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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
MAY BE A COUNTESS.
Telephone Girl Claims Right to an
English Title.
Romance in the Life of the Son oil
Earl of Perth, whose Daughter
the New York Hello Girl
Claims to BE.

A telephone girl employed in New
York has a well-founded idea that by
the death (juSt announced of George
Drummond, earl of Perth and Melfort,
in the Scottish peerage, she may sue
coed to some titles, if not any money.
The earl, who died in his ninety-fifth
year, lived in the humblest circum-
stances and had no landed estate. lie
may have had the half-pay OF captain
of the Ninety third Highlanders to
sustain him at the residence of his
declining years, the Cottage, Kew,
England.
The name of the telephone girl is
Nav Harriet Drummond. She claims
to be the granddaughter of the earl.
If she should establish her descent, or
if she should be able to prove that her
father had established his title, she
would now be entitled to call herself
the countess of Melfort in the Scottish
peerage and the Duchess de Melfort,
Countess de Lussan, and Baronne Val
orose in France.
Her father, according to her claims,
was George Essex Montirax, Lord
Drummond and Viscount Forth. The
earl of Perth and Melfort held only
Scottish and French titles. He had no
seat in the house of lords. He had two
sons by his first marriage. One OF
them died in infancy and the other,
George Charles Francis Malcolm
Drummond, died in 1861, leaving son,
George Essex Montirax Drummond.
Nav Harriet's father always said he
was this son.
1t is of record that George Essex
Montirax Drummond ran away from
England with his nurse, Eliza Harri-
son, when he was 16 years old and
married her on Long Island in 1871.
One infant son died, and then May was
born. George Drummond had little
means to support his wife and child.
He conducted a farm on Long Island
and afterward got jobs in newspaper
offices and in clothing stores along
Broadway, and sold tickets on the
Sixth avenue elevated railroad for sew
eral years lie died in st. Iuke's hos
pital in 1877.
His wife married again. She became
the wife of Henry w. Masters, an iron
molder, who lives in Brooklyn, at 1864
Fulton street. The daughter, now
duchess and countess, If she can prove
it, was married several years ago, but
separated from her husband and re-
sumed her maiden name.
Should she marry again and have a
son he would be Scotch earl and a
French duke, providing the case was
properly established.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
ANOTHER BIG DIVIDEND.
The Worsted and Cashmere Company,
martfnsburg's Newest Manufacturing
Company. Declares a Dividend
Of go Per Cent

At a meeting OF the Martinsburg
Wors ed and Cashmere Co., b. Id
n the office of the company Wednes-
dav, a dividend of 20 per cent. on
the capital stock was declared out CT
the earnings of the past year.
At the meeting it was shown by re-
port that the CAPITAL stock OF the COM
pany is worth 5000 per share; par
value 500.
Thus it il seen THAT this company,
whose plant is the latest addition to
Martinsburg's list OF industries. is in
a most prosperous condition. The
factory has been in operation only
three wears and during that short
time the value OF the capital stock
has doubled.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
COMMISSION NAMED.
Hon Geo. r. Evans, Editor or the
Herald, One of the Men Chosen
by the Governor.

Governor White has named the re-
naming members of the com mission
OF West Virginia citizens to conclude
the purchase of suitable gift to be
placed on the newly built United
States armored cruiser, West Virgin.
ia. when the same shall be completed.
The commission was created bv a
JOINT resolution of the session OF the
West Virginia legislature. session of
1901, which provided that ~, 800
should be appropriated for the pur-
pose and that the Governor should
name 1--WE of commission OF ten.
one half OF the number to be mem
bers of the two houses. Of the legi-
Iature Three members of the house
of delegates and two. senators having
been already selected the Governor
has named the following gentlemen
to complete the commissions tx
Governor q. w. Atkinson. OF Charles
ton, Hon. q. III. fancy. editor OF
the Wheeling Register; Col. j. l.. Nc
Lean, of Winfield; Hon. George +.
Evans, editor of the Martinsburg Her
aid. and 7. T. McDougal, editor OF
the Ceredo Advance.
The province of this comission is to
complete the purchase of a coat of
arms of the State to be executed IN
silver ana bronze. the same to be plac-
ed ON the forward furrets of the yes
sol. with appropriate ceremonies at
some future time. The commission
has, 81, 500 to spend and must serve
without NAV.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
THE WORST TO COME.
Hicks Predicts the worst storm Of shs
Month.

