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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
WANTS ACTION.
Communication Couched In
Strong Language.
Deaths Due to Fever May BE Prevent
ed-Action Must Be Taken or the
Town viii suffer More Health Off
GER Wanted or Mass Getting Sugges-
ted.

GER Wanted or Mass 3 Getting Sugges-
ted.
To The Editorsto the New DOMINION.
This town ought not to have sim
gle case OF typhoid fever.
Nothing but inexeusibie neglect OF
the ordinary measures Of sanitation
incumbent upon the authorities Of
every town of this size, would render
a scourge of typhoid fever possible in
this town.
Every part of the town is naturally
and thoroughly drained; we are swept
continually by the pure air Of the
neighboring mountains; the p0pula-
tion is not dense, and the homes OF
the people are clean and tidy, and
there is larger average of individual
laws of health than usual ia city OF
this size
1t is not the fault or the inhabi-
tants that a scourge of typhoid is now
prevalent here. 1t is simply and
plainly due TO the fact that there is
no effort, and apparently 40 reeogni-
ton, OF any official responsibility fol
the kind Of water we must use, or to
discover the cause which evidently ex-
lists to fill our hospitals with victims
of this disease
1t is probably the only town In the
State or the Nation Of its size, that is
not without health officer or Board
of Health which would act in an ext
gency Of this kind. We go supinely
on from day to day recording the
deaths and the new vi ;tims Of a dis
ease which everybody comedies must
have its source either in the water or
food which is being supplied to this
population, and nobody turns on his
heel to ascertain or arrest the disease.
If there is no other way let US have
town meeting of citizens and au-
thorize competent man to inVesti-
gate and stamp out the source Of this
seourge, We may have enterprise
enough individually and collectively
TO boom the business interests of the
town, but If we have not enterprise
enough to provide for the life and
health of the people who are here and
who want to come, we dol't deserve
to grow and develop and we will not.
We ought to die off as we are doing,
and die swiftly aud rapidly, 10 order
that we may not stand in the way of
successors who would surely take a
more intelligent and vigorous view of
municipal responsibility.
Respectfully.
X. X. X.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
Cox aud Baker will Erect a Handsome
One ON Chancery Row this Summer.

The plans OF ]. c. Gault for an
Office building to be erected for Cox
and Baker have been selected. The
building is to be 234 feet front with
a depth of 10 feet 1t is to be built
o. the Pride property on Chancery
Row next next to the Hall building
The contract will be let shortly Tor
tins edificc which is to be three sto
ries hlzh and made up of offices. 1t
is to be of brick with a pressed
brick front.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
TARR SKIPPED.
Warrant Here for Him for Crime
Committed in Pennsylvania.

.G w, Skunk was here the first of
the week with warrant for the ar
rest of George Tarr but the latter
heard of the pl essence OF the legal
papers and skipped the town. Tarr
was employed at the Seneca elias
factory. He had been here but a
short time. He is charged with
having committed ape in Jefferson
connty, Pa. 1t is not known where
he is at present.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
PRESIDENT RESIGNS.
Head of the Glass Workers Union Has
rendered His Resignation.

@. E Voitle of the A. f. G. W. u.
has rendered his resignation which
has been accepted Thomas Rowe,
under the constitution, has become
the head of the organization. The
reasons for the resignation are not
well understood by the laymen. He
is the third man in two years who has
stepped down and out of this office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
Died.

McDolALD-W m. G. Mcdonald
died at Cooks hospital in Fairmont
on Saturday January 31st. 1908 or
typhoid fever. Deceased was son-in-
law of A. Y. McElroy Of Taylortown
who has friends here. The Dereaved
friends have the sympathy OF all who
know them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
STUDENTS WILL PARADE
On Thursday Afternoon-Program of
the Glee Club Concert Thursday
Night.

