The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-25

In the Supreme court the case Of
State agaiEst Jones from Marion
county was continued The court
then adjourned for few days.
THAT Sgnnyside bridge IL gradually
Extending out over the hollow, and IL
won't be long at the present rate I'M
I'll 1t is done and ready for the use Vt
the public.
A COMPANY of capitalists at Fair
mont has bought 100 acres near
town, and will start a new suburb
there. They paid $4,000 for the
place.
THERE 10 no reason 10 be alarmed
over the sGallpox situation. but it
will be well for everyone to be vac
cinated. This precsution will pre-
vent the spread of the disease and
will do the greatest possible good.
SOME people think that when the
statement is made that the Mononga-
hela tonnage exceeds that Of any other
stream IN the United States the state
ment is unfounded. Government re-
ports show that IL Is an absolute fact.
THE B. 8 o. is getting busy 10 this
section and will during the coming
year spend lots Of money making it,
system much better than it has ever
been. We shall not only get the Wa
bash but we are to receive benefits
from other sources as we'll.
West Virginia 10 1890 contained .
population OF 1872, 7y4.At the last cen
sus 10 1900, the number was 956, 900,
or an increase CT 1875, 100 10 ten years.
A ccording to average yearly increase
In population, West Virginia has at
the present time just about passed the
million mark.
The University appropriation does
not include any hing for Woman's
hall or for the Presidents home. 1t
does include money for = central
heating plant, however. The appro-
priation for the two years is in the
neighborhood Of $250,000 The bill
has not passed vet, but it is not ex-
pected to be amended materially.
The Kidd Dispensary bill has
heen finally lost in the shuttle. The
LIQUOR interests were too strong for
it. The fact that all the whiskey
men in the state opposed it may be
pointer for some Of the sanctim0-
NOUS cranks who also opposed it rs
they oppose every sensible sugges
tion for remedylng the liquor ques-
ton.
FIFTY people, two car loads Of see
merry and mechanical effects, three
horses, and "Majeste," the colossal
untaned lion, are partof the para
pbernalia used In the spectacular pro-
auctions presented by the Great La
fayette, who with his own company
will be Manager Swisher's Offering to
bis many patrons on next Monday
evening, and it IL safe to predict a
crowded house for this popular en-
gagement.
IT may be that something will
come Of the capital removal question
A commission is to be appointed to
investigate the matter and report at
the next session of the legislature.
There are many objections to
Charleston as the location for the
seat OF the state government, and
the question is now being taken up
10 manner which seems to promise
that something will be done.
A COMMUNICATION signed "From
Who Knows has been received at
this office. The real name of the
writer was not with it and of course
the |, tier went into the waste bas-
ket. Some people will never learn
that it is necessary to sign the real
as we'll as fictitious name to q
communication in order to have it
receive attention. The real name
need not be published, but it must
he affixed In order to protect the
newspaper.
ENGINEER MARTIN KING held down
the run on passenger trains Nos. 30
and 81 between Connellsville and
Fairmont the first of the week dur
ing the absence of the regular engi
neer, the veteran George Mccartney.
King is an east end man. and is ac
customed to some pretty cold
breezes that blow over the noun
talns on cold nights, but he says
they are gentle spring zephyrs CON-
pared to the gale that was blowing
up the Monongahela river between
Point Marion and Morgantowu on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Courier.