Prot Hicks. whose predictions for
March have been very well verified so
far makes the following prediction.
FOR the remainder Of the month.
A reactionary storm period will cen
ter on and about the 18th and goth.
nj whi,h time change to warmer. fall
ing barometer and wide areas OF more
rain and snow will pass eastward
&C ross the country. The storm per-
iod in which Boreas and the equi-
noctial power will make one of their
final and worst clashes is central on
the Gath covering the 21at to Goth.
The cold wave that is sure to fol.
low will change TO much warmer rs
the month goes out, the barometer
will again fall. and more reactionary
rain aud snow will visit many sec
tions in their march across the states.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
PRINCE REJO|NS FAMILY
Talks to Kaiser for Hours About
His Trip to America.
AMUSED BY CRIES FOR SPEECH
Party Was Once Alarmed by Suspicious
Actions Of Man Who Turned Out
q. h. i. natao..,,a
to be a Detective.

Berlin, March 20.-Prince Henry of
Prussia landed at Kiel Tuesdav after
noon and Joined the Princess Henry
and his two sons. Tuesday night and
nearly all of yesterday the Prince
spent with the Emper,l aboard the
battleship Kaiser Wilhelm IL, which
brought the royal party from Cuxha-
ven The Prince told the Kaiser his
experiences from the beginning to the
end of his trip, but he has said moth
inc for the public.
The members of the Princes party
were much amused while on their
travels at the calls of speech
Speech!'' from the crowds collected
at wayside places. and the cries of
How's your brother William?'.
The only occasion when the least
alarm for the Princes safety was felt
was when member of the party saw
a man enter the Princes car at one
end while Prince Henry was on this
platform ut the other end, bowlng to
the crowd, This man was ordered
out of the car. He hesitated, and
then withdrew.
| A few minutes later he was seen
working his way through the crowd
in order TO get nearer to the Prince.
This man wore long coat, under
which anything might have been CON
cealed. A renber OF the Prince 8
staff pointed out this person to John
E. Wilkie. chief of the Secret Ser
vice. who accompanied the Prince
on his trip, who at once said
T why. that is one of my men.
| Prince Henry does not know WHY
he did not visit the stock yard at CHI.
cago. except that he was advised by
Mr.. Wilkie that it would be better
| to omit this part OF the programme,
as the Polish work men at the stock
Yards might create a disturbance.
Mr.. Witkie explained the reas on of
this change III the programme to the
owner of the packing house it was
lhtohuOu " Nisit, uuus hitHOuEu III
rangements were made TO sec the
hacking houses privately, it was later
found inconvenient to do so.
Mr. Wilkie is spoken of in the warm.
est terms by Prince Henry's compan-
ions.
Emperor William received wire-
lese telegraphy message at 4 o. clock at
Cuxhaven, from which 1T seemed the
Deutschland was 80 miles away while
as matter of fact she was only 20
miles distant The Emperor and his
staff then sat down to dine. and
when they were halfway through the
menu. news was brought that the
Deutschland was sighted. Emperor
William stopped the dinner and hurri-
ed to the quay. where he had long
wait until the steamer locked.
Emperor William spoke to Com
mander William II. Beehler, the Unit
ed States naval attache at Berlin, who
represented the American Ambassy
at Cuxhaven. yesterday. of the won
derful reception Prince Henry had re-
ceived IN the United States
But, said Commander Beehler.
your Ma jesty wonld have received a
greater one. !"
But / canno- leave the country for
so long, said the Kaiser.
1T would not take on longer than
your trip to Jerusalem. said Com
mander Beehler.
- Yes. said the Emperor, THAT is
So
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
NEW MINES TO he OPENED IN ". Va.