We are informed that the Glee
Club will parade on Thursday after
noon as final warning to the pub
lie that there IS to be something
doing in their line at the theatre in
the evening. The concert begins al
$50 so that church goers may be
able to hear the opening number.
Tickets are now on sale at the
Acme Book Store, the prices being
30 and rs cents The program
follows:
Niger Alley. .., Andrews
Mandolin Club.
A New Medley ..... 100 Atkinson
Glee Club.
Dance of the Skeletons -. Alien
Mandolin Club.
Absent ..... Metcalf
Glee Club
Bandnaster ... stauffer
b Boston Ideal March Siegel
Miss Hartigan.
Stein Song ...... $50. Bullard
Dean Wrightson aud Glee Club.
Durland March ~. -. ..... Bent
Mandolin Club.
The Boatswain BOLD . Lynes
Glee Club,
La FIeurette Wellesley
Mandolin Club.
There was Man of Thessaly
...,-..zs.=.... ...... MacDongal
Glee Club
Golf Club 49,. .......... Barker
Mandolin Club.
Dixie -. Observation-Disclosures.
Dean Wrightson and Glee Club.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
WOLF CLEARED.
Young Man Charged With RObbing
POstOffice Discharged from Custody.

Some months ago Robert Wolf, of
Preston county, was arrested charged
with having robbed the postoffice at
Kingwood. He was given a hearing
at Parkersburg few days ago and as
a result of the trial was released from
custody He has returned home.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04

Worth Preserving.

It's the way your baby looks now.
Another month, another year, and
the little ones face is changed.
GET A PHOTO OF 1T NOW and you
will never regret it. We make them
look their best, and we have had
great success in this, the most diff
ficult speciality of any photographer.
E. G. PRoTzMAN,
The Photographer
Studio 169 Peasants Street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
MEET TONIGHT
Stockholders of the Oak Grove Assoc
citation will Gather at Cox and Ba-
ker's.

This evening at six thirty the stock
holders of Oak Grove cemetery Will
meet at the Office OF Cox and Baker on
Chancery Row. They will takes steps
to erect new fence around the ceme-
terry and to place handsome new en-
trance over there.
Mrs. Brown who has agreed to erect
a memorial to her daughter. Miss
Gay, has about completed Der ians
for this and it will be an accomplish
ed fact before very long.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
TAYLOR County Murder.

John Russell is in jail at Grafton
charged with having killed Grant
Hertzogg at Simpson. It is stated
that the two men were drunk and
quarreled. A fight followed in which
the ever-ready pistol played its part.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04

A little daughter of George Van
Glider is recovering from an attack
OF fever which has confined her to the
house for some weeks.
No more typhoid fever il youl drink
Deep Rock waters cents a glass, at Nc
Vickers Old Reliable Drug store.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
FIGHT Results Fatally.

Uniontown, Pa. Feb. MARK
Ward, of Fairchance, Pa, is dead, the
result, according to the allegation of
several witnesses, of an attack upon
him by Oscar Stewart, an old school.
mate and associate from the same
town Both are prominent
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
70 Abolish Capital Punishment.

Albany, N. Y. teb. A bill pro
viding for the adjustment of capita
punishment was introduced in. the
state assembly yesterday Life I'M
prisonment is proposed for murder
In the first degree.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
FaIRCHANCE MAN DEAD.
Fight Injuries Prove Fatal-Assailant
Has Been Arrested for Crime.

Tneoth day Mark Ward and Omar
Stewart got into an argument and
had several fights. They were arrest
ed and dned for fighting, but kept it
up long after they had left Uniontown
where the scraps had taken place at
Oliphant they had desperate battle,
and the former got the worst OF It.
He was left lying on the ground.
Later it was discovered that he was
badly hurt He was taken to his
home at Fairchance where be died
in few hours. Stewart has been
arrested. The cause of the death was
severe kicks ia the bowels aud side
which ruptured the victim.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04

The legislature may not have
adopted rule to defeat ali legisla-
ton which is needed and wise and
pass all that is not needed and is
unwise out no matter whether the
rule has or has not been adopted it
amounts to the same thing.
" you need trunk see what
Hirschmans have got for you.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
GIee Club CONCERT.

