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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16

"Mr. W. T. Stead last summer gave
me a rather original description of the
American yellow journal from his
viewpoint" says Allen Sangree in
Ainslee's Magazine.
at is,' said he, like a magnificent
cruiser that has been built without re-
gard to expense, that is provided with
the latest and most effective arma-
ment. manned by the choicest of crew
and marine experts, provisioned care
fully for a years cruise and in every
way lacking nothing excepting that
when the captain gets to sea he sud
denly discovers that the compass has
been left behindp
"Mr. Stead also added that the trou-
BILE with the yellow Journal proprietor
was that he had no soul. But this opens
up a question that Messrs. Bennett,
Pulitzer and Hearst would probably
object TO have discussed. Their pa
pers are undoubtedly responsible for
many actions that are harmful and I'm
called for. on the other hand. | have
known all Of them to display feeling al
Zines that would seem TO disprove
Mr.. Stead's assertion-for example.
the retaining of a valueless employee
just as beneficiary or the sending away
on a long trip for recuperation Of a re-
porter or editor whose health has been
wrecked"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
b. & o. v

A corps of Baltimore and Ohio en-
gineers are at Boyds surveying for a
new roadbed between Boyds and
Dickersons, a distance of about six
miles in order to cut out some very
heavy and sharp curves and to ease
the grade a good deal in order to as
sist the traffic now passing over the
road. This means undoubtedly that
the double tracking of that end of
the Metropolitan Branch is not far
distant. 1t is understood that several
large bridges will be contracted for
soon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
TWO PERSONS DROWNED.
MISS MARY CALLAN AND JOHN Me-
DANIEL LOSE THEIR LIVES
While Crossing the Potomac mt Little
OrIeans--Young Lady was a sister
ofG. CaIIan of Du f1eIds--
Cable Broke.

Cumberland, Md, March 13.-Miss
Mary Callan, aged about 20 years
youngest daughter of Mr.. Thomas
| CaIlan, merchant at Little Orleans,
and John Mcdaniel, ferryman at that
point were drowned yesterday III
ing while attempting TO ross the Po-
tomac river TO Orleans Cross Roads
Station, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad on the West Virginia side.
At a late hour last night Miss CAL
lan's body had not been recovered.
McDaniel's body was taken from the
water shortly after the accident about
half a mile below the point. The
river was much SWOLLEN as the result
of the heavy rain, and the current
which is usually swift at this point,
almost reached the proportions of a
torrent. A high wind, too, added TO
the hazard of crossing. The ferry
boat is an old-fashioned fat affair, run
by an iron cable stretched between
the two banks. During the high water
the boat is set at a certain angle and
the current drives it across.
When about the middle of the river
the cable broke from a tree TO which
it was fastened onthe shore and curling
up, fell on the boat, which vas swish
ed around and sunk, both Miss Callan
and the ferryman going down. Miss
Callan was until recently a student
at the Maryland College, Lutherville.
Sne was an Episcopalian and sister of
MI. George S. Callan, merchant at
Duffields, w. Va, Miss BERTHE Snive-
ly, of the Soldiers Home, Washington,
D. G. is an aunt. Mr.. Harry Callan,
who was a Maryland soldier during
the War with Spain is also a brother.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
A GOVERNMENT ON WHEELS.
UNIQUE PLAN FOR TRANsACTING
BUSINESS DURING MAY.
National Capital TO be Transferred to a
Railroad Train, Upon Which Cabi-
net Meetings WIN he Held,
as I'm Washington

