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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Announcement of Assassination
Due to Error in Cypber
Dispatch. =
A NllROEROUS SHOT WAS FIRED
But mr.. Maeelssen Escaped Injury.
European Squadron Will Not Be Re-
calIed-lts Presence in Turkish Wa
tiers May Have Beneficial Effect.

oyster Bay, Aug 29.-President
Roosevelt was informed of the ineor-
rectness of the report that Vice Con-
sui William C. Magelssen, of Beirut.
Syria, had been assassinated.
The president expressed gratifica-
ton that Consul Magelssen had es-
capped without injury from the assault
of the would-be murderer. He an
nounced, however, that no change at
present would be made in the plans of
this government aud that the Eu-
ropean squadron would continue to its
ordered destination.
1t can be said that the president and
Secretary of State Hay regard it adj
visable. in view of the present state of
unrest in Turkey. to have American
war vessels in Turkish waters.
Hay Returns to Washington.
For several hours President Roose-
welt and Secretary Hay were in con-
ference at Sycamore Hill They dis
cussed every suggested phase of the
situation in Turkey. At the conelu-
sion of the conference Secretary Hay
announced his intention of returning
Immediately to Washington.
The fact that Secretary Hay con-
siders his presence in Washington
necessary at this time indicates the
serious view he takes of the Turkish
situation. He had not expected to re-
turn to Washington for several weeks,
but the development in the Ottoman
empire during the past few days in
duced him to come to Oyster Bay for
a conference with the president, after
which it was deemed desirable by
both that he should return to Wash.
ington at least for couple of weeks.
President Notified by Telephone.
A telegram was received by Seere-
tary Loeb from Acting Secretary OF
State Loomis at Washington communi-
eating the text of cablegram from
Minister Leishman, at Constantinople
confirming the inaccuraey of the re-
port of Consul Magelssen's assassina.
ton. Although Mr.. MageIssen had
been shot at he had not even been in
jured. AS soon as the message from
thS USPIi thiCht Nao dENipntlSt oGNlS'
tary Loeb communicated It's contents
to the president by telephone
Minister Leishmap explains that the
error occurred in deciphering teie-
gram received from Consul Ravndal
at Beirut concerning the attempt upon
the life of Vice Consul MagelsSea.
The text of Minister Leishman's cable.
gram is not made public here
Protection for American Citizens.
1t can be said to be the purpose of
President Roosevelt to afford Ameri-
can citizens in the disturbed prov
inces of Turkey all the protection pos.
sible. For that reason, and for others
which may develop in a short time,
the decision is reached that no change
at this time will be made in the or.
ders to the European squadron Ad.
miral Cotton will proceed with his
vessels to Turkish waters with the
idea of safeguarding fully Americans
| and American interests.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
TWO CENTS
DRAMATIC MOMENT.
Father and Mother Confront
Each Other On Train.


Child Wrested From the Latter BY the
Father Who Steps From the Train
SO as to Prevent Pursuit another
Incident In the Mctirego- Divorce
Matter.
A special from Parkersburg says:
An episode which had its tragic
features and allowed father to
assert his love for his infant ehlld,
was enacted on the b. q O. train
No. So last night this side of Clarks
burg
4. Herbert McGregor, prominent
Young attorney of this city, who r.;
Gently instituted suit for divorce in
the circuit court here, was the object
of all eyes in the women's coach,
when he entered and saw his child
in the arms of its mother. lie APP
preached his wife. showing evidence
of his excitement by his flushed face
and labored breathing, procured the
child, took it in his arms and walked
to the car door. When the train
started out from West Union he
stepped off into the darkness, leaving
his wife alone in the car.
Mrs. McGregor said nothing after
the episode, but still she reached
this city, having no opportunity to
get off before.
Mr.. McGregor did not g of the
car before the train started, and
there was no opportunity for his
wife TO follow, unless she jumped
from the fast moving train.
The incident excited the comment
of every one who witnessed it, and
many expressed themselves upon
the action of the father, whose love
for his child was asserted by bis
every movement. 1t is said that
when he entered the car and espied
his wife fondling the child that she
found on the seat, where it aad been
left while Mr. McGregor went inlo
the other car for moment, his
labored breathing could be heard
the full length of the car. His face
was flushed and he was evidently ex
perieneing great excitement, though
be did not once give way to anger.
Mrs. McGregor was in Parkers-
burg Wednesday night, having ar
rived from Morgantown, and left at
l o'clock yesterday morning for the
East, rcmarking to friends that she
did not expect TO return.
Upon her arrival here last night
Mrs. McGregor went to The Chancel-
Tor, where she remained during the
night.
she refused to grant an interview,
declining in emphatic terms, saying
she had nothing whatever to say for
publication.
Mr.. McGregor lett here several
days ago, it is said, with the inten
ton of getting his lSmonths old
child, which was then at Mt. Lake
Park, left there by Mrs. McGregor.
He was on the train last night
taking the babe to some of his rela-
lives, near Cairo, where he is said
to intend leaving it,
1t is not known how Mrs. Nc.
Gregor knew of his being on the
train, but it is supposed she had
received word of her husband start
ing with the child in his charge, and
boarded the train at Clarksburg in
the hope of seeing the babe again.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
YACHT RACE CALLED OFF.
international Contest will be Finished
Monday.