Ii crowded house greets the Mu-
steal Clubs at the theatre Thursday
night the management will be assur-
ed of financial success for the trip
which is to be begun next Monday.
The object of this tour is to advertise
the University and TO keep alive the
interest OF the people in distant
parts of the state. On Friday Feb
l3 concert is to be given in Charles
ton which let Us hope may influence
the legislators to be generous in their
appropriations for the University.
Wheeling, Parkersburg and Hunting
ton are also to be visited.
A REPORT from Pittsuurg says
that the independent packet line
witt resume business on the river in
a few weeks. 1t is said to have done
a good business last year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04
Studio los Peasants Street.
Peasants street Meat Market

Gains new friends every day and
is better prepared than ever to serve
housekeepers with the choicest meats
of all kinds both fresh and cured.
Their oysters are of the best brand
and they keep a fine stock of fresh
poultry. The latter is kept in great
numbers and slaughtered as needed
They have the best of everything
A nhone call brings your order.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-04

If you buy it from Ream's it's
good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
HAND TO HAND FIGHT.
Union and Nonunion Partisans Fight
It Out on Shop Floor.

There was blood on the moon at the
Santa F'e boiler shops in this city We'd
nesday morning. says the San Bernar-
dino Sun, and Tor the space of several
minutes Foreman Madden had his hands
full protecting the machinery and TAX
ing care of the manned and wounded.
1t wasn't an earthquake which caused
the trouble but a genuine rough and
tumble scrap. AS result of the set-to
a boilermaker is off duty with sore
leg" while a nonunion handyman wears
a beautifully decorated eye.
About the middle of the forenoon Boil
ermaker Slattery and Handyman Rob
erson, commonly known about the shops
as Mary Ann" became involved in an
alteration which soon resulted in blows.
For a time it was rough and tumble
and give and take, but the fight was
finally stopped by the foreman. not.
however, before Robertson had received
black eye while Slattery was some
what the worse for wear.
For some months there has been bad
blood existing in the shops because of
the presence of nOnunion men and it
only needed the proper spark to touch
the matter off. The officials have the
situation under consideration but just
what will be the result of the fight can
not now be stated. Both factions are
anxiously awaiting the action which will
be taken and Who'll get canned?" is
the question of the hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
SCHWAB'S SUCCESSOR.
His Assistant Elevated to Pres
idency of Steel Trust.

New York, Aug. 5.-The resignation
of Charles M. Schwab. as president of
the United States steel corporation and
the election of William Z. Corey as his
successor yesterday, caused no surprise
in financial circles, where it had for
some time been foreshadowed. The new
president was for years one of. Andrew
Carnegie's ablest lieutenants, and is
now president of the Carnegie Steel
company, one of the subsidiary con-
Germs of the United States steel corpor-
alton 1t is scarcely more than month
ago that Mr.. Corey was made assistant
to the president, because of Schwab's
continued i'll health.
Mr.. Schwab attended the meeting of
the directors, coming to town, it was
said, for that especial purpose. He APP
peared to be in good health and spirits,
and seemed rather glad to be relieved
of the duties imposed on the chief ex-
ecutive of the billion dollar corpora
ton. Before and after the meeting Mr..
Schwab conferred with ]. P. Morgan.
Mr.. Schwab will continue as a director
of the steel corporation and a member
of it's finance committee.
E. H Gary was elected to the newly
created position Of chairman of the
board of directors.
An advisory committee, to consist of
three directors besides the president, to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
CHG FOUR YELLOW"
Road Will Continue to Use Its Fa-
nous 81 Pound Paint.

A report appeared in papers over the
country this week that the Big -Four
would abandon it's cadmium oran-e. or
big Four yellow" and would paint its
passenger rolling stock to conform with
the color of Pullman sleepers. William
Garstang. superintendent of motive
power said that the cadmium yellow
was entirely satisfactory and would not
be abandoned. At its Brightwood shops.
however, several dining cars are being
painted to conform with the color of
Pullman sleepers and the Lake Shores
rolling stock as they are generally run
in trains made up of that color. Mr..
Garstang says the yellow was selected
by President NJ. E. ingalls,, who has
always been favorable to it. 1t costs
from So to 81 a pound, while other paint
costs about rs cents. The G. & o. and
the Big Four are the only northern
roads using it. The c. NJ. & ST. P. has
the nearest approach to it; it is an
orange and a canary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION.
Santa Fe Officials Deny a Kansas City
Story.

