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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
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Hamilton. Iowa, AID

Hamilton, iowa, April ~.
Editor Courier: You will find en-
closed one of your editorials comment
ing on the fines the packing companies
in Missouri had to pay the state. / do
not think any fair-minded man would
believe your statement. You forgot to
tell that the very next day the price of
cattle was reduced SO that the five
packing companies made over 100000.
Nor did you think of telling your pat
ronage that the five companies control
led the price that they pay for stock,
labor and the price they are to sell
meat at. And if you can tell me any
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

There seems to be no question but
that matters are growing serious in
the far east as a result OF the contro-
yersy over Manchuria. The relations
between Russia and Japan are becom-
ing more strained every day. and may
yet involve other nations. The people
of the island empire will not soon for
give Russia for her interference at
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
Total loss in AS years. s21, 26S, ooo, 900

This is an average loss of $443, 900,
600 year for forty-eight years. Ac
cording to Mr. Ballard the loss in 1902
was about SS50,OoO,OOO, and will be
I larger this year. The national debt OF
Great Britain is $3.50, 100000, and as
the gentleman figures it, had that ma
tion stood by protection the great debt
would have been paid seven and one
half times over.
In view of these statistics, which
are indisputable, it is strange that any
American would favor wiping out our
tariff, or even revising it in a way to
check industrial progress. England
furnishes an object lesson even some
Iowa republicans can study with profit.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL MURDERER
Shoots Daughter and Another Woman.
Hides in Barn and Suicides
When Surrounded.

Henderson, Ky, March 6.-Allen
Melton, a well-to-do farmer, who on
Wednesday night fatally wounded his
daughter and shot Mrs, John Culver,
committed suicide yesterday in barn
when he found the building surround
ed by bloodhounds, which had been
sent in pursuit of him. Melton went
to the home of John Culver Wednes-
day night, where his step-daughter,
Mary Melton, 16 years old, was spend.
ing the night Culver was away from
the house. Melton entered and see
ing his daughter drew revolver and
fired two shots
Mrs. Culver ran into the room and
Melton fired, the ball passing through
her lungs Melton went to the home
of Dock Latta, two miles away, where
he remained all night. Early yester-
day morning he went home and blood
hounds trailed him to barn When
he heard them coming he swallowed
large amount of paris green and
then shot himself through the head,
falling dead. II is said he tried to
hang his divorced wife, and 1t is be-
lieyed he returned to Union to kill his
wife. This is thought to be the rea-
son he did not commit suicide when
he shot the girl.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06

DON'T THINK 1T is RIGHT.
Prominent Republican has Some ideas
on Municipal Affairs.
To the Editor If the New DOMINION.

To the Editor If the NEW DOMINION.
Please allow me to present a few
ideas about the coming municipal
election. | will do it about this way.
/ am opposed TO partisan primary,
and hope that there will be enough
level-headed Republican voters stay
away to vote for and elect good men
regardless of party name. AS rule
you cannot get the best qualified or
most competent men to serve 10 such
offices. In some wards there are no
members of certain party available
for council. In such cases we want to
look for the men most competent re-
CARELESS of party Affiliations.
Now / don't want yon to think that
l am a topper and hatter yourself
that your old moss-back party is
gaining ground. / am proud Of the
G.. O. P. and expect to remain in 1t,
but there are some things that are I'M
reasonable. One of these is that II
man votes In the primary he is In
honor bound to vote for the nominees
no matter who they may be nor mat
ter If he can't read or write or even
talk plain. This In my opinion is not
right. REPUBLICAN,.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
Rent ana want Ads.

