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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-08-27
A LUDICROUs SITUATION.
Real Estate Agent and Lady on In
voluntary Exhibition.


"The fad for nature stories, espe-
cially entertaining sketches Of ami
NAL and plant life, is interesting in
more ways than one observeda man
who had been playing golf for over an
hour with his usual ardor from an
easy chair on the club porch, accord
ing to the Washington Star.
81 should imagine it was extremely
interesting" said his companion, who
had got as far on with his game Of
golf as to have his hannels on, "espe-
cially to the lucky dog whose book
had happened to strike the popular
fancy" ;,
"That is one view of it,'' was the
response. seven if i. is limited to a
very few individuals. What g~averisc
to this train Of thought was a recent
visit l made to the Zoo. As l passed
along in front of the cages with the
rest Of the curious visitors and gazed
at the animals as they ate, or rested,
or were trying to get some exercise
| wondered what they thought of the
animals that we're on the outside Of
the bars of their cages. Now that we
are taught, in spite of the protest Of
John Burroughs, that animals have
a wide range Of sensibilities and
minds, capable of reason, it, of
course, follows that they are not in
sensible of their situation in being
on public exhibition.
"Human beings, unless they are Of
The dime museum variety, do not care
for that sort Of publicity. Sometimes
it is forced upon them, as happened
not long ago to.a man l know who is
in the real estate business. He was
showing a house that he had for rent
! to a lady. and in the curse of the
inspection tour they came to a con-
servatory: which was a tiny place,
with the side facing the street made
entirely of glass. They both stepped
inside, and we're looking about, when
the door shut with a bang and they
discovered to their CONSERVATION
that it had a spring lock, which could
only be opened from the other side.
1890
The situation was a ludicrous one, as
it now appears. but it did not seem
so very funny at the time to be i'm
prisoned in such close quarters in
full view of the public street. For
a time they were at a loss what to do,
as there was no one in the house and
the glass was set in immovable
sashcs. However, the upper portion
of the door wa of glass, and it was
the work of only a minute for the
man to smash the glass and reach his
hand through the opening and I'M
lock the door," ..~...
"Ra1her $canty material for an au-
photography of animal life in captiv-
ity," drily observed the man in fam
ne]s,, as he reached for his golf sticks
and started for the links, "but no
doubt one will be writtcn.'
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-08-27
Rapid Rise in Price.

A solicitor in the Westminster
county court recently told a true
story about a picture. 1t was bought
one day for a shilling;i it was sold the
next day for 91s; a day or two after
wards it was sold again for $3.50, and
within rs hours after that it realized
$500, 49,"
"saNr~-w -rS-r"r
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Locals and Personals.
Keep your eye on Unancery Hill.
ALL Bannister shoes $500. Your
choice Of any styles at
uIpSRuM.N

Keep your eye on Unaneery Hill.
ALL Bannister shoes $500. Your
choice OF any styles at
HIRSCHMAN'S.
AMONG the new drinks at the City
Fountain will be found Pineapple
Snow. Ask for it.
OUR store will be closed Tuesday
Sept. 22 and Thursav October LIST.
HIRSCHMAN'S.
100 Bushels New Jersey Sweet PO-
tatOes at 81 per bushel ut the Beehive
Store, Walnut Street.
NEXT week there will be two shows.
A Desperate Chance Thursday and
Robt. Downing Saturday.
PINEAPPLE Snow will keep you
cool on warm day. Ask for it at
the City Fountain.
LEAVE your address at the Acme
and we will deliver you any daily
paper you want.
About II inches OF slack water
has reached Fairmont. This is caus
ed by the closing of the Golfer Dam al
Hoult. Work on the wharf and the
piers for the new bridge at Fairmont
is being hurried on account OF The
coming water
G. w. Finnell of this place has been
appointed special agent for the Pad
en- City Land company to sell their
property in the county or state. He
will attend the big sale which is tC
take place there on the both Of this
month.
+. G. Best, of Uniontown is here
for the purpose of entering his son In
the University. Mr.. Best is consider
ing the matter OF locating here per-
manently in order that his family
may enjoy more fully the advantages
offered by the University.
Ray Blown of New Cumberland
has returned to the University He
was engaged in reportorial work or
the East Liverpool Crisis during the
summer. Miss Lucy Brown will
also return to school next week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
COMPLETION OF BRIDGE
To Chancery Hill Big Improve
ment in Near Future.