The Kansas City Journal says:
There has been much complaint the
last few days from shippers of grain in
Kansas and the southwest over the ac-
eept shipments of grain to this city I'M
less consigned to Richardson & Co. Let
tiers have been received from many diff
ferent towns along the Santa F'e COM
planning of this action on the part of
the railroad and stating that when ele-
vatOr men had cars loaded on their own
sidings and applied to the railroad to
could not be shipped unless consigned
to the firm named
The Santa Fe announced no grain en-
barge on this city since the last was or
dered lifted, but the recent action seems
as though there was "A determined eft
fort to either shut this city out of it's
rightful share of the business or else
force the shippers and elevator men to
deal exclusively with one Kansas City
firm.
Douglas Dallam, general agent of the
freight department of the road here,
said Yesterday that there was no truth
in the report that the Santa Fe was
forcing shipments to one firm. He stated
that the road could have object in
such a course, and that there was no
truth in the reports. In spite of Mr..
Dallam's statement the letters continue
to come in regarding the matter and
with one of the complaints came a copy
of a letter written by an agent at one
of the smaller towns along the road in
which he told a shipper that no Kansas
City grain shipments would be received
unless consigned to Richardson & Co.
The matter is being taken up by the
local transportation bureau and an in
vestigation will be made.
dispatch from Topeka last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
NOT ALARaE PRICE.
Rock Island Spent Only $267,5oo
on the Hooley Deal.

The purchase of the Evansville &
Terre Haute railroad by the Rock IS
land-St. Louis & San Francisco inter-
ests. which comes as the aftermath to
the failure of Edwin S. Hooley & Co.
seems a logical and a natural move. If
the property was to go to any COM
pany, the ST. Louis & San Francisco.
now that it controls the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois. seems the one system
nationally entitled to ii. Close relations
have always been maintained between
the two. AS a matter of fact, the road
appears absolutely indispensable to the
Eastern Illinois. Running from Terre
Haute to Evansville, 1t gives the East
ern Illinois a very desirable outlet to
Evansville from Chicago, and in con-
nection with the Louisville & Evans
Vile also furnishes a very direct line
from Chicago to Nashville, and thence
to the south and southeast
Each new owner of the Evansville &
Terre Haute specialized on this need of
the Eastern Illinois for the road and
thought that Eastern Illinois interests
could be induced to take it off his hands
at some fancy figure. But the Eastern
Illinois people bided their time and now
get control at their own price. The
length of the road embraced in the
Evansville & Terre Haute is only lit
tie over 300 miles, this including the
Evansville & Indianapolis which forms
a duplicate but roundabout line be-
tween Evansville and Terre Haute. The
stock Is $3,987 1888 common and 81 ,282.-
AT preferred, the latter having no vot.
ing power. Eastern Illinois interests
already held large amount of stock.
but not enough to give them control.
The purchase from Edwin s. Hooley &
Co. comprised 10000 $50 shares, and
places the new interests in absolute
control. The price paid was 57A. so
the amount involved in the purchase
was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
K Island Threatened With a
Big Strike.
1000 Conductors and Train
men Ready to Quit.
REFERENDUM VOTE.
Request Has Been Reported to
Railroad Officials.
Trouble About the IL and Is
Cent Wage Increase.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Trainmen and con-
ductors employed by the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific road have voted to
strike unless the roads pays the in
ereases in wages that they have de-
manded Their determination will be
made known to the officers of the road
today when committees representing the
Order of Railway Conductors and
brotherhood of Trainmen will wait on
them.
These committees will tell officers of
the road the result of the referendum
vote that has been taken on the ques-
ton of a strike and will ask the officers
to meet their demands. In case of
fiat refusal the committee will then ad-
journ to prepare for calling strike of
the 1000 trainmen and conductors en-
ployed by the road.
National officers of the two employees
organization are in Chicago tonight and
are doing their best to prevent a strike.
The dispute is over the new agreement
presented by the conductors and train
men early this year. This provided for
an increase of 121a per cent in wages for
men in the passenger service and Is for
those in the freight service. At the
same time that the demands for in
creases in wages were presented the
working rules.
The committee of trainmen is headed
by w. T. Bailey, Grand Conductor E. E.
Clark, who was one of the members of
the miners arbitrat ton board appointed
by President Roosevelt, and First Vice
Grand Master w. C. Lee of the train
men are among the cOnfereeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
ICED THE FURNITURE.
Unusual Care Taken of Two Cars
Marked F'rt"