For SALE The desirable residence
No. 100 High street, Possession
April |. Apply to GEO. G. STURGlss.
For sALE-Lot of household fur
niture-bed room suites, carpets, etc.
Inquire at this office.
TEAMS wANTED-Wanted immedi-
ately ten or twelve teams f,r oener-
al hauling Waves $3.50 day.
Apply to CT. Keck.
WATCH CHARM LosT-Lost on the
street, a gold watch key with the
Greek letters "Sigma XII forming
the charm. Finder will return toihis
office and receive reward.
Room WANTED-April lst. Single
room on or near High or Spruce
streets. About 50 per week. Drop
card to p. o. box 405.
LOST wATcH-Lost a ladies hunt
ing case watch. Finder will return
to this office and receive reward.
HOUSE wANTED-Wanted to rent a
house from five to eight rooms. One
near Beeehurst and Front street
preferred. Send particulars to this
office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
ANOTHER CRIME.
Fayettc County Adds Another
Chapter to GrisIy Record.


Lone Woman Terribly Assaulted and
House Rebbcd--She is Left for Dead
on the FIoor-She has Recovered
Enough to tell Her story and the
William has Been Lodged in Jail.
UNrosTows, March 6.--Lying
across rickety old bed, in pool of
blood from her many wounds, Miss
Anna Stephenson, a housekeeper for
Samuel Ruscofski a miner living
near Brownsville, was found by
Buscofski on his return from his
days work.
The woman was unconscious and
had lain all day with cut help ON the
bed where she had fallen from the
loss of blood from the wounds in
flicted by her assailant, John Alb
bot. Doctors aroused her sufficient
ly for her to tell the story of how she
had been assailed by Abbott.
She said soon after Buscofski left
for his work, whick was at o'clock
Abbott walked into the house and
demand that she tell where Buscof
SIX kept his little hoard of savings.
The woman, terrorstriken, told HIM
she did not know. After search
which revealed only S3, Abbott be
came so incensed that 10 beat her
into state of semi consciousness
and then, it is further alleged by
her, assaulted her. Not satisfied
with his fiendish work. he threw her
on the floor of ithe room and merci
lessly pounded and kicked her I'M
til she became unconscious. He
then fed and she managed TO drag
herself to the bed, where she lay all
day, too feeble to summon help.
The physician found her head lit.
orally pounded TO pulp. All her
front teeth were knocked out. She
is not expected to live. She is about
DO years old and is of English birth
Constable Carson arrested Abbott
at his home and brought him to this
city, where he was lodged in the
county jail He stoutly maintains
his innocence and claims to be able
to prove an alibi as to his where
ahouts at the time the outrage is al
legged to have been committed. He
is married and lives with his wife
and two children ON farm near
Whitsett.
Miss Stephenson's story is sub
Stimulated by the testimony of sew,
eral neighbors, who swear Abbott
was seen by them entering the Bus
cofski home at the time. The towns
people are very much excited over
the affair and for time there was
talk OF taking the prisoner from the
Constable and lynching him.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
GOLDEN INVITATION PRESENTED.
President Roosevelt Requested to Be
Guest of American Mining Con-
aress in September.

Washington, March "a solid gold
invitation was presented to President
Roosevelt yesterday to attend the
Black Hills mining congress, which is
to be held at Deadwood and Lead, S.
D., next September. Senators Gamble
and Kittredge and Representatives
Burk and Martin made the presenta-
tion. The invitation was inscribed
on gold plate, three inches by six
inches, and an eigth of an inch in
thickness. The inscription follows:
ITO the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States:
1.-THE Black Hills Mining Mems as
ISOLATION beg to extend to you an in
vitation to be it's guest during the SEES
sion of the American Mining congress
to be held In our twin cities of Dead
wood and Lead, South Dakota, Sep
TENDER to II, 1903"
Representative Martin, who pre-
scented the invitation, recalled that a
similar invitation had been presented
to the late President Mckinley. Gold
is so abundant in our state" he said,
that we make many of our invita-
tons In this form"
President Roosevelt expressed his
pleasure at the receipt of so beautiful
an invitation and at the honor done
him by the mining congress, but
thought it doubtful whether he would
be able to accept it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
ORDER PRESENTED.
Calling for Bond Issue to Aid a
Railroad.

