Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-08-11
Items Of Interest.

HAS IeCelNeu al Interesting IetteE anu
some gold nuggets from her brother,
Jacob W. Keller, now in Dawson City
He writes that all the good
claims are taken up for fifty miles
around Dawson City. All wages are
paid in gold dust and gold dust is
given in exchange for merchandise.
He says there is no trouble to read
newspaper any time during the night
without light, and if one goes up TO
the top of the mountain he can see the
sun at midnight. He has taken a job
at his trade-baking-and makes $40
a day and board. Meals at restaurant
cost $3.50. He SAYS Dawson City is
an awful place for drinking and gam
bling, but with it all every place is
closed on Sunday and the word OF the
mounted police is law. Women wait
ers at restaurants get $40 a day and
dish-washers from 81 to So a day.
William B. King has entered suit
against \. L. Rogers in which Ire asks
the court to restrain Mr.. Rogers from
opening a photograph galley in Ha-
gerstown, claiming that prior to 1883
he and Mr.. Rogers were in the business
together, that he bought Mr.. Rogers
ont for $1,000 and that Mr.. Rogers
signed an agreement never to engage
in the business Of photography IN or
near Hagerstown. Mr.. Rogers has
leased the George W. Eyerly building,
a few doors from Mr. Kings studio,
and adyertlSes that be will open aPho-
tographic studio. 1t is understood
Mr.. Rogers contends that the contract
is void, alleging the law will not per-
NIT a man to sign contract that he
will never do a specified thing, but
that a specified term must be named to
render such a contract valid.
That Charles II. Bender, who lives
near Martinsburg is I'm the land of the
living is due to the fact that Engineer
James Shenabrook pulled him from
under CIV. train at Chambersburg.
Bender was a passenger on the first
section of an excursion train from
Martinsburg to Mt. Alto park, The
train did not stop and Bender thought
he would Jump off and call on his
friends. In trying to get of he was
thrown to the floor Of the station,
whirled around and around, and he
sustained a severe confusion of the
head. The crowd expected to see
Bender's life crushed out under the
wheels Of the train. Just as 1t SEEM
ell he must be drawn under the wheels
Engineer Shedabrook, took hold Of
one Of Bender's legs and pulled him
to a place of safety.
Baltimore and Ohio Engine No. so,
which has just been laid aside at Graf
ton, and will be consigned to the scrap
pile, has quite a history. 1t is one Of
the Ross Winans camel engines, and
was built in 1851. There are only
four Of this class Of engines now re-
naming. During the late war this
engine was one Of several captured at
Martinsburg by the Confederates, and
hauled across the country by pike to
Va, under direction Of Col.
Thomas R. Sharp. President John
W. Garrett, after the war was over,
hunted up Colonel Sharp and appoint
ed him master Of transportation, IN
recognition Of the ability displayed in
that. unparalleled achievement.
A curious story Is told in the British
war Office. Some years ago a work.
man was engaged in casting metal for
the manufacture Of ordnance at the
Woolwich arsenal when he lost his
balance and fell into huge caldron
twelve tons Of molten steel.
The metal was at white heat, and, OF
course, the unfortunate man was utter
ly consumed in an instant. The War
authorities held confer
ence, and decided not to prOfane the
dead by using the steel in the manu-
facture Of ordnance, and the enormous
mass Of metal was actually inferred
and a Church Of England clergyman
read the burial service over il.
It seems strange that great ocean
liner now converted into an unsrmor-
ed cruiser, which costs 10 sail il over
81 900 per day, should have been used
to bring Lieut.. Hobson TO New York
that he might take the train from
there to Washington TO get orders.
when be could have been landed at
Key West or Tampa and gone to
Washington and back for less than
800; and Why special officer should