of the
Alumni Dinner in June.
U. s. Senator J. p. Dolliver of Iowa, a
member of the class of '7S, will lecture in
Commencement Hall April 18th
A meeting of the Board of Regents will
be held early in April, probably about
April 10th. 1t is expected that the Ar
mory and the Engineering Building will
be dedicated at that time.
The University Dramatic Club, under
the direction of Professor Patterson, will
shortly give performances in few of the
larger West Virginia towns. Their pre-
sentation of Partners for Life" is highly
artistic and enjoyable.
The University Glee Club has the fol-
lowing dates: Uniontown, Pa March 10;
Wheeling April L.
Mr.. f. II. Yost, the famous foot ball
coach, is spending several week with his
old friends at the University and is liv-
ing at the Sigma Chi Chapter House. The
University of Michigan has engaged him
for three years more.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
SOME SENECA SAYINGS.
News Notes From the Factory Down
the River.

The general monthly meeting of
the Turn Verein was held on Tues
day night but nothing was done as
the by laws are not yet printed in
English and German as directed.
The new entertainment committee
was appointed. 1t will consist for the
next year of Joseph Roziska, John
Linden, Leo Sigwart, Gus Schiffbau-
er and Fred Pabst. A special meet
ingARf the club was called for next
Fri " night at eight o'clock to
ttrai 1t some business OF interest to
all 5f the members.
Harvey Cans employed at the Nor
gantown is sick and unable to attend
to his duties. Dick Moran of the
same factory is also sick. He came
here from Uniontown.
George Ney Of the Seneca is off on
account Of a sore arm.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Experiment Station Notes.

The Agricultural Experiment Station at
West Virginia University is conducting ne
gotiations with the Bureau Of Chemistry
of the u. S. Department of Agriculture
for the study of favorable plant food con-
stituents in the soils of West Virginia, in
conjunction with the systematic analysis
and classification of soils which the Sta
ton has had under way for some time
1t is also concluding similar negotiations
in the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture for cooper
ative work, especially with the Division of
Plant Pathology and Physiology, for a
series of experiments upon certain plant
diseases, such as bitter-rot, leaf-drop, So
called frog-eye, etc. These diseases are
on the increase, and are very hurtful to
the orchard interests of this state. 1t is
hoped that out of this investigation great
practical good will come to the farmers
and fruit growers of West Virginia.
AT the last session of the Legislature, an
Act was passed instructing the Director of
the Experiment Station and his STAFF to
devise and enforce means for the suppress
sion and determination of certain insects
that infest our orchards, such as the San
Jose scale, etc, and certain plant diseases
injurious to vines, trees and shrubs. All
of the members of the Station force avail
able are now very busy at this work,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Amateur Minstrel Troupe.

Merrill Woods big Minstrels are
preparing to invade the country dis
tricts There are "a people in the
company and they have been busy
getting in shape for the campaign.
A great deal of scenery is carried by
the aggregation, in fact they have
more than the average show that
comes to Morgantown. The lads
are really clever and they will make
good. They open in Dellslow short
ly. The exact date is not known at
present. A special train will take
them up and return after the per-
Torrance. A large number OF peo-
pie will 60 from town to see the pro-
duction.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
The Phi Kappa Psi House.

The members of the Phi Kappa Psi
Fraternity at West Virginia University
will move into their handsome chapter
house ON the first of April As has al
ready been published IN the newspapers,
this property, costing SS, 500, was recent
" presented to the University chapter by
Mrs, 5. b. Cochran of Dawson, Pennsyl-
vania, whose son had been a member of
the fraternity before his death. The
chapter house Is a beautiful memorial to
him. Regent J. r. Trotter, one of the
charter members of the chapter, will hang
in the chapter house a large picture of all
the charter members.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
OUTER WARDS COMBINE.
Meetings Held Tuesday Night
TO Choose Candidates.