] Withdrawal of Injunction Proceedings.
Iron Will be Shipped Soon-System
of Sewerage, Gas and Water Lines
Finished = New Residences to be
Built.
The completion of the bridge from
the south end OF High street across
Decker's creek To Chancery Hill is
an event OF the near future in which
the city Is deeply interested. The
work on the structure was allowed
to drag little when the injunction
proceedings were instituted, but
these having been withdrawn, and
the petitioners having agreed to in
terfere no further, it will be pushed
to a rapid completion.
The concrete work OF the piers
and abutments has been finished for
some weeks This part of the struc-
ture is first class in every particu.
lar. The iron work is being manu-
featured as fast as possible. The
greater part of it was finished at the
time the injunction was applied for,
and since this was Withdrawn, the
construction of the remainder has
been rushed as rapidly as as the
facilities of the factory will permit.
1t will be ready for shipment in
few weeks at most.
The end of the injunction proceed
ings was gratifying, not only to the
Chancery Hill company, but also to
the people of Morgantown who are
interested in city improvements.
The petitioners asked permission to
withdraw the proceedings, and this
was granted They also agree not
to interfere further in any way with
the building of the bridge. The
members of the company agree to
be responsible individually for any
damages that might be awarded in
court of final judgment. This was
simply reiteration of their agree
ment with the county court and city
council.
A complete system of sewerage,
gas and water lines was constructed
in Chancery Hill this summer and
is ready for the accommodation of
all who reside there in the future.
No paving will be done until the
bridge is finished.
The old Wiley homestead is very
pretty just now. A man is employ
ed there constantly to keep the
grounds in order, and the effects of
his labors are very evident. The
house and grounds surrounding
make the most inviting place Of
in the city.
Several well-known people will
build in Chancery Hill this fall.
w G. Cramer, who was recently
married, is having plans made for
handsome stone house. Prof. Thos.
f. Hodges, l.. A. Yeager, j. H. Nc
Grew, Ed Denley and others are
among those who contemplate build
inc.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
Ofthe M. Z Church and its far
Reaching Scope.

Election of Ministerial and Lay Dele,
gates 10 be a part of the work II
Wheeling Conferenee-oo some LegIsla
tiOn Proposed Candidate fol
Lay Delegate.
The Genera. Conference of the NJ
Z. Church will meet in Los Angelo;
Cal, on the First Wednesday Of May
1904. Already delegates are being
elected, and much interest is aroused
as the elections proceed. At the com.
ing session of the w. Va, Conference,
held in Wheeling Sept. 80, there will
elected five ministerial and FIVE lay
delegates The General Conference is
composed of about six hundred mem
bers, elected TO represent 124 confer
ences, IL missions In the U. S., and
II missions In foreign countries,
These elect an equal number of min
isterial and lay members. The Gener-
al Conference is the law making body
Of the church. The expense of the
last session four years ago was $50, 000
The Conference will be called on to
elect several Bishops. Four Bishops
have died during the Quadrennial,
and a number of others are likely TO
be retired by age. Many believe that
a large number should be elected,
Others try to keep the nun Der as small
as the work will allow. Editors, and
secretaries of the great church socie-
ties will be elected.
At the General Conference a num-
Der Of important measures are to come
up for discussion; among these the
consolidation of the great publishing
houses into one centrally located; the
change of the time Of probation from
six to two months for all candidates
for church membership; perhaps, the
question of the election Of Presiding
Elders by the Annual Conferences,
this is an old question, but up to the
present the appointment OF Elders
has rested with the Bishop; Districting
the Bishops, this is movement that
seems to increase in power, the plan
advocates the appointment of Bishop
W d OGIpdiu lhl 1OUl
years he shall have constant supervis-
ion. At present the Bishops travel
throughout the entire territory of the
church, very rarely holding the same
conference twice ia four years. The
churches feel the need of more direct
supervision by the Rshop. Other
questions will be up for settlement,
and The Methodist people throughout
the world are greatly interested.
Geo. G. Sturgiss has been elected
lay delegate from Morgantown, Mr..
James Koontz from Morgantown Cir
cult, and Mr.. IL. II. Reed from Mason
town. These representatives Will attend
the Wheeling Conference and join in
the election to Laymen to the General
Conference. While Mr. Sturgiss has
not announced himself as a candidate
for the General Conference his friends
are hoping to secure his election. No
better representative could be sent
from West Virginia, loyal and devot-
ed to his church, he has an intelligent
grasp of the needs and work of the
church, that would make him strong
factor in the legislation suggested
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Colombian Congress Has Four
Days in Which to Arrange
Isthmian Canal Deal.
MUST Be RATIFIED BY TUESDAY
state Department Simply Waiting.
Many Rumors Regarding coIombia's
Actions-Evidentiy Wants a Small
Portion of Those Forty Millions.

