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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
lnyestjgatIns Death,

Coroner Hagan of Uniontown is in.
vestigating the death Of Mrs, l.. M.
Gilpin who killed herself near town
the other day. 1t is shown that she
has been supported for some time by
Charles Mccormick u butcher and that
be spent The night with her before she
killed herself. She committed the
deed with McCorniick's pistol.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
SEASON OPENS.
Hunters Are Giving Birds Run for
Their Money.

The quail season opened today
and the woods are full of hunters
who are determined to make the
birds live as hard as possible and
die as quickly as may be. The
season lasts until December 20 and
and it is said there are lots of birds
The summer was favorable to their
propagation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
RECORDER BROWN POISONED.
Jury Finds That he Came to his Death
by Violent Means.

After months of investigation it has
been decided that Recorder Brown
came to his death by violent means in
Pittsburg. He was poisoned. The
relatives, physicians and friends lied
like. sixty to conceal this fact and they
are probably the kind of people who
would be the first to reflect on the
truth telling propensities of the news
papers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
FOR STATE CERTIFICATES
Examinations Are Being Held Today
In several Cities.

Prof. Robert A. Armstrong is in
Parkersburg holding an ex.
animation of teachers who are appli
cants for State certificates to teach
school. Prof. Armstrong is mem
Der of the Board of Examiners ap.
pointed by the governor for this
purpose.
Other members of the board are
holding examinations in Mounds
vile, Martinsburg and Huntington.
There are few applicants, each ex
miner having not more than four or
five in charge.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Funeral of Frank Morg an.

The funeral of the late Frank
Morgan took place on Saturday
afternoon at FaIrview church. DR.
A. M. Buchanan conducted the ser
vices. A number of friends accom-
panied the remains from Grafton
A sac feature OF the death was the
fact that Frank had intended reach
ing here today to spend a month
visiting his home.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Short Resigns,

John L. Short who has been the
head of the B. & o. detective force in
this section for years has resigned and
will probably go with the Lake Erie.
He was regarded as one OF the best
men in the business but bis removal
has been rumored for several months.
At1ast 1t came.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Why so SiIents

Senator Snyder has several news
papers after him anxious to publish
his denial OF the story that he offered
to sell his vote for Senator for 81. 00t
but up to this time he has not talk
ed. And silence is not Jake's Ions
suit by any means.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Three Men Hurt.

A boiler exploded this morning at
Brownsville and injured Amos Bes-
colt, John Williams and Thomas
Morgan, all Of whom live at Con-
nellsyille. The boiler rose 40 feet
and went back 100 feet when it
bursted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Burned TO Death.

L. r. Prince, b. d @. agent al
Smithfeld, Wetze county, was
burned to death night or so ago.
He SLEPT over the ticket office in
which there was gas stove. This
set the building on fire and he did
not wake up.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
will Play Bethany.

A game of foot ball has been ar
ranged with Bethany College at
Wheeling. 1t is to take place on
November l4th. Bethany was re-
Gently defeated by Waynesburg.
What's the use?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
RICHARDS ARRANGING TRIP.
President of Athletic Association
Looking After w. g. j. Excursion.

Ed Richards president of the
Athletic Association has charge OF
of the proposed excursion to Wash
ing,on for the w. & J. game on the
81. This will be given under au-
spices of the Athletic Association.
A special will leave here in the
morning and after the game will run
to Pittsburg where the party will go
to some show. Then the crowd will
come home. The rate will be about
$3.50. =
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Bird Season Opens Monday

On Monday the season for shooting
quail will open and every one who can
muster shot gun will be in the thick
ct. All sorts Of accidents may be
expected as result of some OF the
excursions.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
senator Elkins Here.

Senator Stephen B. Elkins arrived
here Sunday and is engaged in look
after his many business interests in
the city and up Decker's creek He
is alone this visit, and is attending
strictly to business.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE


The play When the Bell Tolls
was good one as presented at the
Opera House last night. The com.
pany for the most part We're capa.
bic players and they made good
with the audience. There was d
small house out to see the show as
usual when a good show comes 10
town.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Young People Married.