State Inspector s. w. Paul, of West
Virginia. stated that developments to
be made in the State this year would
be record breaking. Fifty new mines
are to be opened on Tug River alone
by the United States Steel Company
which has recently acquired immense
holdings in that part 1T the State.
The Norfolk " Western Railroad will.
be doubled tracked its entire distance
to accommodate the increased traffic
which is blocking the road. The pro-
posed combine of New River coal
mines has been abandoned although
the options do no. expire until the
10Th. Tine promoters have ANNOUNCE
ed that thew will not pursue it any
further. Mr.. Paul says that there
will be no general sArike IN West Vir-
ginia this year as feared some weeks
ago. An amicable agreement made
by the miners and operators of other
states will keep the miners here in
line. Investment in coal lands over
the State liz said to be unusually hea
Wy just now. and indications point to
still heavier ones in the near future
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
BACK ON THE WILD GOOSE FARM.

Mr. and Mrs. Il. d. Shepherd Or.
ID. Mclean and Qdette Tvler) who
have been giving Sheakesperian per-
formancss in the South. arrived in
Martinsburg Thursday on train
No. over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and, af dining at Hotel
Berkeley were driven in one of
Bogert's carriages to the Wild Goose
Farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd have
decided that the people have tired of
Shakespearian PLAYS and before start
ing on their next tour they will go to
New York and try to get hold of
some new play in which they can
star together.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
TIE SICK.

William Fulk, of W. Martin street.
is i'll with typhoid fever.
Captain Herbert Duval. Instructor
at the Berkeley Military Academy,
is i'll with the mumps.
Miss Grace LINDSAY. a teacher at
the Third ward school. is i'll and her
room has been closed. She is threat
ened with typhoid fever.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
TO END IN May
Philadelphia Woman VIII Wed a
! Young Doctor Of This City.
30 TO CHlNAAS MISSIONARIES
Young Lady Graduate Of Bryr Mawr College
Aand the Groom Of the Medical Department
of the University Of Pennsylvania.

An interesting romance, when be-
in several years ago, will be conclud-
FL in May, when a Young Philadslphia
3woman will be welded to the man OF
4her choice. and will go with him to
3China as Missionary. The young
! woman is Miss Fannie Sinclair
adaughter of Mrs. Sinclair, of 4030
3Spruce street, Phil adelphia. The
prospective bridegroom IS DR.. A. H..
Woods. of this city, who has spent
1.-TWO wears in China as missionary.
y Miss Sinclair was graduated last
sar from Brvn Mawr College with
algn honors. She is striking exam
OF the college athlete type. and
Bryn Mawr she was member OF
students fire brigade. She Is
Q mover in the doings of the
rt set. ard belonged to several
Is. among them the Belmont
cket and the Aromry Tennis
I1ubs.
Miss Sinclair and DIR. Woods be-
came acquainted while the latter was
a student at the University OF Penn
svlvania. When he graduated in 1898
thew were good friends.
He went TO Canton, China, under
! xhe Presbyterian Board of Foreign
I Missions. She continued he studies
4 at Brvn Mawr. They correspondent,
8and gradually. while thousands OF
3miles apart, there affection fol each
y other grew.
II pr. Woods Determined to return to
y America last fall, and opportunity IA
vored him. He was proffered the pro-
4 fessorship of medicine in the Canton
Christian College. 1t was necessary
5kthat he come to this country to per
n ect himself in a special branch. HI
III lame 70 this country aud entered
Philadelphia Polvclinic.
Ii Following the wedding DR.. Woods
II will complete his studies and return
40 Canton with his wife. They expect
~ reside there.
IL DR.. Woods is the son of Rev. DR.
10. M. Woods of the Presbyterian
|# church of this city and is well known
Il in this city, having spent his boyhooc
EK avs here. He is graduate of Wash
ngton and Lee University. He wa'
\ Professor Of Latin at Mercersburs
N Academy aud attened the medica
81 department of the University OF Penn
u sylvauia whe. he received his decree
He arrived here short time ago, but
Il after brief visit to his parenas I'm
Il mediately left for the city to perfec
himself for the position which he il
to fill on his return to China.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22

Hon. j. I. Hoke. United States
)onsul at Windsor. Nova Scotia CALI
ed on the President in company with
Congressman DAYTON to pay his re-
poets. Judge Hoke expects to leave
for his post of duty in a few days
as he expects to arrive in Windsor be-
fore March 81.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
HAND MASHED.