The Road is to run to the Ohio River
and to Waynesburg -Mergantown
and Western is the Name of it--0b-
jections made 20 order Presented
No Action Taken.
Mr.. Sturgiss presented an order
to the County Court on Thursday
afternoon in reference to a proposed
bond issue. The bond issue is for
$780, 1000 to aid in the construction
of the Morgantown and Western
railroad.
This railroad is to start at point
at or near Morgantown with a
branch to the Ohio river and an
other by way of Dents run to
Wayuesburg. The court Is to order
an election to be held at date TO
be fixed later.
The money is to be turned over at
the rate of $4,000 for each mile
constructed and in operation. The
bonds are to run for twenty years
and are to begin to come due in five
years after they are issued, and are
to bear five per cent interest.
Five per cent first mortgage gold
bonds are to be issued by the rail
road company in equal amounts to
the bonds of the county. Mr.. Stur
giss asked that the order be filed
and no action taken otherwise by
the court at this time.
Considerable objection was made
to the plan and the court took no
action whatever It is felt that the
order will have to be amended before
it is acceptable. 1t must read that
the road start in Morgantown and
not at or near Morgantown. The
security of the county for the money
must be made by first mortgage on
the road and not by mortgage bonds
of any description.
The road will be required to file
its surveys with estimates OF the
cost per mile before it gets any sub
scription, Mr.. Goodwin made a
legal argument before the court on
the various points which needed
changing. The court took no action
whatever but has the order in its
possession. The date of the election
is left blank. 1t s understood that
application will be made at the June
term for the passage of the order
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
GOVERNOR yETOES THREE.
West Yirginia's Executive Mills Pro.
posed Laws.

Governor White has begun to
WELD his ak on the bills passed by
the Legislature. He vetoed three
which makes five in all that have
met his disapproyal.
The bills vetoed were that of
Senator Darst, reducing the license
tax on money brokers and private
bankers from 800 TO $50 which the
Governor says does not cover the
business for which it was intended +;
the bill to authorize the formal ion
of corporations for the purpose OF
generating power by means of wat
er and the transmission oil the same
by electricity" which s covered by
former act, and the Anti Claim
Agent bill, because it has been pro
nounced unconstitutional by the
Attorney General.
Auditor Scherr saws the contin
gent fund Of the two houses of the
Legislature will be over drawn about
1000.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
Locals and Pers onais.

A VERY pretty array OF spring
street bats are TO be seen at Miss
Mary Seman's.
THE Clarksbnrg newspapers do not
love each other to excess.
THE G. G. &c S. is showing more
signs of being extended through the
state this summer. This road will be
most important one, and 1T will help
Morgantown by giving it another con-
nection to the southern part Of the
State.
THE Fortnightly will not meet this
evening. 1t meets on the night Of the
18th The members have stout hearts
as they are not dismayed by the fact
that the fateful Is comes on the
equally fatefuI Friday.
Ernest Parker of Grafton 10 at
home for short visit He recently
had his leg broken by jumping rom
a train. Parker is brakeman and
seeing what he expected would re-
suit in a serious wreck he jumped
and received a broken leg.
Harry Kramer who has been con-
fined to his bed ever since last
August with fever and complications
is now abb . he ont around the
house. His friends are glad to know
of the bright prospects of his com
plete recovery.
Joseph Jeffersons two sons,
namely Joseph Jr., and William w.
are worthy representatives of the
Jefferson name, The theatre geers
of this city will undoubtedly witness
the best high class comedy presenta-
ton ever shown here, when one takes
into consideration that this organi
cation in support of the above stars
is the same that appeared in all of
the larger cities with Joseph Jeffer
son, Sr. This enterprise has the
sanction and goodwill of the ac-
neutrality-suspicious. of the Profession
who wishes the name of Jefferson TO
go down to posterity and be honor
ed. "The Rivals will be seen at
Swisher's Theatre Thursday March
18th. Tue supporting company in
cludes Messrs John Jack, Walter
Ware, Harry Odlin, and the Misses
Ffoliet Paget, Blanche Bender, Jes-
sic Swee' and others, all members of
the original Joseph Jefferson Com
pany. Prices so rs 81 90 $3.50.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Law Students Have Appealed
to the Courts.