At the last meeting of the Cabinet
the President aksed his official family
to make all arrangements for accom-
panying him upon his trip across the
continent. During the month OF May,
therefore the administration will be
"a government upon wheels.
The transfer OF the National Capt.
tai unique in American history, but,
as Secretary Cortelyou explained Mon
day afternoon no other course Is
possible under the circumstances.
With the Cuban problem still un-
solved with affairs in China demand
ing constant attention, and with the
Philippine situation requiring con-
slant watchfulness, the President
does not feel justified in leaving
Washington'for a month and severlng
all connection with the Cabinet.
The probability is, therefore, that
while enroute for the business
of the departments. except purely
minor matters, will be forwarded
from Washington and will be con
| sidered with as much dispatch as If
the President and his advisers were
in Washington.
All the arrangements for the trip
are in the hands of Secretary Cortel-
you, who will have charge OF the
train.
There will be a regular office on
board the train, with a force OF steno-
graphers and clerks and with tele-
graph operators. A detailed schedule
will be arranged before the start,
and the party will adhere to it closely,
so that at any moment. it will be
possible to communicate with the
President by wire from the White
House. Mail VIII be received and
letters of immediate Importance an
! swered. Cipher messages will be re-
ceived as usual and they will be at
once translated and laid before the
President. Business will be transact
! ed in a manner that would be impos-
sible if 3, 900 miles of territory inter-
yened between the President and the
Cabinet.
The President will start for Cali
fonia, according to the present pro-
garmme, on Monday, April 30, and
will go across the continent by the
| Southern route He will proceed up
the Coast probably as far as Washing
ton and will return through the North
ern Rocky Mountain States. One plan
which has been suggested is for the
Presidential party to take a steame
at Duluth and make the Lake trip to
Buffalo, in order to visit the Pan
American Exposition there. The
Presidents mail is deluged with in
vitations from numberless cities, and
the work of arranging a schedule will
entail an amount of labor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
REMEMBERED BY CEvERA.

Admiral Cervera, of the Spanish
navy, has sent Mrs. M. f. Glynn,
of Winchester, a number of souvenirs
of the Spanish American war, includ-
ing his service belt, his powder bag
and a portion of each of the flags OF
the Viscaya and the Christobal Colon.
The presents were made in recog-
milton of %courtesies extended the adj
miral, by Mr.. Glynn while the form
err was a prisoner at the Annapolis
Naval Academy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
CIRCUIT COURT.
A TNative ofsweeden BECOMES a Citizen
ofthe United ~sfates-Other Business.

Alta special term of Circuit Court
Tuesday afternoon, Judge E. Boyd
Faulkner presiding. Reinhold @ f..
M. Won Rosen. a native of Sweden,
was made a citizen Of the United
States.
Chas. P. Light, guardian, VS.. How
ard T. Light ct al, decree authorizing
the guardian and the adult heirs of
Emma. III. Light to execute a deed Of
trust to secure a loan on real estate.
the proceeds Of which are to be appli-
ed to the payment Of the debts Of Mrs.
Emma Fl. Light in order that the real
estate NAV not be sold.
State Of West Virginia VS.. Eliza
beth Criwsell ct al, rule against de-
fendent docketed and set for hearing
at the next9term Of court.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16

Thomas M. Houpt and 7. B. Bus
hill are obtaining the sentiment
of the population around Harper's
Ferry regarding rural delivery for the
Post Office Department. The route is
in Loudon county and extends from
Harper's Ferry to Whites sawmill,
and over the Blue Ridge Mountains
to Harper's Ferry again a distance of
20 miles. Tickets were furnished to
residents, who wrote their approval
or disapproval of the rural delivery
and signed their names. The majority
disapprove.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
SHOT IN THE EYE.
George Wells Accidentally Shot i'm the
Right Eye and Will Lose His
Sight.
er's

George Wells, colored, an employe
at Mrs. b. G. Quenzel's bakery, was
accidently shot in the right eye bv
Arthur Quenzel, Mrs. Quenzel's
young son, Tuesday afternoon. The
boy fired the rife and the bali glanc-
ed and struck Wells in the eye.
The rifle ball entered the ball of the
eye and will cause him TO lose the sight
in the right eye. DIR. Hedges, who
was summoned to attend him. states
that the eye will have to be enucleat-
Cd
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
WON III CONTEST.

Morgantown, W. Va, March 10
Harry Garrison, son of Sheriff Simon
Garrison, won the %oratorical contest
at the West Virginia University last
night and by so doing will represent
the university in the oratorical con
test in the Central League of Col
leges and Universities.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
Worst Flood A. Eight Years.

Sharon. Pa. March l2.-The She
mango Valley is being swept by a rag
ing food, the worst in eight years,
and thousands OF dollars worth Of
property has ben destroyed between
Greenville and New Castle. An i'm
mense Ice gorge has formed at the
Bessemer Railroad bridge, backing the
water up for miles. The Sharon Steel
Works and Sharon Steel Hoop plant
are under water.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
IN WASHINGTON.