Alpheus Tenant has been united
in marriage to Miss Alice Tuning.
Both the young people are well known
in town and their friends wish them
all possible happiness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Tax Commission Talk Fest.

DR.. Il. f. Lanham and Hon. T. c..
Caldwell tangled over the tax reform
question the other night in Tayler
county and those who heard the de-
bate were highly amused if they were
not greatly edited over the yawps
handed out by these gentlemen.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Merger Proposed.

1t is proposed to merge the Royal
Tribe Of Joseph with the Cosmopoli-
tan Life Insurance company of Spring
field, Ill. r. b. Vowel who organ
lied the lodge in this place is working
on the merger and is now in West
Virginia looking after the matte.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
More Coming.

Frank Cox of this place and Frank
Reynolds Of Keyser are candidates
fer the nomination to the Supreme
court bench. Taylor county says it
will probably present candidate for
the place.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Hlg pump Station At Hundred.

A new pumping station, probably
the largest plant of the kind in The
United States, is now under course
Of construction at Hundred, w. Va.
by the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
panv. 1t will cost $3.50 600.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
STARTS NOvEM Der o.

Jones window Glass House will He.
sumo on That Date.
1t has been determined to start the
Jones Window Glass factory on No
vember 9th. The factory will start
with full force of men, Some OF the
old workmen have already returned to
town and the rest will be here during
the course of q week or SO.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
White Avenue Nearly Dome.

Thoney Pletro who has been paving
White Avenue will finish the job in a
day or so. He is ready to start on
Chestnut street at any time that the
contract is signed. lie has the curb
ready to deliver on the ground
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Ball Cal tridges Received.

Company L has received 1000 Krag
cartridges. These will be kept in re-
serve this winter and in the spring
will be used for target practice.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
SPECIAL JUDGE
Says Snider Cases Must BE Tried
without Further Delay-Term Ends
Wednesday.

Hon. Alfred Caldwell of Wheeling
arrived here this morning and sat
IN the Watton-Snider and Hostetter
-Snider cases. He gave the plaintiffs
until Nov. Doth to take what deposit
tions were yet necessary, and the
defendants until Nov Both to answer,
then the case must be tried 1t has
been on the docket long time.
Court adjourned at noon until
Wednesday morning, when the Pride
injunction case will be heard and
the term concluded.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
A wise .DecIsIsn.

Manager Swisher says that he has
decided to cut out all burlesque shows
in the future. They give the house a
bad name and they are strictly bum in
every respect.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04

Mr.. John U. Thorn many years
ago a we'll known citizen of this
place has been visiting old friends
here. He is the guest of Mrs. Fitch.
Mr.. Thorn has resided in Clarksburg
slice leaving this place.
Hon. John d. Anderson, OF Nichol-
as County, arrived here Saturday eve
ming on visit to his son, Fleming
Anderson, who IS III of typhoid fever
at the City Hospital He left this
morning for Webster county, where be
is called by business before the Cir
cult Court, but will return here the
latter part OF this week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
ALLIED IN WRECK.
Foot hall Excursion Ends Disastrous

rect hall Excursion Kinds HiSaStreuS'
" at indianapolis.
Fifteen people were killed and
fifteen wounded at indianapolis
while the Purdue football team was
on its way to play University of In
diana. Among the number killed
were several members Of the team.
They were riding in the first car of
the train which was carrying 1900
people The train crashed into a
freight engine and was badly wreck
ed. Several have died since the ac-
cident.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
New Members for Mingo.

Davis Elkins and Thomas Healey
have been elected TO membership in
the Mingo Climb. They are both well
known in town and will be desirable
acquisitions to the organization.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Marion County s. 5. Association.

The Marion county Sunday
School Association is in session at
Pennington There is a big attend
ance and profitable meeting is be-
ing had.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04

Mrs. |. Q. White aud her daughters,
Misses Fan and Edith, came homo
last evening at s;45. Mrs. White aud
Miss Fan had been In Pittsburg and
New Castle. Miss Edith had
been in Pittsburg short time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
Al I he.Vpera House.