New YORK, Aug. 29-The third
and most probably the last race OF
the present series for the Americas
cup was called off at ten o'clock
this morning on account of the heavy
seas. The third race will be sailed
Monday unless some condition of
wind or weather prevents.
Very little interest is manifest in
the event on account of the two vic
tories of the defender. If the
Shamrock should win the third of
the series Ly some chance, some OF
the interest would revive. Some
money has been wagered that the
Reliance would take three races in
succession and those who are finan-
eially interested are growing impa-
tient over the delay.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29

years and was one of the first actors
tc come under the guidance of the
veteran, John A. Ellsler, who died in
New York but few days ago. Haworth
had been most recently with Richard
Mansfield in the play Julius Caesar, "
succeeding Barry tombstone as Cas-
sius Later he was the leading man
to Blanch Walsh in Tolstoi's play,
The Resurrection.
Haworth came to Cleveland but a
week or Two ago on a vacation and
had been seen on the streets and in
the hotels by his friends here. The
funeral will probably be held at the
family home in Willoughby. but no
date has yet been named.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Many Anderson to Reappear.

New York, Aug. 29.-The Cunard
line steamer Lucania arrived at quar-
antine after very fast passage of
days, II hours and minutes, over a
total distance of 2,7S2 knots at an av.
erage speed of 2r23 knots per hour
She brought 1852 saloon, 293 second
cabin and $40 steerage passengers.
Mr. Robert Graw, Just as he. boarded
the Lucania for New York, received a
practical acceptance of his offer from
Mary Anderson Navarro to give 100
readings in America under his man.
agement in 1904-1905. The terms are
not yet known, as all the details have
not been arranged
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Col. Fast Home.

Col. and Mrs. r. +. Fast and chill
dren. arrived home at noon today
from Pasadena, California, where
they have spent many months. They
will remain here for some time, and
probably return to California,
though their plans are not made.
Col. Fast's friends are delighted to
see him looking as well as he is, and
hone he may find his health sufii
GENTLY improved to stand the climate
of Monongalia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
American Murdered in Cuba.

Washington, Aug 20. Minister
Squiers at Havana has informed the
state department of the murder of Ira
G. Bradley, near Holguin, Cuba, on
June 9. Bradley was about so years
old and resident of California and
had been trying to establish in Cuba
an American settlement known as
"Bradley's colony" The only motive
ascribed for the murder was robbery.
although Bradley was mutilated and
badly beaten. The dispatch says that
the country in the vicinity is infested
by a gang of murderers and robbers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
MESSENGERS In BLUOMERS.
Clarksburg Boys Through Their Cuss .
edness Have Lost Their Jobs.

