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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
MURDER AT IR9NDALE.
Walter Flanagan Stabbed BY
Two Italians.
Murderers Escaped Thought to Have
Come Toward Morgantown-Deserip-
ton Of Them Message 10 Sheriff
Here.

Walter Flanagan, young man aged
J years, was stabbed to death Tues.
day afternoon at O'Clock at Irondale
Furnace, In Preston county. The
murder was reported here to Mayor
Steele from Independence last night,
with request that he be on the look
out for the guilty parties, as they were
thought TO have escaped toward Nor.
gautOwn,
Young Flanagan was called out OF
store at Irondale by two Italians
who are employed by the coal company
there, and was stabbed to death In
the yard. No telephone connection
could be gotten with Gainesville or
Independence today, and it could moi
be learned whether there was any
quarrel among the men.
The Italians made their escape. A
description of the men was telephoned
here from KiDgwood by Prosecuting
Attorney Neil J. Fortney this morn
ing, and the local police are on the
lookout for the murderers.
One OF the Italians is described as
being 81 feet high and weighing las
pounds, having light hair, light COM
plexioD, and dark suit.
The other wears blue suit and light
hat He has light complexion, is
about same weight as the other man,
and is marked by fresh wound on
forehead which was cut yesterday az
ternoon.
Nothing has been seen of anyone here
who would ill the description tele-
phoned to Mr.. Fortney, and by him
here. People coming in from the di-
rection of Kingwood have been inter-
viewed today, but no one has seen any
suspicious characters pass on the pub
lie roads.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM DEAD.
Prominent Southern Fayette County
Man Called to Rest.


SMITHFIELD, Jan. %, Captain James
Abraham died at his home in Nichol-
son township on Sunday night Janu.
airy 25, 1908, in the 73rd year Of his
age. Deceased had suffered for many
weeks from stomach trouble aud for
the past three weeks was unable to
take nourishment. Captain Abraham
was one of the best known citizens
and Republicans of Southern FAY cite
and the last but one of his generation
of the well known Abraham family
in Fayette county. He was son OF
the late james and Mary Jones Abra-
ham and was born at the old Abra-
ham homestead near here on Novem-
Der Ia, 1880. His father served in
the war Of 1912 in Captain McClel-
lands company, and was represen-
tative citizen of the county. Captain
A braham was raised on the farm and
10 1854 went to Virginia, but when
the Civil war broke out he returned
and in conjunction with Captain
George w. Gilmore recruited a com
pany of calvary and was commission.
ed First Lieutenant, the troops being
mustered-in at Clarksburg July "a
1861. as Pennsylvania Dragons
His company secuted In West Vir
GINA and in six months 35 per cent o
the men we're killed or wounded. II
also fought at South Mountain and
Antietam. At Wythevile % out Of
its 80 men engaged were killed OIL
wounded. II also fought under Gen
erals Averill and Hunter, and aided
10 the pursuit Of the Confederate
force that burned ChambersDurg, Jul!
80, 1864. He was mustered out a
Wheeling August "a, 1864, after 81
months Of hard and gallant service.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04

Hon John Franklin Rixey, who rep
resents the Eighth Virginia district,
tells rather good story On one Of his
constituents who resides In the good
old town OF Leesburs, which was the
former home Of Lewis Nixon, the New
York shipbuiler and politician Now,
Lersburg is not at any time teemIng
metropolis, but il Is a rather lively
81 ,ce on the day on which the March
term OF coart begins. when the farm.
ers come 10 from all over the judicial
bailiwick Of which it is the centre.
They call it "March cot day" down
In Virginia.
Last summer Mr.. Rixey and his
Leesburg constituent visited New
York and called on Mr.. Nixon, who
took especial pains TO show them about
the metropolis. Driving up Broadwa,
they came to the corner of Twenty
third street. where the constituent
was struck with amazement by thu
great throng Of people surging by.
IN hats going on, Lewis?" he ask
ed. rs there circus 10 town Oh
something?"
mo" said Mr.. Nixon; "this is just
the ordi iary daily crowd.n
"Great guns!' said the Virginia Wis
itor. "What must it be on Marcel
cot day?"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
UNIFORM EXAMINATIONS
State Superintendent to Grade
All Papers for Teachers.
Bill Introduced In Legislature BY
bowman Senator Carrigan Wants
Free Text Books shawkey's Bill
for Truant Officers.