Mr.. j. E. Parker, who has for e v
eral years been the driver for the
United States Express Company in
this city, has accepted a more lucra-
tive position with the same company
in Washington, ID. G. David Myers
succeeds him in this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
FREIGHT ON COAL RAISE.

The various railroads transporting
bituminous coal to tidewater, inciud-
ing the Pennsy, B. & o., @. & O..
and N. & w. have issued noticres to
soft coal shippers of an advance in
tidewater rates of 10 cents a ton, to
take effect on April 1.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16

A striking sort of seen occasion
ally nowadays in city streets Is one Of
five horses in front Of a team of three
driven abreast. The team of three
horses so hooked up is ia it's present
somewhat extended use virtually a
modern draft team, and so the five
horse team Is practically a novelty.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
LIEUT.. STRIKERS RESIGNATION.
Second Lieutenant ofCompanv E, this
City, Accepted at Charleston.

city, Accepted at Charleston.
The following order has been issued
from the Adjutant Generals Office in
Charleston
"Second Lieut.. James w. Striker,
Company "En LIST Infantry, w. Va.
N. c., having rendered his resigna-
tion ON account Of moving his resi-
dence out of the state, it is accepted
to date Feb. Is, 1901.
By command of Governor White.
IS. b. Baker,
"Adjutant General
Company E will hold an election in
the near future to elect Lieut.. Strik-
er's successor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
FLOODS SWEEP DOWN OVER THEM
CATCHES THEM BEFORE THEY
ARE AWARE OF THEIR
GREAT DANGER.
Wall OF WAFER wENTYfttT nIcn
EVERY MAN IN THE CAMP A
VICTIM OF THE RAGING
TORRENT.

San Antonio. Tex. Sept. %. ~ News
has just been received Of a terrible
disaster that occurred in Preside
county, near the Rio Grande river on
the 25th instant. thirteen men who
were prospecting for cinnabar losing
their lives in floods caused by a water
spout or cloudburst.
The men were in two parties, camped
a mile apart in a dry ravine known as
Almiento creek, in which there had
been no water for fifteen months on ac-
count Of drouth. The men were asleep
at 8 o'clock when there was a cloud
burst several miles up the ravine. The
volume Of water, twenty feet high,
washed down the channel of the ravine
and swept over the men in the two
camps before they were aware Of their
danger. All were drowned, and up to
this time only six bodies have been re-
covered. The Almiento empties into
the Rio Grande not far from where
the fatality occurred, and it is more
than probable that the other seven
bodies have been swept into that
stream.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
M,Ik1NLEY,s WILL.
caves Nh His Property to His

Leaves MI His Property to His
Wife.
Canton, Ohio, Sept. %. ~ Secretary
Cortelyou came here yesterday to as
sist Mrs. Mckinley in disposing OF
matters connected with the late pres
ident's estate. After meeting Mrs.
Mckinley the question Of filing the
will was taken up. The trying task OF
reading it to her was undertaken by
MI. Cortelyou. Mrs. Mckinley made q
heroic effort to hear up and succeeded
in doing so. Last night she was rest
ing well. All legal formalities neces-
sary for her to. subscribe to were dis
posed Of. Yesterday afternoon Judge
Day and Secretary Cortelyou went to
the ONCE Of the probate Judge and Of
fered the will Of President Mckinley
for probate. Mrs. Mckinley requests
the appointment of Judge Day and MI.
Cortelyou as administ1 ators Of h es-
tate. The will %bequeaths the bulk OF
the. property to Mrs. Mckinley, ana
at her death to be divided equally be-
tween his brother n sisters. Tne
estate will total $225, 900 to S25o.ooo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
FRANKS OF LIGHTNING.
Exciting Experience OF . Party Of
49, Duck Nuntefs.

Exciting Experience OF . Party Of
80 Duck NunteFs. II
Ashland; Wis. Sept. %. A fierce
electric wind and hail storm wrought
considerable damage in this vicinity
early yesterday. Several places were
struck by lightning and trees and
fences were demolished. At Kakagon,
a fishing point, four duck hunters, in
Guiding two sons of Prof. Burr Of Be-
lott college, were sleeping in a boat.
Lightning struck the SCAR Of the boat,
ran to the bow and struck a water
flask made Of aluminium, perforating it
from one end to the other. The bolt
struck George Burr just back Of the
shoulder and made zig-zag streaks Of
highly-profiled red marks all down his
back. The bottom Of the boat was
punctured and it was with the greatest
difficulty that it was kept from sink
ing. All four Of the men were severely
shocked and dazed, but George Burr
was the worst injured. He was brought
to Remnants hospital, where he re-
mains unconscious.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
BURNED TO DEATH.