Clarksburg is about to make the ex-
pertinent of having girl messengers1
They will be dressed in blouses and
boomers. 1t is stated as the reason
for the change that the boys who
have been employed were too trifling
and no account. Generally when a
man loses his place to a woman he
does it because the woman is honest
and painstaking.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
ENGINEERS BUSY.
B & o. Making All Kinds OF
Surveys North of Here.


of Them Activity Thought to be
Dne to Wabash Entrance Into This
Section-Good Results Expected to
BE Witnessed.
A Waynesburg special is as fol-
lows.
The B. d O. engineers that have
had headquarters at Mt. Morris for
some time, doing work on the ''cut-
Off line, OF which considerable has
been said in the papers recently,
have left that place and taken up
Headquarters at Vaudeville, w. Va.
The corps is in charge of Mr.. Scott.
The corps at work running line
from Eighty Four, at point on the
B. d O. r. R., near Washington,
Pa, are still at work on the line
south of Waynesburg, and heading
towards Blacksyille, by way of
Smith creek, to interseet with the
8cut-of'' line on Dunkard.
The line as surveyed from Eighty
-Four to this place, as near as we can
gather, is as follows. The surveyed
route starts at Eighty Four crosses
the pike at Dague's thence by way
Of Brush run to Lone Pine. along
North Ten Mile to Oyerholt's farm
and to Bissell leaves North Ten
Mile on the Isaac Iams farm, fol
lowing Hufford's run to the county
line; crosses divide at cross roads
at James Hufford's; thence to farm
Ct Hugh Montgomery, on Ruff
Creek; thence along said creek to
Jersey run, and by way of this run
to divide, where tunnel is encoun-
tered; thence via Purman run to
Waynesburg, or Ten Mile, crossing
this stream at the Crawford bridge,
and hence up Smith creek ana on to
Blacksmith.
The engineers returned to the
Isaac Iams, farm where change
viii likely be made, which will
shorten the distance about two miles
by making a tunnel. The rumor is
preValentsthat the B. " o. will en-
ter Greene county, and come in for
its share of the freight traffic that
will resultfrom improvements.
The corps still holds It's headquar-
tiers in the Law building. The work
is being pushed, and the survey will
soon intesect the "eutoa' line at
Dunkard, near the w. Va line. The
survey is of such a nature that an
estimate of the cost Of road construc-
ton and location can be made from
it.
a complete typographical map of
the country through which it passes
is made. This will show the charac-
ter of the work being done by the b.
& o.
When this line has. been completed
and the cut off completed the b. & O.
company will have an east and west
line through the southern part Of the
county, a north and south line from
Eighty Four to Blacksmith, and an
east and west line which was made a
year ago from Wheeling to the Monon-
gahela river.
After all this work may be purely
prospective, and to place that compa-
ny in a position to act on short notice
in putting in road, when occasion
demands. The surveyors give the
company the priority of the right OF
way for two years. The corps has re-
manned longer here thar it anticipat-
ed, and may move to another place in
short time.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Church Notes.

LUTHERAN CHURCH. Sunday
School $50. Preparatory and Com
munion Service, 10;45. Vesper Service
7:45.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Sunday
School at $50. Christian Endeayor at
7;15, Morning church service at 1915,
Sermon by d. w. Ohern, No churc b
service ia the evening.
NJ. e. CHURCH. Sunday-school at
8: 80. Preaching by the Pastor, Rev.
M. f, Compton, d. D., at 10:45
subject 1.-The Method and Manner of
Progress in the Christian Life. :"
Glass meeting at and Epworth
Meeting at 7 o'clock. No preaching in
the evening.
ST.. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH-The
usual Sunday services will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Father j.. G. Kluser in
st. Francis Catholic Church in the 4th
Ward. Low mass and sermon in Ger
man at S'oclock. High mass and sermon
in English at 10 o'clock. Sunday School
Immediately after the second mass.
Nespers and benediction at 7 80 ir the
evening.
PEOPLE who like home cooking
should try a meal at Cafe Kaszer's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Three Deaths from Flood.