Jim-s'Do you see that pretty girl
on the right"
John--ssMost OF her.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Delightful Dinner Given In Honor of
Frank b. Bannister.

J. M. G.. Brown gave a dinner at
the Hotel MADEIRA on Friday evening
in honor of Frank B. Bannister who
will leave the first of the week for Los
Angeles. The affair was informal
and was attended by several intimate
friend of the young men. 1t was
greatly enjoyed by those who were
there.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04

TIE Kittannine glass factory has
resumed tnll after q suspension Of
three weeks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-04
ROAD WILL COME.

WABASH Wen say tnat De q v. OppOsl'
ton will not Bother Them.
The Wabash officials at Fairmont
say there is nothing whatever in the
scare about the road not being built
at ali. They say the road will come
into the state soon and that all the
opposition of the B. & o. can muster
will not keep them out. 1t may de
lay them or cause them to act in a
different manner but they will be
there with the goods when the time
comes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.

The gold fever is raging in Africa, at
tracing men to the regions adjoining
Khartoum, where copper and gold also
exist in paying quantities.
The longest walk on record is little
jaunt of 1896 miles. The distance COW
cred was from San Francisco to New
York city, and the pedestrian was Mr..
Zoe" Clayton. He left San Francisco
on August 81, 1890, and arrived in New
York March 81, 1891.
After picnicking under a haystack, a
party Of holiday makers, near Montau-
ban, France, left an empty ginger beer
bottle standing upon the ground. The
suns rays became focused through the
glass, and set the stack alight. 1t was
burned to the ground
Prof. Franz Wirchoff, of the Univer-
sity of Vienna, has been charged by the
Vienna Academy of Science, to visit all
the public and private galleries of Eu-
rope to discover how many genuine
works of Raphael they contain. The
professor. who is an expert, declares
that OF the pictures and drawings at
TlDuted TO Raphael not more than $50
are genuine, the rest being either imi-
IaIons or works of his pupils.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
WHAT THE Law DECIDES.

Delivery Of telegram, directed to a
person in care of a railroad company
at certain rlace, to the ticket agent OF
the company thereafter making ex.
tensive search for the sendee, is held.
in Letter VS.. Western u Teleg. Co. IN.
Co., So l.. r. A. 477 to relieve the tele-
graph company from further liability.
An ordinance requiring all street rail-
ways to pave, repave and keep in repair
the space between their tracks and be-
tween the rails of the tracks and for
the space of one foot outside of each
outer track, is held, in Fielders VS..
North Jersey Street Railway company
IN. J. Err and App, SO l.. R, A. 455.
to be an invalid assumption of the
power of taxation and not to be sus-
tainable as an exercise of the police
power.
Preventing the use, during court
hours, Of a pavement newly laid in a
street adjoining the courthouse in such
a way that the noise of the traffic there
on interrupts the business of the court,
is held, in ex parte Birmingham (Ala.)
SO L. R. A. 572, to be within the power
of a court both at common law and un-
der a statute giving it power to pre-
serve order SO far as is necessary to
prevent interruption and disturbance Of
its PROCEEDINGS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
RUN DOWN BY A CAR.
Terrible Death of Maj. Hughes, Chief
of the Fire Department of
Louisville, Ky.

Louisville, KY, July 20.-Maj. Ed
ward Hughes, Louisville's veteran fire
chief, was run over and instantly killed
Sunday afternoon by a trolley car.
Maj. Hughes was one of the best known
fire chiefs in the country, and had been
at the head of the Louisville fire depart
ment for 25 years, until recently, when
he was retired on the pay. He was a
picturesque character, and had been a
fire fighter for more than so years. He
was on the way to the house of friend
for dinner when he stepped off the troll
ley car at Beechwood, on the Louisville
and Anchorage line, only to be run
down and mangled by car coming
from an opposite direction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
THE EAST.