Judge Mason Restraints the Faculty
FROM Firing the Members of the
Glass In Constitutional Law-Papers
to be Served this AfternOon-It Is
Now Up to the Faculty.
The row between the faculty and
the class in constitutional law has
reached the injunction stage. How
much farther it is to go is matter
for conjecture. Judge Mason this
morning granted a temporary in
junction restraining the faculty from
carrying out its promise to suspend
the class on their failure to make
reparation for the occurrence in the
class room while Col, Frazer was
engaged as instructor at the Uni
verslty.
Announcement of the action was
made here Immediately after it was
granted Three members OF the law
class had gone to Fai:mont TO look
after the necessary papers. They
engaged M. M. Nicely to represent
them and he made application to
Judge Mason in chambers this
morning for the injunction. 1t was
granted.
The students are required to give
bond of 5000 pending settlement
of the case. This they will do this
afternoon.
President Purinton was asked what
was to be done by the faculty in the
premises but he had nothing to say.
He stated that the injunction had
not been served and that the matter
had nob been communicated TO the
faculty. When this happens it will
be time to act. In the meantime
nothing will be said for publication.
The papers Ia the case are expect
ed here this afternoon on the train
from Fairmont and hey are to be
served at once.
This morning had been set as the
Time limit fer the class TO sign the
resolutions which had been presented
to them by the faculty. They utterly
refused to do so. They have agreed
TO sign amended resolutions, but the
faculty has declined to receive any but
the ones originally drawn for the
boys.
Judge johnson annount ed TO his
class at ten thirty this morning that
the time which had been given them
in which to sign the papers had been
extended until nine thirty tomorrow
morning
The students are somewhat diseon-
certed at the knowledge of the grant
ing OF the injunction having come to
the ears of Morgantown people. They
have been busy denying the story
since eleven o'clock this morning A
special from Fairmont gave us the
facts In connection with it.
1t is probable that there will be
some lively doings over the matter be-
fore IL is finally settled. Some OF the
students fear that the faculty will &c
after the class for rebellion in addition
to the previous charges. but the facul-
ty is keeping mum and will not talk
at all.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
EVANGELIST LOSES EYESICHI.
Relative Receives Word of Revival.
lists 6iindness-Members of Mr..
Sankey's Family Deny Report.

New Castle, Pa, March 6.-Charles
G. Sankey, Of this city, has just re.
ceived word that his cousin, Ira d.
Sankey, the famous evangelist, has
been stricken blind at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Sankey was born and reared
here. Several months ago his sight
began to fail and treatment of noted
experts failed to help him. Recently
an operation was decided upon, but
this also has failed.
At Mr.. Sankey's residence in Brook
Ign members of his family denied last
night that he had become blind. It
was said that Mr.. Sankey had been in
i'll health for about two months, ow-
ing to an attack of nervous prostra-
ton, but that his condition was i'm.
proved.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
Communicated.
To the Editor of the New DOMINION.

" tuc I1uitOi Vi tHC UNIV OomiSlON.
There have been statements made
to the effect that the Master Painters
of Morgantown have formed a trust
to advance the price OF work to the
customer, and to reduce wages paid to
the workmen Other silly claims
have been made, and it Is to set the
facts before the people OF Morgan
town that we make the following
statement
Last fall the journeymen painters
formed a local Union and notified the
Contracting Painters OF their demand
for higher wages considering the
hours), aggregating an increase to
painters OF So cents, and to paper
hangers of 81 per day. This we feel
is unfair to our customer as well as to
ourselves, and for the protection Of
each other we were for ced to organize
to resist such demands.
We think the men have been receiv-
ing a fair compensation for their la
bors, still we are willing to grant them
a part OF the advance asked, OF which
we notified them, the proposition be-
ing refused.
We trust this explanation will set
Alright all false statements Of TRUST
and high prices, and that the public
will view the matter In its proper
light. Respectfully,
Local Association of Master Painters
Of Morgantown, w. Va.
]. NJ. GILMER,
President. A. w. JONES,
Sec'Y-Treas.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
elassworkers cult Work.