Omaha, Aug. 29-Three deaths are
reported as result of the high water.
Two of them were Jefferson Keep and
Edgar Hamilton, aged 10 and IL, in
South Omaha. They were swimming
in some back water and got beyond
their depth and were drowned before
assistance reached them. The third
was Willie Paulsen, who lost his life
in the flooded cellar of his home in
Council Bluffs.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29

Cleveland. Aug. 20 Mrs. Alexan-
der Winton. wife of the president OF
the Winton Automobile company, COM
mitted suicide by throwing herself
into the lake. Mrs. Winton had been
in i'll health for several months. She
arose from her bed during the tempo
rary absence of her nurse and disap.
reared Subsequently Mrs. Winton's
body was recovered from the lake.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
LAST ACT FOR JOSEPH HAWeRTH
WeII-known Actor Found Dead in Ho-
tel at Willoushby, o.--Promi-
nent in Theatrical World

Cleveland. Aug. 2s-Joseph IIaworth.
the well-known actor, was found dead
in room in the Kingsley hotel at
Willoughby. o., small village a few
miles east of the city. The discovery
of Mr.. Haworth's death was made by
his sister. Miss Kate Haworth. who
went to his room to call him, as they
We're to go together to the family
home, a mile or two from the hotel.
Death is supposed TO have been due to
heart disease.
Joseph Hawerth was born in Provi-
dence, r. l.. in 1855, but had made
this city and vicinity his headquarters
for many years. He had been promi.
nent in the theatrical world for rs
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Town Under Water.

Omaha, Aug. 29-The town of Fort
Crook City, seven miles south of
Omaha. is under water, which is five
feet deep in many homes. Only five
houses remain on dry ground and the
Missouri Pacific station is partly sub.
merged, The sudden flood was caused
by cloudburst above there Fifty
families are being taken care Of in
tents on the hillsides. The Missouri
Pacific bridge over the Papio river
went out and trains on that road are
abandoned.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
GREAT COAL DISPLAY
viii BE Arranged BY State Commits
sion at Deer Park-Frank Cox

ALttHuS.
Frank Cox left at noon today for
Deer Park, Maryland, to attend a
nesting of the West Virginia Loulsl-
ana Purchase Exposition Commission,
which is to be held Monday
This is so far, the Commissions most
important meeting. Ii is for the
purpose of making arrangements for
West Virginia's display Of coal at
the exposition Representatives OF
all the different straua of coal in the
state will meet with the Commission.
These constitute committee appoint
ed for the purpose, and some OF the
leading coal operators in the state are
included among them,
1t is the Commissions purpose to
make this the feature of West Vir-
ginias display and it will be display
that the state can point to with pride,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
NEGRO ASSAULTS
Girl on Her Way Home From
Circus.

MISS Woods Attacked at Walnut Street
Bridge Abutment Last Night Scared
Away by 6irfs Companions Man
Arrested ON Suspicion, But Releas-
ed.
Ella Woods, of Greenmont. was
assaulted ty an unknown negro
about 80 last night at the eastern
abutment of the Walnut street
bridge She was choked almost into
iusensibility, her clothes were torn
and she was considerably bruised
about the body Her assailant was
scared away before he accomplished
his purpose.
The girl crossed the South Park
bridge about half past one with
Bertha Smith, and Snowman from
Sun Brothers circus. When they
reached the east end of the bridge,
Miss Woods left her companions,
and started home across the lots.
The Snowman and Miss Smith offer
ed to GO with her, but she said she
was not the least afraid,-in fact
went home that way nearly every
night, and had no fears.
Miss Smith and the Snowman had
gone some distance when they heard
the girl scream. They paid little
attention to the cry at first, but
when it was repeated, ran in the di-
rection of the bridge abutment.
They saw the girl in the grasp Of
big burly negro. He did not run
until they were in a few yards of
him, and then made a hasty retreat.
Miss Woods had almost tainted
when they reached her. She was
revived and taken to the Smith girls
home.
She says that as she passed the
abutment, she heard the negro call.
Come here | won't hurt YOU" She
passed and then started to run. Her
assailant grasped her by the throat,
covered her mouth with his hand,
and threw her to the ground.
She describes the negro as being
above the average in size. He wore
black felt hat, with broad brim.
This article of apparel was noticed
by the Snowman
The affair was reported at the
Hotel MADEIRA by the Snowman
shortly after one o'clock, Jesse
Knight, the night clerk reported the
facts to the police at the fire shed,
and Policeman Frank Canoe arrest.
ed Boardman Harris on suspicion.
Harris come into Fortney's restau-
rant shortly after the time of the
crime He phoned to Cores livery
barn, and ordered has team in hur-
ry. Canoe found him at the stable
and arrested him. He had an ugly
looking gun protruding from his
pocket, and this alone was enough
to warrant his arrest Harris is
employed at Mount Chateau and
came to town about eight o'clock.
Harris was placed in Jail where he
spent the night. This morning Miss
Woods was taken to the Jail, and said
he was not her assailant He put
up forfeit Of $40 to answer the
charge of carrying concealed weap-
ors and was released. He was not
the man who committed the crime.
The officers will make an effort To
catch the right man, but the chances
are that he will make himself very
scarce in these parts.
A second negro was arrested to-
day by the b. IL O. detective and
placed in jail. lie spent last night
in a freight car, and was pulled this
morning. He is being held on sus-
pieion until the girl can see him
The officers have little hope that he
will prove to be the guilty man.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
LITTLE FALLS NO MORE.
Completion of dam Below If
Raises the Water.
Picturesque Point on the Monongahela
is now but Memory How the Work
is Progressing on the River Above
Here-Eyerybody Hustling.

