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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-07

cessful in the history of the organiza-
ton. Great crowds were at the
stations to welcome the incoming
fire boys and their bands and delega.
tious, andsa right hearty welcome it
was that each company received. OF
course, the official committee was
there to extend the formal courtesy
expected, but it was the welcome that
was extended bv the citizen along the
street that showed the temper of the
town and put the strangers immedi-
ately at their ease aud on terms Of
fellowship with everything in sight.
Down the streets came the firsmen,
headed By their bands, their uniforms
adding to the already bewildering
touches of color along the route and
throughout the business district.
Each company was taken in charge by
the reception committee and assigned
to the quarters prepared. About the
middle of the forenoon the streets in
the business section, as well as in
other parts of the citv, were alive
with the uniforms of the strangers
and bubbling over with the spirits
OF the good-humored, pushing, jostl-
ing crowd.
CENTER OF INTEREST.
OF course, interest for the day cen
tered in the parade in the afternoon,
For hours the vast crowd had wander
ed about the city In its search for
amusement. 1t had visited friends,
iostled and pushed, patronized the
fakirs and various refreshment stands
in wild and strenuous effort to dis
sipate its available funds to the profit
of others and the amusement land en-
tertainment Of itself. But that was
all side incident and only preiimi-
nary to the chief event of the dav.
The parade was the thing-and, like
the baby in the soap advertisement,
the crowd refused to be downright
and genuinely happy until it got what
it wanted.
Shortly after noon the different
companies, bands and drum corps be-
gan to assemble on West King and ad.
jacent streets. Then, OF course, the
crowd went thither, attracted by the
brazen notes of the trumpet and the
sheen OF the uniforms. At this point
Chief Marshal John e. Boyd got the
affair well In hand. with the assist
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SECOND DAY PROVES A HUMMER

King and facing north.
Fourth division, under Marshall
Burkhart, formed on Maple avepne.
north OF King and facing south.
Fifth division, under Marshall
Miller, formed on Maple avenue,
south of King facing North.
Sixth division formed on South
Maple avenue.
Finally, after the usual delay In
getting the columns in their proper
position, the big parade, with its hum
dreds OF uniformed tiremen and it's
bands ami drum corpse, started east
on King street, and poked its nose in,
to the heart OF the downtown district
throughout the dense throng in the
public square, The crowd had borne
the wait of the morning hours, and
the additional delav in getting the
columns under way, with all the good
humor imaginable. and a mighty
cheer went mp as the leading band
struck up martial and inspiring
strain and squared away for the
stretch of about four miles before
them.
Company after company swung in
to line behind the leading band, and
division after division took up the
march as the end Of the preceding one
CAPPED it's welcome, until the whole
great column moved its serpentine
length over the route assigned.
THE PARDE.
The six divisions Of the parade
formed in this manner;
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Treasurer Of the Cumberland Valley voinntesr
Fircmen's Association.
or splendilly -burnished piece Of APP
paratus passed along. The entire line
OF march was ablaze with the national
coIors. and the combined effect Of the
people. the marching tiremen and tho
decorations, with the mellow CLINT Of
the sun over all, was Inspiring Ii the
extreme
NOTES OF THE DAT
The Martinsburg hoys were early
astir, every uniformi ia the company
being donned Tho committees began
their duties promptly, and took charge
Of the visiting organizations o. they
arrived.
The Waynesboro Mechanics COM
pany brought particularly handsome
ladder wagon. 1t was the subject Of
much comment Of complimentary
mature,
Sarah Zane from Winchester showed
up last night on Queen street with 4
fine outfit. They had splendid team,
knew it and weren't afraid to let 9TH
ors know it too.
The weather could not have been
more perfect II IL had been to order
II the weather man wants ANYTHING
this fall he can hare L..
Mr. John Under. prominent shoe
manufacturer of Carlisle, sent q huge
box Of flowers to.Martinsburg for the
Cumberland company, from bis city.
The boys got the flowers--red and
white CARNATIONS upon their arrival,
and immediately each member OF tho
company donned pretty bouttonier,
and they decorated the well-burnish-
f.-~x:-s.l f~w~th
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Antietam dramscorps Hagerssown.
Nd.
Antietam fire conpsuy, HagerStown.
Good Will fire company. Chambers
burg. Pa.
City hand, Of Harrisburg, Pa.
Hope fire company, Harrisburg.
City band, Of Martinsburg, W. Va
fredericksburg, Pa., hook and lad.
der company.
Junior fire company, MartinsburU-
Martinsburz fire department.
The marching fIremen and bandmen
moved through streets lined with ia
terested thousands, who frequently
burst into applause az q particularly
fine. looking body Of men, good band
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Immense ThrOng Witnesses the Hose
Race TOday---JudgcS Award the
Prizes for the Parade.
PRIZES AWARDED