Cynthia Hendrix, 101 years old, died
at her home in West Monroe, N. Y.
Near Erie, Pa, Benedict Himmel, a
well-to-do farmer, killed his wife and
then killed himself. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
Reviews of trade for the week show
industrial and trade conditions of all
kinds outside of the speculative mar
kets to be in good condition and i'm
proving.
Fire destroyed in Philadelphia the
contents of the Merchants Warehous-
ing company. Loss, $150000.
1t is announced that George w. Beav-
ers, formerly chief of the salary and al
lowance division Of the post office de-
partment, has been indicted by the fed
eral grand jury in Brooklyn for alleged
acceptance of bride. A bench warrant
has been issued for his arrest.
Percentages of the baseball clubs in
the National league for the week end
ed on the 10Th were: Pittsburg, .688;
New York, .621; Chicago, .588; Cincin-
natl, 533; Brooklyn, .507; Boston, .4O5;
st. Louis, .359; Philadelphia, .299.
In the American league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 10Th were: Boston, .645;
philadelphia, .5S7; Cleveland, .542; New
York, 800; Detroit, .493; Chicago, .472;
ST. Louis, AL; Washington 81.
At their summer home in Buzzard' s
Bay, Mass, a son was born to EXPIRES
ident and Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
Immigrants are entering the United
States through fraudulent passports
manufactured inNEurope. Fraudulent
naturalization papers are also found.
1t is claimed by Nicola Tesla, cleo
trician, as a result of experiments that
wireless photographs may be transmit
ted to any part of the world.
In the fiscal year ended June 30 last
857 046 immigrants arrived in the Unit
ed States, breaking all previous rec
ords. Italians headed the list.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
FoREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


In the British house of commons it
was rumored that American warships
had seized 20 islands off the coast of
Borneo.
Demands of the United States have
been I granted and two Manchurian
cities will be opened by Russia as treaty
ports.
ish petition from the United States on
the subject of the Kishineff massacre.
While speaking at a banquet at Win
nipeg, Man, P. M. Arthur, grand chief
engineer of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, dropped dead.
An explanation has been asked of
Washington officials by the British for
eign office of annexation by the United
States of islands off the Borneo coast.
Near Nizhniy-Novogorod Russia, the
steamer Nadejka was burned and u
persons were burned to death.
James McNeill Whistler, the painter
ard author, died in England. He was
born in the United States and was
graduate of West Point
In Russia the steamer Peter, plying
on the River Volga, was burned and 60
of those on board were drowned.
r. H. Mcdonald, president of the de-
funct Pacific bank at San Francisco
Cal, died in Montreal He had exiled
himself to escape disgrace.
The king has approved a new Span
ish cabinet as constituted by Marquis
10 n cfr az oTd ~
is advocated by Silvela.
The diplomats at Peking think war
between Japan and Russia is near.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23