HcTe-Ef cTt DOug hustHhss
LITTLE FALLS, Aug. 20, 1903. -
The Falls, at Little Fall is a thing of
of the past, as the dam at Lock II was
completed last night, and we now have
back water over the Falls, and per-
haps we will never see them again.
Lock IL outside OF a very little work
on the bank is completed. Gates are
all hung and everything complete for
boats to enter them.
Lock 13 was completed last fall as
far as concrete was concerned, but the
gates yet remain TO be hung, so we
claim the honor for 2 as the first one
on the river to be completed. The
work on II this summer has been
largely under the supervision Of Capt.
Freeman. While Capt, Freeman has
been general superintendent over all
the locks under contract by the L.
A. Gillespie Co., he has devoted quite
bit OF time to II
We hear that Mr.. Bishop at Opekis-
ka is moving things at very rapid
gait. Lock a the one that Mr.. Bish-
op is experimenting will be built
quicker than any lock on the river as
he will have the concrete work done
inside of or weeks, and they will
be ready for the gates.
The lock at Hoult, No. Is is near.
ing completion and our friend Il.
Brown Baker at Ellington is showing
things at a rapid rate aud it will only
be a few days until No. IL will be
completed. The gates on No. / / have
been hung for some time SO IL looks
| like II we have months more good
weather that we could begin to talk
about boats running TO Fairmont, as
all the work from Morgantown tC
Fairmont is being pushed for all thai
is in it, and the contractors deserve
credit for showing things SO rapidly.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Fooled the Copper.

While the show was in progress in
South Morgantown last night, Reu-
ben member of the show started to
but in. Policeman Canoe threatened
to arrest him if he didn't subside but
after things were explained to him he
allowed the act to go on.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Police Court.

A man from "Winchestah, Virgin
yuh, sub was the ceotral figure Ia
police court this morning. lie had
loaded on very gentlemanly jag yes
terday afternoon, and when the officer
tried to conduct him to the Bastlle,
insisted on arguing the question. lie
was fined 1880 for being drunk and
resisting arrest. Boardnan Harris
paid $40 for the privilege OF bearing
arms, and the police took his gun.
Two plain DRINKS at $3.50 per, com-
pIeted the docket.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Killed in Drunken scuffIe

Scranton. Pa. Aug 29.-Tn a drunken
scuffle for the possession of a re-
volver between Frank Fahey aged II.
and William Williams, ages G3 VIII
liams was shot in the abcoa.en and
died in five minutes. Tahey was
locked up. Both are mine workers
and close friends.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Trainmen Injured in Wreck,

Racine. Wis, Aug. pa fast pas
senger train on the Wisconsin Central
came into collision with freight en-
CINE at Silver Lake. Four trainmen
were badly injured and hundred cat
tie killed. The passengers escaped
injury
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Workman Squeezed to Death

Harrisburg, Aug. %. Albert s. Dan.
iels, a craneman employed at the Har-
risburg pipe and pipe bending works,
was squeezed TO death while working
on big lifting crane.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29
Notice.

All persons who cross curling with
teams on the Brown Addition in South
Park will be fined SIS for each offense.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-29

WE want every body to know that
we have added full and complete
stock OF comforts and blankets to
Iour line.
HIRscHaiANs.