Will lam Roth, brakeman ON the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. is home
from Brunswick with his hand mash
ed. His home is on Eulalia street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
THE TROUBLE AT OLAA


a letter from Dr. n. Russell senator
from Olaa. i'm which he classpd "<ahu-
mas. Christian Scientists ana those prac-
tioiur homeopathv" AN together and
said that they were the ONLY doctors"
in OIaa aside from Blake and himself
auIivened the proceedings at the meet
ing of the Board of Health Yesterday
afternoon RusseTs letter was i'm am
ever to "a letter from, tha Roard inyit-
ing him to resign AS substitute for DR..
Charles Blake. who is absent. the Board
having come TO the conclusion that the
issuance of a commission to Russell was
illegal. owing to his being "a member OF
the Senate.
DR.. Russell stated I'm his letter that he
! had been authorized bv DR.. Blake 10 act
| for him during the Iatter's absence. and
| that he needed no commission. He
added.
LAS a matter of fact. neither DR..
| Blake or myself would object To pass
! the substitution to any regular practi-
| toner residing in Olaa. should there be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
VAUDEVILLE.

A complete change in the majority OF
the acts is promised for the program Of
the Worlds Entertainers tonight at
the Orpheum. Every seat in the house
was again taken last night and the au-
dlence was a most enthusiastic one
Salerno the st. Onges and the Deltorel-
lis seemed to be the prime favorites.
Professor Powell has promised to bring
forward his star trick of catching gold
fish in the air which has completely
mXstified both his audiences and his
brother cOnjurers. Flat and Suther-
land change their entire act. as do Hope
Haddon, Alma de Monza, the Ferraris,
the Deltorellis and Bunth and Rudd.
Popular half prices have been ar
ranged for the children at the matinee
on Saturday afternoon. The advance
sale of seats for the rest of the stay of
the company has been phenomenal i'm
the history of the Orpheum and the
success of Manager Rails experiment
IN playing his companies in Honolulu
has been fully established, a self con-
grulatory fact for Honolulu. as it
means at least two visits yearsly of the
pick of the vaudeville talent of America
and Europe besides possibly some extra
entertainments by returning perform
eTs
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
THE ART LEAGUE.

The Judges to decide the literary com
petition inaugurated by the Kilohana
Art League will meet at the league
rooms tomorrow to make their final
awards. The judges are Mrs. Mary Dill
lingham Frear, Mrs. W. w. Hall. Miss
Burbank, Walter G. Smith, Prof. NJ
NJ Scott and Walter Dillingham; Mrs.
Selma S. Kinney who was to have been
one Of the JUICES has withdrawn, having
accidentally become acquainted with
the names of some of the contributors.
At the Art League AT Home" to be
held Saturday evening, January %, a
selection from the best stories, poems
and essays contributed, will be read
The secretary of the League is at the
League rooms from 3 to 4:30 each
Tuesday and Friday afternoon, to
whom dues may be paid, and infornd-
ton concerning the league obtained
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
THE MYSTERY OF
LIFE AND DEATH