Outlying Wards Appoint Committees
TO Meet and Name Candidates for
Mayor and Recorder-Old Town Men
will be Found by Outsiders Results
of the Meetings.
Suggestion meetings were held in
the Outlying wards on Tuesday
night to select men to be placed on
the ticket at the city election to be
held on April third. Besides the
men name d for council, committees
of five were named in each ward to
meet as committee to name candi-
dates for the various other offices to
be filed.
The Greenmont meeting was held
in Walls store. c. L. Reay was
named for council and the commit.
tee selected was Frank Selby, Pierce
Hess, Joe Sturgeon, John Cobun
and W f Sennett. Joe Sturgeon
is the present member of council
from that ward.
Seneea's voters metin Turn Verein
Hall. Joseph Marschner and JOS
eph Achermann both connected with
the Seneca Glass factory were chos-
en- as candidates for council. The
present members of council from
that ward are Rufus West and j.
w. Wiles. The committee named
in the fourth ward is Leopold Sig
wart, August Stenger, O. H. Ollie,
Van Barrickman and George Decker.
South Morgantown met at Robes
store but failed to select any one for
council. They say that they want
to meet with the other wards first
and see what is to be done. The com
mittee appointed to confer with rep
resentatiyes of the other wards is
made up of Mad Hess, Lee Robe,
Charles A. Goodwin, John Mckay
and Cart Reay The councilmen
serving that ward at present are j.
K. Phillips and Layton Coombs.
The date for the meeting of this
committee has not been announced
When the fifteen men named get
together they will select candidates
for mayor and recorder and the at
tempt will be made to out vote the
third ward or the old town OF Nor
gantown. The outlying wards feel
that they ought to have show down
to see who has the strength to take
charge of affairs.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Accredited Schools.

The Committee ON Classification and
Grades, of West Virginia University. in
view OF an existing erroneous impression
as to the meaning of the term @Accred-
tied Preparatory Schools" has passed an
order directing that principals of such
schools be informed that credit toward
admission to the University will be given
for the full amount of the work of such
schools, translated into the University
values, but that graduates of Accredited
Preparatory Schools are net necessarily
admitted to the Freshman class of the
University,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
A Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Building at the University.

Some of the members of the Y. M. G.
A., at West Virginia University are talk
ing of building to be owned by the AS
sociation They have assurances that the
Regents would permit them to use build
ing site on the University grounds. They
have been fortunate in recent lecture and
other enterprises, and they feel that men
of means would gladly contribute towards
the establishment of a permenent head
quarters for the Y. NJ G. A. at the Uni
versity.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05

having completed survey of the state as
TO the San Jose scale, in the administra-
ton of remedies therefor, and otherwise
promoting its destruction. The region
most affected by it is the eastern pam
handle, the most highly developed orchard
section of the state. The work of the
Station is very popular in that part of the
state, where it has already done great
good. The Station is neglecting no OPP
portunities to be of service to thee people
of the state.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Matters of Moment about the
Big School.
organs Letter Giving the Schoola Per-
manent Prize Preparations for Con-
vocation April First Meeting of
Board of Regents Soon Other News
Notes.

Just before leaving Morgantown, where
he delivered three addresses under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association of West Virginia University
March LIST and End, Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan handed To President Purin-
ton the following letter:
Dear DIR. Purinton:
81 take pleasure in leaving with You two
hundred and fifty ($250) dollars, the same
to be invested by the State University of
West Virginia, and the income therefrom
to be used for an annual prize for the
best essay on the science of government.
''fhe prize is established in the hope that
it will stimulate the students to more earn
nest and diligent study Of the principles
which underlie free institutions.
"The conditions governing competition
for the prize can be arranged by those
who have charge of the giving of other
prizes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
want Morgantown Represented.

To the Editor of the NEW DoMiNIos
Now that committees have been
named from'the other wards it strikes
me as the proper thing to have one
named from the Third ward to meet
with us and talk over the selection
of mayor and recorder. BY all means
have a suggestion meeting and ap
point five men to meet with us at a
later date. SECOND WARD
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
Plant Progressing Nicely.

Work on the rebuilding of the
planning null in South Morgantown
is going along nicely and before very
loug the plant will be back where it
was before the fire which RACED 1t.
The firm is starting its work on var
ions houses again and in a short
time every thing will be running as
smoothly as before the big blaze
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05
The Preparatory school.

Everybody agrees that Professor A. J.
Hare, Principal Of the Preparatory School,
has that department better organized than
ever before in its history The work of
every student Is looked after by him with
that great and untiring industry with
which his name is SO closely associated at
the University Professor Hare knows
personally exactly what every student in
the Preparatory School is doing, and how
he is doing it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-05

DIR. Warren has received letter
from Superintendent Kunst of the
Asylum at Weston stating that the
condition of Robert Stanton is some
what more hopeful than it was when
he was first taken there for treat
ment. This is good news TO his
many friends here who hope for his
complete recovery.