Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-26
West Virginia Items.

an unknown tramp who tried to force
his way into her house near Wellsburg.
At Montgomery the other day John
Harris, Frank Harris and Henry Mil
Ter quarreled over a woman, and in
the fight that followed two men were
killed and the other badly injured.
The annual football game at Wash
ington, Pa, on Saturday between the
West Virginia University and Wash.
ington and Jefferson teams proved the
bloodiest on record, aud was followed
by a riot, in which citizens, teams and
police participated.
Two Mormon elders have been in
dustriously disseminating their doc
trine by tracts through the coal min
ing regions Of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia contiguous to the Norfolk and
Western railway for several months,
On reaching Big Hart Greek, in Lo-
gan county, the elders were warned to
desist. They refused. A mob was
formed and they were chased over the
mountains. Two elders were badly
beaten in that community two years
ago.
Burt Hallett, prominent farmer
living in the southern section ofCabell
county, visited the home of neigh
Dor who was i'll. A few hours after
ward a physician pronounced the
neighbours malady smallpox. When
Hallett, who was very nervous man,
heard that be had been exposed to
the dread disease he walked the floor
of his home all night. Next morning
his luxurious growth of beard, which
the day before was black, was white.
A B. & o. employee at Grafton, IA
years in service of that company, lost
bis POSITION because, in obedience to
the wishes of his constituents, as a
member of the borough councl |, be
voted to give the Wabash the franchise
to 90 through the town of Grafton.
Some time ago a member Of Pittsburg
council who voted to allow the Wa
bash franchise in that city was wait
ed upon by an official of one of the
old railroads and his railroad pass de-
manded. "All right" said the coun-
Gilman, "you can have the pass. I
never knew before why you had CIV
en- me a pass. l know now" He
found out that the company, by CIV
ing him a pass, expected him to vote
for the company as against the inter-
ests of his constituents.
In a recent speech on the tax ques-
ton Hon. VIM. P. Hubbard, Of Wheel
ing, said: In 1900 there were in
West Virginia 249, $40 males Of voting
age; 209,802 were assessed with capt.
tation taxes, and only l57,O55 paid
those taxes, 9O,815 who had not paid
their poll taxes; might have voted and
81 ,977 of such actually did vote.
Everybody knows that almost all of
these could pay if they would and
that their poll taxes would be paid if
otherwise they could not vote. In
this way more than $4,000 which be-
longs to the school fund Of the State
is lost to it every year and the little
children Of the State are defra uded to
that extent The tax commission pro-
poses to collect these taxes by amend
ing the Constitution so that the pay
ment of taxes is prerequisite for vot-
ing.
William Yost, aged about 30 years,
near Berkeley Springs, died Sunday
morning as the result OF injgries re-
ceived while attempting to stop free
fight between William R. and H. A.
Michael and several other men in
front of the Berkeley Springs Bank
Saturday evening William R Mich
ael is in jail charged with his death
The two Michael boys and a couple
other men were fighting among them
selves when Yost, who was acquainted
with several of the party, came along
and attempted to quiet them. He
was struck by one of the crowd, said
to be William R Michael, and knock
ed down. His head struck against
stone, makinga deep cash and causing
conclusion of the brain. He was pick
ed up unconscious and removed to a
physician s Office and later to his home,
where he died Sunday without regain
ing consciousness. 1t is said the other
participants in the fight will be arrest
ed