/ There are three hills which bava
teen presented /, The STATE I,e,s,a.
tnre thst AN ,,a,,l, ,,'.n,.a, .'s9..it'.
schools s,ys ,hs E,,rmnnr ,lt.,..s
One Is ne cnmn5lsorv I'm n,..sa,, ,s,,,
hy Mr.. Shawkeys ms n,ay,..s ~ g..
the anpointne,.t of - mani o,,,ears J,
and fer strict, regnb,ti,ns for attana.
ance OF four days waax fnr chiid e,
bstgeen the ayes az elght ana rau,f.as,
and FOR sivtaan .,aal,, =, ~. -
This b,ll has heen r,rnpmandsa ~
the COMMITTEE. and win lkeIv hecon,a
a law.
| Another il : n pawman,s IN,
nroy,dInp far the Sta.e nn,fnrmi,v' go, i,
the examination az teachers and IRIS
has been also Recommended ~ ~,
COMMITTEES on Education az the Honse
Mr.. Bowman,s nm ia the most radical
Innovation vet. n nrnvjdes thst al
questions shall no nrenared nv tha
State SUPERINTENDENT az Free srhaols
and that county exan,inlnu hoard
shall hold the .examiuattons tbeo fnr-
ward the napers b,ck 81 tho Sfa,a On.
pefinteodeni who snail grade then
A No. | certificate Is valid far Az.
years. Nh , far Z pears ana Ne ! VII
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
MoRGANTowN VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, 1908
A WILLIAMS HAND
Is Clearly Shown Against the
Rand Powder Company.
Charcoal Car Set on Fire Marrow Es-
cape From Another Tremendous Ex-
pIosion-Lo OF Powder Near BY.


cape From Another Tremendous Ex.
pIosion-Loa OF Powder Near By.
Uniontown Evening Genius
Monday Morning at 7:30 o'clock,
when the laborers employed at the
Rand powder works, near Fairchance,
went TO unload car Of charcoal that
bad been placed on the Pennsylvania
railroad siding there, they discovered
1t to be on fre. Next TO this car was
box car loaded with kegs of rock
powder ready for shipment. A shift
ing engine arrived just in time 20 pull
the box car away from the burning
charcoal car, thus preventing ane' her
disastrous explosion. The men work.
ed hard TO save as much OF the char
coal as possible. and but little dam
age was done the car.
Some one in that locality must en-
tertain deadly spite against the
Rand Powder Company, who have
now lost two mixers, a grinding
mill, warehouse and dry pan build
ing, in the last two years, mixer
grinding mill, warehouse and dry pan
in the last two months. Within the
latter period the loss Is about $40, 00e
Suspicion is aroused as To some par
ties and If evidence can be found it
will go mighty hard with them. All
the other affairs had some barely pos
siDle chance of being accidental but
the charcoal could not have been
ignited other than by some william;
and there are just at many miscreants
around Fairchance as anywhere else.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
Pearls Becoming Scarce.

1t is reported that famine of
pearls has set in, due to the large de-
mand for these lovely gems. 1t is
claimed that no other stone is so be-
coming to youth and beauty, but the
majority of people throughout the
country are not able to purchase these
costly gems. However, as long as
they have health they are far richer
and will always look better than If
they possessed all the pearls in the
world. If you have lost the precious
Observation-Disclosures should try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters because
it is recognized as the best health
maker in existence. IJwill cure head
ache, nervousness, Indigestion, liver
and kidney troubles and malaria, fever
and ague. Our Private Stamp is over
the neck of the bottle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
Qht Ntn dominion.
JULIAN E. FLEMING
Publisher and Proprietor

~. sirc,ilation ~ the New DomISIos
tsa.liiy increases ard is larger now than
evar before
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
Terms OF Rabies FoundY

According to II Secola, of Milan,
an Italian scientist has discovered the
microbes Of hydrophvbia. At recent
sitting OF the Medical Society, Prof.
Sormagni, OF the University OF Pavia,
announced that after long series Of
experiments he had at last succeeded
in lsolating the microbe in question.
1t is well known fact that DR.. Pas
tours treatment of the disease has
not been controlled with absolute
scientific certainty, owing to the fact
that the bacteria producing the dis.
ease have not been sufficiently identi.
fed. Dr.. Bacolli, the highest medical
authority Of Rome, says that IL Prof
Sormagni's claim can be proved there
is no reason why the treatment of ny.
drophobia should not become revolu.
tionized and take its place among the
few exact Sciences Of materia medica
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
RIVE LOCOMOTIVES
Mixed up in Wreck at Fair
mont.
The Smash up Caused BY an Open
Switch-Conductor Walker Serious
ly Hurt-Responsibility Not Yet
Placed.
Fairmont Times