Women are rapidly becoming an i'm
portant factor in athletics In golf
particularly do they shine. They are
winning championships with great reg
ularity and are becoming dangerous
opponents of the men who excel at
the game Several of the women's
colleges have football teams, and bas-
ketball has become regularly estab-
lished in nearly all such institutions.
Women ride, fish, swim and do every
thing in the outdoor category that men
do except play baseball. Inability to
throw accurately seems an insuperable
obstacle to their success in this game
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOOIh'
Central Illinois was swept by cy-
clone killing five persons and injuring
many at Streator. Four are dead and a
number injured at Mendoza. Heavy
property loss at many points.
A woman named Dora Wright was
hanged at South McAlester, I. t., for the
murder of Annie Williams, a seven
year-old girl She mounted the scaffold
without a tremor.
Roman Catholic priests of the diocese
of Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette
handed Bishop Els SGT 900 toward the
new diocesan orphan asylum at Mar
quette. The asylum is to cost $4,000.
Helen M Belvoise, Is years old, died
in Joliet, ILL.,, from injuries received at
the factory of the Illinois Match COM
pany, where she ignited her clothing
and inflicted fatal burns by stepping on
a match.
Excitement exists in Springvale, Wis,
over the discovery of copper deposits in
quantities that are said to be paying.
An explosion occurred while blasting
rock for tunnel on Tug river. John
Duskins and Frank Cavely, of Wise
county, Virginia. were killed and sew
eral others were seriously injured.
Chicago is making most elaborate
preparations for the coming centennial
celebration of the erection of Fort Dear
born, which is to partake of the nature
of an immense carnival. This is to oc-
cur in the fall, September 26 to Octo-
Der 1.
The death is announced at Kalamazoo
of Andrew ]. Shakespeare, SO years old,
a pioneer newspaper man of Michigan.
He was editor and publisher of the Kali
amazoo Gazette, the Oldest paper in
Michigan, for more than 35 years. He
was a delegate to national democratic
conventions several times.
At Terre Haute, Ind, an incendiary
fire destroyed Soule's livery stable and
IS horses were cremated.
Helen M. Rockwell, aged 101 years,
died at the home of her daughter in
Chicago.
On Pixies Peak a plan to draw cleo
tricity from the clouds by means of
magnet and wires and store it for com
mercial purposes is to be tested.
At Basin City, Wyo., mob attacked
the Jail and killed Jim German and a
man named Walters, two murderers, and
Deputy Sheriff Pierce, who was acting
as one of the guards.
In Duluth, Mimi, Sam Svensk, pro-
prietor of a restaurant, shot his wife
while drunk and then killed himself
In Louisville, KY, Maj. Edward
Hughes, veteran fire chief, was run over
and instantly killed by trolley car.
1t is reported that several hundred
thousand dollars in gold and silver bur-
led by rebel blockade runner on War
saw island, off Georgia coast, has been
found by w. w. Haslip, of Philadelphia.
In a sermon before the Second Illinois
regiment at the Springfield encampment
Bishop Fallows, of Chicago, declared
labor unions were opposing the repub-
lies salvation when they attacked the
national guard
AT the closing session of the Epworth
League at Detroit Denver was chosen
for the next gathering.
In collision between electric cars
near Oberlin, O., one man was killed
and 80 persons injured, four probably
fatally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
FOUR BOYS KILLED.
Struck by Train and Ground to
PIECES i'm IA suburb of
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, July 20.-Four persons
were instantly killed Sunday afternoon
near the Avondale suburban station on
the Cincinnati, Lebanon e. Northern
division of the Pennsylvania road while
walking on the tracks. They were
Louis and William MUIR, messengers,
aged 13 and II years, and two unidenti-
fed young men. While walking through
the way of an outgoing excursion train
and were struck on the other track by
an incoming passenger train, all being
ground to pieces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
ARABIC PROVERBS.

Obedience to women is the avenue OF
hell.
To the dog who has money men say,
MY lord dog"
Consult thy wife, and do the reverse of
what she advises.
Joy lasts for seven days, but sadness
endures for lifetime.
When the moon is with thee of what
account are the stars?
He who has gold is beloved, though
he be dog and the son of dog.
Those who are learning to shave
heads practice upon those of the or
phans.
The beauty of man lies in his in
telligence: the intelligence of a. woman
lis to be found in her beauty.
When thou seest two people in con-
slant converse thou mayest know that
the one is the dupe of the other
Shun him who can be of no use to
thee; in this world he cannot serve thee,
and in that which is to come he cannot
iRtercede in thy behalf.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-23
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

The navy has adopted wireless teleg-
raphy system and stations will be es-
tabIished at Capes Elizabeth, Ann, Cod,
Montauk Point, Highlands and New
port.
A foot and mouth disease epidemic
among cattle, sheep and hogs in the
United States is threatened by lax reg
ulations in South America and Europe.
The B'nai Birth has been Informed OF
Russia's refusal to accept the petition
on behalf of prosecuted Jews. Secre-
tary Hay says the incident Is closed.
The secretary of war, in carrying out
the programme for the reduction of the
force in the Philippines, has directed
that three regiments of cavalry and
three regiments of infantry be returned
to the United States.