Washington Sept 19.-OnIy four
Gays remain within which the ratifica-
lions of the Panama canal treaty must
be exchanged. DR.. Herran, the Colon
bIan charge, transmits promptly to the
state department such details of pro-
ceedings in the Colombian congress az
come to him, but what their nature is
lie declines to disclose. He realizes
the gravity of the situation, but says
he has not had any instructions to re-
quest an extension of the time for rat
ification, nor has the American gov
eminent intimated SO far as known
that it is anxious to grant it. The
state department is simply waiting.
1t is stated that official adviees re-
ceived here contain certain facts which
Il is said put an entirely new light on
the distractions which have been
placed in the way of ratification by the
Colombian congress. 1t is also said
that these advices are to the effect
that the object in introducing the radi,
cal amendments to the treaty was not
with the hope of their being adopted,
but in order to force the concession Of
certain minor amendments It cannot
be learned whether there is any foun-
dation for these conclusions.
In some quarters the suggestion is
made that a real stumbling block to
the ratification of the treaty might be
removed IL the new Panama canal
company would consent to the pay
ment to Colombia of a stipulated por-
ton of the $4,000, 900 which it is to
receive from the American govern
ment for it's rights, franchises and
property along the route OF the pro-
posed canal.
According to the bill reported to the
Colombian senate that government
vents $10,oo0,o00 of this money. but
4 is believed by some persons familiar
with South American affairs that
compromise might be reached where.
by half that amount would be accept
ed by Colombia The latter govern
ment thinks she is entitled to some
portion of the money. 1t is also sug-
gested that Colombia might be willing
to forego insistenee on some OF the
other important amendments which
have been proposed if she were com.
pensated by the Panama canal com
many
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Rent ana Want Ads.

For RENT-Two unfinished rooms,
in good part of city, suitable for light
house keeping. Apply, P. o. Box TAP
city.
For RENT-Oue large furnished
room with bath and gas. Apply at
this office.
For sALE-Two teams including
harness; four ice wagons including
ice handling tools. Will he sold
cheap FOR cash. Call on Douthat
Bros. 203 Fife Avenue.
WANTED-A girl to assist IN doing
general house work in home in South
Park, near Greenmont. Apply al
this office
House FOR RENT-FOr rent a six
roomed new house with bath, cellar
and all conveniences. The house is
located on Redwood Avenue. Adj
dress z. o. Box 245.
Fox RENT-Large, we'll furnished
rooms, modern convenienees, for
gentlemen. Call at 10S High st.
WANTED TO Wanted to sell
at bargain a pool and billiard room,
Call on
@. l.. ST. CLAIR
For RENT-Two furnished rooms
suitable for light house keeping.
Gail at this office or l63 Clay St. S.
is.
For RENT-A few new houses with
bath and other conveniences on the
Peninsula.
For SALE-Four choice lots In the
Peninsula. For particulars call at
| this office
Rooms AND Elegant
rooms and boarding for S. week
Call at 1853 Clay street, South Nor
| gantown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Oil REGION EXCITED.
Reports are That men are to Join in
Strike Against South Penn.