Fairmont Times
Five engines were tangled up in a
wreck in the Baltimore and Ohio
yards this morning. The mixup
was caused, it is said, by an open
switch. Conductor w. c. Walker
was badly hurt about the head and
face. He was taken to the Miners
hospital. EngiAneer j. J. Halter
was also injured abou' the legs, but
not seriously.
Four engines, Nos. 500, 1863, 1913,
and 604 were standing on the siding
which runs from the main line out
onto the cinder dump, and about OPP
posite the railroad pump station.
They we're in halt dead condi
ton only small amount of steam
in them. Somebody-no ole seems
to know who-leit the siding switch
open and a heavy freight tram run
ming up the track at a rapid rate
crashed into the first one and jam
med it back into the second one,
which in it's turn was not slow In
humping into the third one, which
hit the fourth one a jolt which
seemed hard enough to knock it in
to the river.
The engineer of the freight train
shut off steam as soon as he could
and got it stopped before the enginse
we're pushed over he bank. The
tender of No. 226 was showed up
where the cab ought to be and the
cab went sailing off towards Monon
gah. The total damage to the en-
gines will amount to about 50, 600
This is the first time in the his
tory of local railroading that five
engines have been in one smashup.
Had they all been under full heads
Of steam the results would in all
probability have been much more
serious.
Conductor Walker was on the en-
CINE of the freight train when it
turned into the switch. He attempt
ed to jump, but did not get out OF
the way quick enough.
The engineer stayed with his en-
CINE until it stopped. The fireman
escaped injury. There were no men
on the engines on the switch
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
THE GLEE CLUB TRIP.
The Committee Out Raising Funds
Let Us Send the Boys Out in Good
| STYLE.


Let Us Send the Boys Out in Good
Style.
Dean Wnghtson has hit upon a
unique idea of accomplishing his
desire to send the Glec Club through
the State, as all other colleges do
their'sia true college style--in a pri-
vate car decked with college eolors
He has organized the University
Giee Club Stock Company, and is
selling shares at $1,000 share, the
idea being to sell l75 shares, which
will guarantee the expense of the
trip which is seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars These must be sold
and the seventeen hundred aud fifty
dollars subscribed before the Glec
Club can start out The entire pro.
ceeds of the trip, barring the expense
Of the Opera House and advertising
matter in each town. will be refunded
to tue stock holders IL is not ex-
pected that the entire amount will
be refunded, but he guarantees that
if il is not refunded this year, that
the Glee Club will eventually give
enough concerts to wipe out this in
debtedness. The effort on his part
to put the University Glee Club in a
right position before the State sh uld
be generously responded TO by the
citizens of this community. Col f.
~ Grant. Dir. |. c. White, and Col.
j, +. McDermott have each bought
500 worth OF shares apiece. The
Glee Club must start on Feb 9th,
aud will give concert here on the
evening of Fen 5th. 1t has thirty
five members strong and is doing
excellent work this year. Ne better
effort could pc used to advertise our
already well established School of
Music. We are requested to print
the following lett r:
To the Citizens Of Morgantawn:
We, the undersigned members OF
the Glee Club, appeal to the citizens
OF Morgautown to send the Glee Club
out In true college style through the
State, and want one hundred people
10 buy one share ! our stock coDpa
ny. which will cost $1,000 1t will be
impossible for the Glee Club TO go un-
less we an raise $4,000, we have al
ready nearly 100000 promised. Mr..
Swishcr has donated the Opera House
free OF charge for the concert on Feb.
5th. It's impossible for the commit.
tee TO call upon many whom we know
would be willing TO help, so will those
who are, please send $1,000 apiece,
through the mail, addressed to Dean
Wrightson, Y. O. Box 274, Morgan
town. We are enthusiastic, and it is
not necessary for us tn add that our
interest Is not personal one, it is
for the State University. The trip
under the best OF circumstance is not
an easy one. and we trust that our
public spirited citizens will answer
our appeal. and everybody will do their
part. We must have 100 subscribers.
j. r. MARLEY,
Ross SPENCE,
SIDNEY LLOYD WRIGHTsON.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
SHOT TWO MEN.
Gambler WEIGH Used His Re.
volver With Effect.
Breedlove is Badly Hurt and will Die
WEIGH Well known.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 20
In a saloon row on one of the priuci-
pal streets Of the city yesterday after
uoon William Breedloye aud William
Diles we're shot aud seriously wound
ed by George WEIGH. Breediove and
WEIGH were drinking together when
an alteration occurred and the former
struck WEIGH, Sheroupon WEIGH drew
a gun and began firing. The first two
shots struck Breedlove, producing
probably fatal wounds. Diles stepped
in between the two men aud received
a bullet In the abdomen.
Brecdlove will die. This morning
i; was proven that his injuries are
much worse than they were at first
thought to be. WEIGH is well known
gambler and has played In all W. st
Virginia towns, incluning Fairmunt.
He is closely connected With a mum
Der Of prominent families In his city.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
ker Or. purinton at Charleston.