Ross Cline, travelling passenger agent
for the Wabash. tells the following story
which he claimed took place but few
days ago and which he swears is the
truth, the whole truth. and nothing but
the truth. Here it is:
Two fruit cars were shipped from
Grand Rapids, Mich. loaded with furni-
ture for Los Angeles house. The bill
ing clerk tagged the cars car load OF
frt" At Texarkana the yard master
interpreted the abbreviation to mean
fruit The cars being fruit cars, there
was no question in his mind but that
his Interpretation was correct so he Or
dered them run onto the ice track where
the refriReratOrS were stocked. At Ell
Paso the yardmaster saw that the cars
had been iced and he promptly replen-
ished the stock. When the Los Angeles
house received it's bill there was an ex-
fra charge of S75 for ice The firms con-
sternation and subsequent indignation
may be easily imagined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
DEFENDS THE DEcAPoDs.
President Ripley Says They Are Do
ing Good Work.

Some time ago it was reported that
the Santa Fe decapods were not doing
all the work which was expected or
them. General Manager Nudge con-
firmed this report to some extent, by
saying that on sharp curves it had been
found that the engines cut the rams.
Mr. Nudge denied, however, that the
engines were to be discarded. He stated
that they were doing very good work
on the western mountain roads
In connection with reports printed In
eastern papers that the decapods were
worthless, and were to be sold or
"scrapped," President Ripley said in an
interview in a western paper recently:
mo better proof of the success of this
type of engine can be had than the
work our three decapods are now per
forming on the western divisions. No.
9SS at San Bernardino is surprising our
best expectations. l have been consid-
erably bothered by reports emanating
from the west concerning the business
of the company. irresponsible persons
appear to take delight in publishing
stories concocted from their own imag-
nations. Generally the reading public
is deceived by these emanations, but
railroad men-even the employes-irn-
mediately recognize their absurdity."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
MIR. DAYHOFF AT HOME.
he Visited Jamaica and Saw Many
Things.

I. l. Dayhoff, state superintendent of
public instruction, is back at his desk
in the state house after months absences.
during which he took a trip to Jamaica.
He left Topeka about the first of July.
going first to Boston to attend the National
Educational association, and sailed from
there to Jamaica, spending six days on the
island, and nearly as long on each trip
going and coming.
Il was surprised at the climate down
there at this time of year." he said. Il
was told it would not be very hot, but
was rather suspicious about it. At Port
Antonio the thermometer registered only
IS, and at Kingston, which is hotter, it
got up to IS. Kingston is all shut in by
mountains three or four thousand feet
high. Up in those mountains it is very
cool.
Jamaica had population of about $780,
600, of which only about 10000 are white.
The white population is made up largely
of the Spanish, although there are a good
many Jews there.
Fruit is the great industry of the island.
1t ships eight ship loads of bananas alone
to the United States every week, and each
ship carries from 25 900 to 10000 punches.
Considerable coffee is grown as well as
fruit
The country is extremely mountainous.
The one railroad from Kingston to Port
Antonio follows the coast around for
ways and then cuts across, and IL goes
through Is tunnels in 80 miles, but scenery
is fine