Woman Uses Kerosene to Hurry .
Fire and an Explosion Follows.
Pittsburg, Sept. 30.-As the result OF
an attempt to use oil to hurry along
the kitchen fire yesterday Mrs. Bar
bara Sturgent Is dead, her husband.
Andrew. and their son, George, are
dying. Two other children of the fam
lily, Barbara and Andrew, are very
badly burned. Mrs. Sturgent, while
getting breakfast, started to pour oil
on the kindling in the stove and imme-
diately an explosion followed. The
room was filled with clothing hung. on
a line to dry. In an instant the two
rooms were a blazing furnace. Mrs.
Sturgent was burned to death. while
her husband and O are literally
cooked and can hardly live but a few
hours. The other families in the
building were rescued by prompt work
by the firemen.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
GETS THIRTY A

One OF the Men Responsible for
Death OF John McGrath.
Little Falls. MINI. Sept. 29.-Walter
Anderson, one of the robbers who COM
mitted the crime which resulted in the
death Of John McGrath on a freight
train near this city about a month ago,
was yesterday sentenced to Saltwater
for thirty years by Judge Searle. He
was indicted for murder in the first de-
gree, but as the testimony was rather
weak he was allowed to plead guilty to
murder in the third degree. His two
companions escaped after being pur-
sued for about two weeks. He denied
knowing anything definite about his
two companions and 1t is believed that
he has concealed information about
their identity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
MEXICAN ROBBERS ROUTED.
Five OF Them Are Killed by thu
Owner of q Hacienda.

Five Of Them Are Killed by h
Owner of q Hacienda.
Pueblo. Mex, Sept. %. Brigands OBJ
tanned entrance to the Hacienda de la
Joya in this state, taking advantage Of the
hour when the workmen reported at the
Office of the hacienda. M Of the rob-
bers shot Senior Lastiri, owner Of the
place, the bullet entering the abdomen.
I.astiri fred his revolver at the bandits
and killed his assailant. Lastiri was then
wounded by q machete. but continued FIR
ing his pistol with his left hand. when his
son came to the rescue and opened fire
on the robbers, killing o Of them. The
band then fed. The man who guided the
robbers to the hacienda, which is sur
rounded by wooded hills. has been arrest
ed. He says the robbers expected to Sc
cure a large amount Of money which Las
tiri had just received from the sale Of
cattle and grain. Mounted gendarmes are
securing in all directions. and 1t 10 ex-
pected the entire band win be captured or
shot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
ACCIDENT.

II sstE t-r 49, 49,. -..
Montana Miner Killed by an Ex-
plosion and Fail at Winston.
Helena. Mont, Sept. %. - The East
Pacific mine at Winston was the scene
OF. q spectacular accident in which
Louis Schroepel lost his life. The most
plausible explanation of this accident.
whose real history no n is able to
give is that Schroepel was carrying
hts powder in his right coat pocket
and his fuse wound around his right
arm. While in the act of. climbing he
must have shifted his candle also to
his ribht hand, whereupon the fuse
became ignited. Doubtless he failed to
notice this and the fuse burned until
the cap was exploded. The, ignition
and explosion of the powder would
necessarily follow. He was blown from
the ladder. falling $50 feet. When
found by his fellow workers life was
extinct.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
STAMPS.

Assassination of President Mckin-
ley May Re COmnemorated.
Washington. Sept. @.-The postoft1ce de-
partnent is officially considering the ex-
pediency of issuing a mourning postage
stamp to commemorate the assassination
of President Mckinley. The subject has
been given some thought by the third
assistant postmaster general, in charge
Of all stamped paper, and he has gone
over some of the points involved with tho
postmaster general. The department IL
daily receiving letters from all parts Of
the country suggesting the propriety Of
a mourning stamp. The officials of the
department are clearly favorable to the
proposition, and If the people in consider
able numbers join in an appeal for such
a stamp there is little doubt of its being
printed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.