Cincinnati, March 6-The glass
workers of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company and the Western Mirror
Plate company here quit work yester-
day, owing to differences with their
employers as to the amount of work
to be done by them as a fair days
output Up to this time it has been
the custom to estimate 400 inches
Of roughing and 6,100 inches of
smoothing as the average per day.
The company asked the men Wednes-
day to raise the amounts to 5,400
inches of roughing and 1000 smooth
ing. All the workers in the depart
ment involved went out, but it is pos
sible that there will be satisfactory
settlement before the end of the week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06

ALL who want business like adj
ministration of the affairs of the city
regardless of politics should stay out
of the primary tomorrow and be pre-
pared to vote for the best men regard
less of party
DON'T go into the primary II you
have the best interests Of the city
at heart. We cannot afford to turn
over our affairs to any party as spoils
MoRGANTowN is on the up graie.
She will continue that way as long as
every citizen pulls with every other
citizen. When we split up into fac
tions then we begin to recede. Those
who want to see the town run as
business proposition and not as a
political sieeshow should stay out of
the primary tomorrow.
j. f. HODGES, Of the North End
Meat Market, will furnish you the
best chickens, dressed or alive; fresh
country eggs; the best home dressed
meats, beef, pork, lamb and veal; and
the finest oysters in the city.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
QUIET ON THE WABASH
Counsel for Trainmen Working
for Dissolution of In
junction.
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED
Men still at Work and Matter Now Up
to courts--More Legal Help Sc
cured Transfers and Freight
Handlers Ready to Join Forces.

st. Louis. March 6.-No change in
the Wabash situation developed yes.
terday. President Ramsey had moth
ing new to report, saying that all his
force was at work as usual and that
the matter of strike was now up to
the United States courts
Some progress was made by the
union leaders, who have secured as
associate counsel F. N Judson, a
prominent attorney of this city, to aid
their lawyers, Messrs. Penny and r.
win, in the preparation of the motion
and afidayits to be filed in Judge
Adams court to secure the dissolu-
ton of his sweeping Injunction. These
formal papers, which will be care
fully prepared, will not be ready for
presentation for several days. Until
then there will be no change In the
situation, it is believed.
What course will be pursued should
the injunction be dissolved is as yet
undecided, but it is generally conceds
ed by those in authority that strike
will be declared without further COM
munication with the Wabash officials.
A communication was received from
the leader of the various organiza-
lions of the teamsters and freight
handlers at Chicago yesterday by
Fred Englehart, secretary Of the Or
der of Locomotive Firemen, stating
that 10000 men in that department
were ready to join forces with the
trainmen and firemen in case of n
strike.
President Ramsey claims to be able
to fill the positions of the trainmen
and firemen in few days should a
strike result from the present trouble.
but acknowledges that the matter Of
filling the conductors and engineers
places. should they finally decide to
go out, would be of no little difficulty.
1.-THE bill filed by the Wabash off,
Gals and upon which the injunction
was granted" said Attorney Pinney,
of Cleveland, last night, SIS of great
length, consisting of nearly IL pages
of closely written matter, and it will
take some little time to cover the en-
tire field and prepare our answer,
which must be done before any
further steps can be taken. Conse-
quently it cannot be definitely stated
just when the answer will be ready
for fling"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-06
River Approaching Danger Line.

greensboro, KY, March 6.-The
river here has been rising an inch an
hour since Sunday and steady rain
has been falling since noon yester-
day, with no likelihood of stopping
soon. The water now is within less
than four feet of the famous rise of
1884. A heavy fog has been hanging
over the river all day and boats are
driven to the shore. Rivermen are
fearful Of the result of this rise The
crest will hardly be here for several
days. Green river and it's tributaries,
Pond and Rough rivers, are higher
than they have been known for years
The damage within a radius of 40
miles here will undoubtedly be great.
Stock is suffering and where wheat
is overlooked 1t will be a total loss.