The summary discharge of John
Harrison, the President of the State
Union of the United Brotherhood of
Oh! and Gas Workers, by the South
Penn Ghmpany, will, reports from
Fairyiew today say, cause strike of
every il worker in West Virginia
who belongs to the union, and will
tic up all operations within the
state until the matter rs settled.
The West Virginia union, which was
recently formed, has over 2000 mem
bers, and they will stand together
in any action that may be taken
John Harrison is pumper and is
considered one of the best men in
the field. He has been employee d
in the vicinity of Fairview for sew
eral years, and. it is alleged, has
been offered high salaried positions
if he would not affiliate himself with
the union at the beginning. To this
his sent al emphatic refusal, and
since that time be has not stood
we'll with company, which at last
demanded his discharge. The union
men claim that their society is
great benefit to them as well as be-
ing help to the company. 1t is a
fraternal organization and pays
sick and accident benefits.
The vicinity of Fairview is very
much excited over the prospects Of
a strike, and business there is para
lyzed, and will be until something
definite is arranged.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
JEWISH NEW YEAR
win Be Celebrated by that Nationality
The Hebrew Merchants will Close
Their Stores for Two Days Com
mencing on Monday Evening.

AL of the Hebrew stores in this
city will be closed on next Tuesday
and Wednesday, September % and
90, in commemoration of the JEWISH
New Year. All of the firms will close
their business places on Monday
evening at shutdown and remain
closed until Wednesday at shutdown
as their festivals are reckoned from
their calendar beginning at sun
down and ending at shutdown.
The Jewish New Year has more
real significance than the Christian
New Year as theirs is more of a re-
Hgious celebration while the latter
is a holiday. Time in the Jewish
calendar is reekoned from the seventh
month of the lunar year, making the
beginning of the new church year,
the 2lst day of September.
Directly following the New Years
day celebration, comes the ten day
of the Repentance, the conclusion of
which, the day Of Atonement, which
is by far the most important day in
their calendar The nine days pre-
ceding it are for the purpose OF
preparing for the final celebration.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
EIGHTEEN SUITS
Filed Against Striking Glass
Workers by Companies

/ AAatu 10 AoA 0oVUU DdhidS VS-DSich0-
ants Named Trespass on the case
Seduction of Servants eturnable
at October Rules.
Eighteen suits were filed today by
w. S. Meredith and Chas A. Goodwin,
attorneys for the Economy Tumbler
company and the Seneca Glass com
pany, against former employees OF
these companies, now on strike, for
damages OF $4,000 in each case. The
papers are on file at the circuit clerk IS
Office and the sDmmonses are issued
returnable at October rules.
The men who are thus sued by the
Economy Tumbler company, for $4,000
damages each are, Frank Ecker,
William Rosenmerkle. George Decker,
Frederick R9senmerkle, Frank Feek,
J. z. Slime, Pete Slime, George Ros-
enmerkle, Anton Sigwart and Joseph
Lohry.
The defendants 10 the suits, exactly
similar to those above, brought by the
Seneca Glass company are jacob
Schenk, Sabatino Spadaccio, Frederick
Bishop, Nicola Spadaccio, Joseph
Baur, Frank Ecker and Joseph Ecker.
The suits are brought for trespass
on the case. 1 be declarations are not
filed, but it is understood that the
principal count for claiming damages
is the seduction of a masters servants.
1t will further be declared that the
employees of these companies have
been prevented from working for the
plaintiffs by the intimidation, coercion
and abuse practiced upon them by the
defendants, thereby damaging the
business OF the plaintiffs in the
amounts named above.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Big FIRE.
Monongah the Scene of SIPS, ooo
Blaze Last Night.

Fire Broke out In Engine Room ant
Destroyed alilBuildings at No..2 Tip
pies-Large Amount of Coal Burn.
ed-6OO Men Idle.
Fire at Monongah this morning
caused loss of $125,000. The fire
started at IL O'Clock and burned IN.
til 5 o'clock this morning when II
was gotten under control and ext:n-
guished.
All the buildings at No. 2 tipple
were destroyed. They covered about
three acres of ground. Along with
the building went six slack bins
containing 100000 tons of coal
This is still burning and will con
tinue to burn for year or more.
1t is not known how the fire start.
ed but it was first seen in the engine
room of No 2 which is saturated
with oil.
The fire company had a hard lime
of it to save Triples No l, 5 and 6
The wood work connecting these
was chopped away and the blaze
prevented from spreading.
During the fire several boilers ex-
ploded adding spice of danger to
the confiagration.
No one was hurt during the ex-
citement however although there
were some narrow escapes.
Six hundred men are thrown out
of employment by the fire.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19

New Pastor for the Christian Church
will Preach Tomorrow.

