Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-19
Items of Interest.

A rumor is in circulation that the
Vanderbilt railroad system is seeking
an entrance into the eastern portion
of West Virginia, that it proposes to
extend its lines through this State tc
Baltimore and that it will construct a
line across the State to connection
with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
The Vanderbilt system now passes
through Pittsburg and runs south
easterly from there to New Haven,
Pa, some so miles from Plttsburg and
near the West Virginia line. A care
full study of the territory through
which the road would run shows that
connecting link could be constructed
from New Haven to Piedmont, W.
Va, where connection would be made
with the West Virginia Central.
From there Cumberland would be
reached over that road and the canal
bed would be used from Cumberland
to Washington.
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds, in
published letter, reviews the Philip
pine question at length. He describes
briefly the physical aspect of the islands
and the character Of their inhabitants.
The population, he shows, is already
denser than that of the State Of Michi-
gan, and he says that "of the total Of
all this conglomerate of races, the
European and Americans compose less
than 2 per cent after more than two
hundred years Of European occupa-
ton" He claims that 1.-The people
never have been, and never can be, in
need of or consumers of American pro-
auctions to any appreciate extent.
The Senator pictures many evils which
he believes will follow the attempts of
the United States to govern the island.
Mr.. a. Jackson Bywaters, who for
the last thirty years was known as
The Tall Man of Page County" died
at his home in Beacham's Gap, about
six miles from Luray, Va, on Satur-
day, of pneumonia. He was physical
giant, and his endurance Of the hard
est kind of work was something re-
markable He was said to stand seven
feet in his stockings, but being sensi-
tive on the subject Of his height, it
was never known how tall he really
was. Mr.. Bywaters was about sixty
years of age and member of the Ger
man Baptist Church. a widow and
several sons, all Of whom are over six
feet high, survive him.
Miss Alice Hager, daughter of Mr..
D. S. Hager, who lived near the
Washington county (Md) line, in
Pennsylvania, died recently from a
peculiar cause, aged twenty-four years.
Last August she had a tooth drawn.
Herjawbone enlarged, gradually chok-
ing her to death, and she became to-
tally blind in the right eye. She had
been treated in hospitals in Baltimore
and Philadelphia, but the surgeons re-
gardel her case hopeless and refused
to perform an operation.
Henry Hammond, aged %, a pros
pective bridegroom, killed himself in
the library Of his fathers home in
Spencer, Mass, last Sunday, and the
only reason that can be imagined for
the act is that he was too bashful to
be married. He was to wed Miss Iris
Prouty, of Spencer, on Tuesday. The
wedding was to have been a quiet one
on account of his retiring disposition.
The contracts for State binding and
stationery were awarded by the Board
of Public Works last week to John T.
johnson, of Charleston. His aggre-
gate bid on binding was $7,730.S3,
and on stationery, $12,47G29. A, G..
Miller, representing the proprietors of
the West Virginia Herald, was award
ed the contract for public printing.
The total of his BID was SIS, 1880.
Charles N. Scott, near Womelsdorf'
was found by searching party near
" frozen to death. He had reached
into a hole IN tree Tor rsoolU anu
his hand became fastened. He was
held in this position nearly thirty-six
hours. The barking of his dogs at
tractsd the searchers, who found him
in.ensible.
Warner Stutler, Of West Union,
this State, was being shaved last week
in barber shop in Washington City,
where he has a government place,
when some one jostled the barber $
arm. The razor cut Suffers throat,
and he bled so freely he tainted. He
i. all right again.
Last year something over 5000
miles of new railway was constructed