After the morning sermon of last
Sunday, at State st M. e. Church
Charleston DIR. Leech spoke, in high
terms of the religious affairs at the
State University and invited DR..
D. b. Punnton to add -ess the congre-
CATION on that subject, which DR..
Purinton did. In the congregation
filling the church, were General Cur
tin, President Gardiner of Salem Col
lpge, Elk Gov. Atkinson, Judge A. q.
McWhorter, NJ. p. Shawkey, Chair
man Of the House ComD'ittee on
Education, fiou. T T. G. Miller, Sup
erintendent Of state Education, Prof.
A. l.. Wade and many prominent
members Of tie Legislature DR..
Leech followed promising to do all In
his power TO iufluen the Legislature
to deal generously with the Univer-
sity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
DEBTS COMPROMISED.
Line Kaplin and Company will Prob.
ably Begin Business Again in Two
Weeks.

A meeting OF the creditors of the
Line Kaplan and Company OF this
place and Mann,ngton. was held at
Wheeling Yesterday, a majority of
the creditors agiee to u composition
settlement of the claims they hold
against the Company
This viii mean practically pay
ment OF so cents On the dollar of in
debtedness, when the cost Of settling
up the business has been deducted
from the available funds. The com
pany will probably start up bust
ness again here in shout two weeks
1t Is no doubt mu.h better to effect
settlement on so % basis than 10
walt for the adjustment of the bnsi
ness in bankruptcy court.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
TWO PER CENT FOR 3 MONTHS
Federal Trust Company DECLARES
Dividend. Stock Sells at 102I Adj
diti0pal Issue Of Stock.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Directors of the Federal Savings
and Trust Company was held at
their Office here yesterday. Presi
dent John Murphy and W. F. Rob
erts Of Pittsburg we're present. a
quarterly dividend of two per cent
was declared on the capital stock IL
the company.
Recent sales of the stock have
been made at $l62.50 per share. It
was issued at 1920 only a few
Months ago The business OF the
Trust Co. is growing rapidly and
the dividend and advance in stock
show how profitable it is.
The directors decided TO issue $50, :
600 additional stock at $3.50 per share,
Subscriptions were opened for this
Yesterday, and a majority OF it sub
scribed 10 few hours.
Some additional furniture Is being
added to their banking rooms, and
new window is to be made on the
Walnut street side. The officers or
the company are John Murphy, .Presl
dent, Geo. C. Sturgiss lst Vice presi-
dent, Dr. J. p. Fitch End Vice presi-
dent and Ii. L. Swisher secretary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04

Mr.. F. F. Wright, of Pittsburg is
here today TO set up the book type
writer recently purchased by County
clerk, John M. Gregg, for use iD the
clerks Office. The machine will very
much facilitate the work OF recording,
as well as the reference to deeds by
those not accustomed to reading var
ious styles Of hand writing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
CONTRACT LET.
w. Va. Plate Glass Plant to be
Erected by July Ist.