Rev. j j, Tisdall, pastor OF the
Forest Avenue Christian church OF
Buffalo N. Y. has accepted call to
the Christian church of this place and
will arrive today with his family.
Tomorrow he will preach his first SER
man. Rev. Tfsdall is native of EGG
land and was educated in that coun-
try. He came to Morgantown highly
recommended as preacher and pas
tor. In his former pastorate he has
been very successful and the church
here deems herself fortunate 10 secur-
Ing his services and expects TO grow and
thrive under his ministry. Morgan
town extends hearty welcome to the
minister and his family. and is glad
that another has been added to the
efficient corps Of pastors here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Household Goods for Sale.

| am offering at private sale all
my household good consisting of
parlor, sitting room, bed room and
dining room furnishings, chairs. ta-
bles, stands, dressers, touches, bed
steads and bedding, wordrobe, car
pets, rugs. lace curtains, refrigera-
tor, kitchen and laundry furniture
and furnishings, etc, etc. Call ON
Mrs. Fast at residence of DR.. H. C.
McLane, 1876 High ST. r. +. FAST.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
PAID THE JUDGMENT
And Sale of ceal was not made-Suit
of Emory and Hall VS. Null Settled.

The suit of Cassius Il. Emory OF
Blacksville and SqulreT. Hall against
#. M. Null Jr., of Dawson Pa, for
800, has been settled. Emory and
Hall took up some coal land in this
county for Null, who owed them 800.
There was some dispute about this
and Null refused TO pay it, They
brought suia and got judgement.
Null owns one fortieth interest
in the r. w. Dawson coal field of
$4,000 acres 10 this county, Frank
Cox, attorney for the plaintiffs, OBJ
tanned a decree of sale for this coal
and advertised it. Null came up
yesterday and paid off the debt OF
800, and the sale of coal was declared
Off. The suit is we'll known TO those
who fequent the circuit court.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW ROAD.
Work Soon to Be Started on Lake Erie
and Pittsburq Railway.

WORK soon 10 be Started on Lake Erie
and Pittsburg Railway.
Lorain, o., Sept. 19.-Secretary Ly.
ons, of the Lake Erie and Pittsburg
railroad, the headquarters of which is
In this city, gave out the following
statement:
THE contract for construction OF
the Lake Erie and Pittsburg railway
from Lorain to Youngstown was award
eG In Pittsburg to William Kenefiek C
Co., OF that city. Contractors will go
over the line next week and work will
be started this fall if weather permits.
This road is being built by Pitts.
burg, New York and Chicago capital
lists, and will be operated as an indie.
pendent line, and will afford an en-.
trance into Lorain for the Lake Shore,
Big Four, Pennsylvania, Wabash, Erie,
Lake Erie, Alliance and NoNhern and
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railway,
and will also be used to interchange
traffic between these various roads"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
NOT so WARM.
Ice is Reported from Miles Hill this
Morning Mercury at 81.

One of the residents of Wiles Hill
solemnly AYERS that ice froze at his
house last night. The mercury stood
at thirty one when he got up and
there was little skim of ice to be
seen The morning was rather chill
ly and had it not been for tremen-
dous fog which settled over town
there would have been frost while b
would have put all the vegetation in
cold storage for the year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Mitchells Have Arrived.

Councilman Alex. Mite hell, OF
Wheeling, Mrs. Mitchell Miss Mitch
ell arrived here Friday afternoon
having driven across the country
from Wheeling. They lett that city
on Wednesday and had very pleas
ant drive except for the slightly in
clement weather of Thursday Mr..
Mitchell will enter his son in the
University for the year. They are
stopping at the Hotel Peabody
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Administrator Sale.

Thos. E. Hodges administrator OF
the estate of j. f. Hodges deceased
has advertised sale OF personal prop
erty belonging to the estate of the de-
ceased. September Goth is the date
set for the sale. 1t will be held at
the d. /. b. Anderson farm north OF
town. Live stock, hay, wagons
farming implements etc. are offered
for sale.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
FALL C0NyOCATION.
Formal Opening Exercises of the Uni
yersity Next Wednesday Night.

The regular Fall Quarter Convo-
cation will be held Wednesday,
September %, at 500 p. m. in Com
mencement Hall. The Convocation
address will be delivered by DR.. A. G.
True, of Washington, d. c., and the
music will be furnished by Professor
Wertime, Professor Spence and Dean
Wrightson. The public is cordially
invited to attend.