PassenRers Fatally and Six
teen 8ezionsly Injured.
Omaha, Sept. 29.--The through pas
n train from st. Louis to Omaha
on the Wabash was wrecked yesterday
sever miles from Council Bluffs. The
entire train, consisting of mail q
baggage cars, two day coaches, chair
car and a Pullman, rolled down an
~eighteen-foot embankment and turned
bottom side up, the engine alone re-
manning o n the track The engine
stopped with the forward trucks on the
edge Of the bridge over Indian creek:
The train carried nearly 9
passengers and II seems almost 9 mira
Gle that none we're killed. Three were
perhaps fatally injured, sixteen SER.
ously hurt and e score 81 others Ie-
ceived minor bruises. The cause Of the
wreck il thought to be due to the
spreading of the rails on the curve.
where It occurred.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
BorHA,s FORCES MEET A REVERSE
They Attack Two Blockhou.es, but
Are Diyen on With Heavy Loss.

They Attack Two Blockhouses, but
Are Diven on With Heavy Loss.
Pretoria, Sept. 30-A portion os Gen.
Botha's forces, believed to be under COM
mand of Emmett and Grobelaar. have
zone to the southwest. They attacked
two blockhouses near italia, on the Zulu
frontier, but were %repulsed with heavy
loss. The main body of the Beers is now
in the Schurveberg mountains.
The trial here of the Beers accused OF
being traitors a resulted in their con-
yiction. One was sentenced to penal serv-
itude for life, three to five years M
prisonment, four to three years impris-
onment and the others to smaller terms.
London, Sept. 20.-Gen. Kitchener .tele-
graphs to the war Office that Gen. Bruce
Hamilton has inflicted heavy losses on the
Beers at italia, Zululand. The enemy at
tackled in force. He is now pursuing
them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
Temperance Workers Meet.

Temperance Workers Meet.
WATERFOWL, s.. D., Sept. %. = The
women's Temperate Union of South
Dakota is here in its thirteenth annual
session. Nearly 500 new members are
reported. National Organizer Miss
Belle Kearney of Flora, Miss. and Mrs.
Nellie Burger Of Clarke, Mo-, national
associate organizer, are present. Of
icers' and district presidents reports
were given and showed q grand adj
vance for the year. The address Of the
president, Mrs. L. A. Ramsey, was in
spring .to,every one who heard 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
AN L TEMPLE.

sioux Falls Lodge Lays Corner
stone Of New Building.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Sept. %. Al
night marked an epoch in the history
Of the Elk lodge Of this city, the oc-
casion being the laying Of the corner
stone of the handsome and mammoth
new building to be erected by the
lodge. The new four-story temple Will
be one Of the finest lodge buildings IN
the Northwest. The cornerstone was
laid with appropriate ceremonies. Del
eRations of Elks from Sioux City, ABB
erdeen, Chamberlain and a number OF
other towns were present to assist IN
the services.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
FOUGHT PITCHED BATTLE.
strikers and Policemen I'm q Mix-Ug
at sam Francisco.

Strikers and Policemen In q Mix-Up
at San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 30. A pitched
battle between strikers and policemen &C.
carried early this morning in Kearneyi
street.
seven men are known to have hcen'
wounded, one probably fatally. and 1t is
thought that several others who escaped
arrest were injured.
Not less than ltty shots were fred. Sew
eral of the injured were innocent passers-
by. A number Of plate glass windows
we're broken by flying bullets. Four spe-
policemen and Il recently discharged
naval man were made targets for a COM
bined assault by a mob of strikers and
sympathizers numbering. according to the
declarations Of the special policemen. at
least 200.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05
MADISON FAIR
Will Not Be Interfered with by the
Fire.

VIII Not Be Interfered With by the
Fire.
Madison, Mimi, Sept. 2S.-The fair
will not be interfered with by the fire,
but will come off en- dates advertised,
Oct. /, 2 and 8. A committee of citizens
has been appointed to secure accom-
modations for all visitors at the fair.
The citizens Of Madison have raised a
large purse which will pay for some OF
the best and biggest races ever held in
Western Minnesota. There are more
horses entered than ever before. The
grand opening will be held on Oct 2 at
10 o'clock a. m. Oct. 8 will be a grand
school day. Several hundred school
teachers and over a thousand school
children will be in a parade and hear
the state superintendent, who will ad-
dress the people of Western Minnesota
on that day.