Officers If Company Met 10 Washing
ton $685. 900 Plant to be Built
Ritter Connolly Company of Pitts
burg Get the Contract F. >. Brock
EFT, President of Company.
The West Virginia Plate Glass
Company, which has been organized
her, for some months, and has APP
parently not been doing much on
the ground, has nevertheless been
very busy with the preliminary
work. Last week a meeting of the
officers Of the com, any, with F. S.
Brockett as president was held at
the Shoreham hotel in Washington
u. C. and con racts for the con-
struction of the plant were let to
Pittsbug parties.
The buildings were to be cOmplet-
ed by July LIST 1903, and 1000 men
are to be employed in the factory as
soon as it is ready for operation.
The following dispatch from the
Washington Post tells of the meet
ing of officers, letting of contracts,
and what Nj. Brockett says of the
intentions of the company:
CONTRACT FOR PLATE GLASS BUILDING,
"The officers of the West Virginia
Plate Glass Company of Morgan
town W. Va. held meeting at the
Shoreham hotel last week for the
purpose of letting the contract for
their new iron building, to cost ap-
proximatelv $4,000 The bid OF
the Ritter Crnnelly Company OF
Pittsturg was accepted.
According to the terms OF the
contract the work must be completed
by the fist of July next. F. 5
Brockett, president and general
manager of the company which owns
one of the largest plate glass plants
in the country, and has working
capital OF 81, 900. 900, stated that the
plate glass business is steadily on
the increase, and that the demand
is keeping ahead of the manufacture
The company will employ 1000 mer
to start tie enterprise and will In
crease the number as fast as the
Buildings ale completed"
The West Virginia Plate Glass
Company is composed largely o
local capital. Mr.. Frank S. Brock
EFT, who now lives here is president
of the company. The other incor
porators are Geo g. Sturglss o
this place, Henry W. Foote. of New
York. Frank P. Corbin and E. L
Schultz of Morgantown.
Contracts for steel FOR the con
struction of their new factory wer'
let a good while ago and The materi
ais haye been in preparation at thu
steel mills. The plant will cos
when completely equipped abou
100000. 1t is fully expected t
have it ready for operation whel
fires are started in the window glas
factories next fall
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04

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and Union Pacific line.
February 10 to April 80, 1908.
Only $33 Chicago to San Francisco,
Los Angeles and many other IaIifor.
MIA points One-way, second-class,
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Will he glad TO send you additional
Information.
JOHN r. PORT. District Passenger
Agent, Room D, Park Building. Pitts
bury, Pa.
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BANK ROBBERS AT BAY.
Somerton Thieves Located near
Moundsville.
Fortified In log Cabin and Defy the
0fiieers-A Posse After them and
Sooner or Later win Get Them.

WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 2s. 1t is
believed that the bank robbers who
stole $6, 900 from the City Bank at
Somerton, Ohio, are cornered in a log
cabin but few miles below Mounds
vile, w. Va.
The police here have been inf. rmed
that they are heavily armed, aud are
prepared to put up derce fight.
A party of farmers approached the
hut this morning, but were ordered
away by the men, who are in hiding
therein, aud told that IL they did not
hurry they would be shot.
The farmers say that the men are
desperate looking, and all carried
rifles and revolvers.
Chief OF police Evans and large
posse Of officers have gone to the scene
but nothing has been heard OF them
since.
There are said to be three men in
the hut.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
Osteopaths Fight Bill.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan 29..-Dr.
A. 1. Doneghy of Wheeling, DR.. T..
Ely of Parkersburg, DR.. julia Hart Of
Clarksburg, DR.. W. j. Seaman of
Huntington, practicing osteopathy,
are here for the purpose of fighting a
bill introduced in the senate several
days ago and referred to the judiciary
committee, which prevents them
from practiciDg in the state. The
purport of the bill is to prevent phys
iciaos from practicing except by use
of regular means, drugs, etc. There
are now eight osteopaths practicing
In the state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
DIR. fENNER'S
KIDNEY and
baCkaChe

ISL; I ;;;|;;' CURE
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Thomas Hennessey Takes Laudanum
Yesterday 10 Kill Himself.

Thomas Hennessey aged about 7s
years took two ounces OF laudanum
yesterday about IL o'clock with
suicidal intent He is still living
today, but his recovery is doubtful
Doctors Hartigan and Blown were
called in. Not much could be done
however, except to keep him in ac-
tion so that respiration would moi
stop
Mr.. Hennessey lives on Wiles Hill.
He has family OF three sons and two
daughters ali grown and his wife is
living He has been nearly blind foI
long time, though otherwise in
good health.
He told his sons wife he was going
to kill himself and babe the family
good bye. Domestic troubles are said
To have been the cause OF bis rash
act.
Mr.. HenneSey is an eX-soldier of the
Civil War, was wounded several times
and draws pension it is said OF
about $50 a munth.