Experiments which may be the be-
ginning of the unraveling of the mys-
teries of death were made public by
Professor Jacques Loeb at the annual
meeting of the American Physiology
cal Society at the University of Chi
cago.
During the past summer the noted
scientist has been continuing his eX-
periments with the eggs Of the lower
marine animals, especially those of the
sea urchin, and tonight, i'm a paper en-
titled "On the Prolongation of Life Of
Unfertilized Eggs of the Sea Urchin
by Potassium Cyanide he told
group of the foremost psychologists in
America that by means of observation
.of the effects of certain chemicals upon
these minute bits of prOtoplasm he
was ready to make a tentative dehni-
ton of the heretofore unknown nature
OF death.
Death, Professor Loeb affirmed, was
not a negative process, a simple break
ing down of tissues as it has been re-
garded up to this time, but an active
agent born with the birth of the egg,
and destined, if not checked to gain
the upper hand of the life instinct and
bring about extinction. But, greater
even than the apparent discovery of
this death agent in all life substance,
lis Professor LOeb's announcement that
he had been able to check the agent
in the eggs of the sea urchin at least,
by means of chemical agents. This, it
lis said, means nothing less than that
on a minute scale the secret of eternal
life is in the power of mankind.
The experiments, Professor Loeb
says, were simple. UnferHlized eggs
of the sea urchin were placed i'm a
weak solution of potassium cyanide
and abandoned for several days. In
ordinary conditions an unfertihzed egg
dies in a few hours, destroyed by the
death agents born with it. At the end
of several days the eggs were again
examined and were found to be still
capable Of fertilization and of produce
ing healthy animals.
In explaining the results Professor
Loeb said that the "mortiferous pro-
/ sses" were due to the actions of GER
tain ferments of an unknown nature,
whose destructive tendency was coun-
teracted by the potassium salts.
Professor Loeb was unassuming in
his announcement He made no pro-
pheCies and did not commit himself by
ItheOrizing, but gave a plain statement
of his results and left his hearers to in
! fer their wide-reaching Importance.
His own emotion was, however. appar-
ent when he reached the crucial point
of his paper.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
CASTLE & COOKE, LIMITED
Commission FIerChantE
SUGAR FACTORS
AGENTS. FOR

The Eva Plantation Company.
The waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd-
The Kohala Sugar Company
The Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis, Ma
The Standard OIL Company.
The G rye f. B Ike Steam Pu
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life InguF-
ance Company Of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company %
Hartford. Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company -
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16

COOPER'S ANNUAL HANDBOOK
Secretary Cooper has written to the
Board of Health asking assistance in
getting information for his coming
handbook. DR.. SlOggett, president Of
the Board, was named as a committee
of one to prepare the information.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star Once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16

Advertise your Wants in the Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
DIED

Honolulu, January Is,
1902, of valvular disease of the heart,
William Farrant 40 years of age, a
native Of Brighton, England. Fune-
raj at 3 o'clock p. m. January 10, from
the Masonic Temple, under the aus
pieces of Hawaiian Lodge No. p, F..
q A NJ
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
NEW YEARS CHANGES

Perhaps you are preparing Co
turn over that old mating again
for the new year.
Better get a new lot, the inn
prOvement won't be expensive
If YOU figure with us.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
a HANGMAN Dead.

Henry Cline, a pioneer and who for
years held the position of county hang
man of San Bernardino County, Cali
fornia died at Chino Of lockjaw, the
result of injuries received in a run
away accident. AS official executioner
Cline administered the death penalty
to about seventeen criminals. He was
thrown from his carriage and lay all
night in the road seriously injured.
He was removed to the home of friends
at Chino, where he developed symp-
toms of lockjaw and his entire body
became paralyzed.
Cline who was 10 years old, was in
diCted by the last Grand Jury, charged
with assault with intent to murder an
old miner whom he shot during a quar-
rel. The complaining witness failed to
appear i'm court and Cline was acquit-
ted. His funeral occurred under the
auspices of the San BernardinO Pioneer
Society and was largely attended.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16
Chinese and
Japanese Mating

Plain and fancy in large as
sortment of patterns. Wen
make your house look new at a
surprisingly low cost. Mattings,
wall paper, window shades,
paints, etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-16

BONNER ACCEPTS THE PLACE.
Hugh j. Bonner of New York has ac-
cepted the tender of an appointment as
Chief of the Fire Department of Ma
Mia.