Best engine in parade
Cumberland fire Co.. Carlisle $25.
Best hose carriage in parade
Friendship fire Co., Winchester, Va, $685.
Largest company in parade, including band,
Friendship fire Co., Winchester Va. SO men, S35
Company making best general appearance in parade,
Junior hose and truck Co., of Chambersburg, $25.
Company coming longestdi stance,
Keyser fire Co., Keyser, w. Va, $25
In the finished this afternoon, the
Juniors Hagerstown the first prize Of $685. and the
find prize of $75 the Friendships of Winchester
In the association members, the first f
$50 hose company of Hagersown time 3S 9o
prize of 25 the Independent Junior
pany, of Hagerstown Time 80 seconds
In the ladder contest the Always There
of Waynesboro prize of 49, The Empire of
Carlisle was second got $50. Time 43 seconds.
In hook and ladder the first prize of $25
Always There of Waynesboro time AZ 58
seconds prize the Empire Of Carlisle
Pa; time as seconds
drill contest the Junior hose and truck Co.. Cham
bersburg, the prize, 500, making copper cent
engine the first prize of S75 went to the Cum
berland company Carlisle Pa and the second of
$50 to the Sarah Zane company of Winchester
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To the accompaniment Of blaring
horns, the fiutter of countless flags
and the plandits of a thronR of thous-
ands, the third snnual convention Of
the Cumberland Valley Firemen's as
ISOLATION began in Martinsburg Thurs
day morning. The day dawned with a
skv slightly overcast, as if the
elements were IN league with the
occasion and meant to prevent the
500 ardent rays of the sun from wilt
ing the enthusiasm of the vast crowd
that began to pour into the city from
every. direction, and in every conceiv-
able manner.
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an officer of the Association.
Train after train pulled into the
stations and discharged their swarm
ing crowds Of people, and drifted ont
of the way Of others equally as
heavily laden. Automobiles. carriages
and wagons brought their quotos to
swell the ever inci easing throng, and
hundreds from nearby points girdediup
their loins and stnrdily trndged the
roads TO the Mecca Of the hosts.
The firemen began to arrive while
the dav was still young, and through.
out the morning hours they poured
into the city by hundreds. Every
train that arrived brought one or more
companies Of the gallant and jovial
fire fighters, all in splendid shape and
all filed to the neck with the spirit Of
comradship and a determination to
help make the meeting the most sue
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FIRST DIVISION.


Chief Marshal John W. Boyd ard
aides.
Conarey Concert band. MartinsburR.
Mavor Evans, members of thescify
council aud CITY officers in carriages.
General committee in carriages.
Officers Cumberland Valley Fire
mems association 10 carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal w. B. Colston and aides.
Wayne band. of waynesboro. PA.
Always There hook and ladder COM
pany. waynesboro.
Relief fire company. Front Royal,
Va.
Hacerstown City band.
First hose company. Hagerstown,
Nd.
Rouss hook aud ladder company.
Winchester. Va.
City hand, of Carlisle. Pa.
Cumberland hose company, Carlisle.
THIRD DIVISION
Marshal s. N. Myers and aides.
Citv band, OF Kevser, W. Va.
Rescue fire company, Ksyser.
Vigilant reel and hose company.
Keyser.
City band. of ChambarsburG, RI,
Junior hose and truck company.
Chambersburg.
Independents hose company. Freder-
ick, Md.
Charles Rouss baud, Winchester.
Va.
Charles Rouss fro COMPANY, VIM
chester.
Waynesboro drum CORPS.
Mechanics fire company, waynes-
boro. Pa.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal r. q. Bnrkhart and aides.
City band, Greencastle. Pa.
Western Enterprise fire company,
No. 4, Hagerstown, Nd.
Sarah Zane drum corps, Winchester,
Sarah Zane fire company, Winches-
ter.
Shepherdstown drum corps.
City fire company, Shepherdstown,
lw. Va.
CITY band, Shippensburg, Pa.
Cumberland hose. company. Ship
pensburg.
vigilant hose company, Shippens.
burg,
South End drum corps, Winchester
South End hose company, Winches-
ter.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Marshal O. A. Miller and aides.
City band, Cumberland, Md.
Pioneer hose company. Cumberland
Cumberland hose company, No. i.
Cumberland.
Friendship Cornet band, winchss-
ter. Va.
Friendship fire company. winches-
ter.
Mercersburg Cornet band, MERGERS
burg, Pa.
Empire hook and ladder company.
Carlisle, Pa.
franklin drum corps, Chambersbnrn
Pa.
Franklin Ore company, Chambers.
burg.
Boonesboro : Cornet band, Boonss-
boro, Nd.
Independent Junior fire company.
Hagerstown, Nd.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Marshall A. M. Gilbert and aides.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
DANISH VISITOR
SIRENS VICTIM
Took Stroll and Discovered His Loss
After the Thief Had Made
Her Escape.

Much wiser and $3.50 poorer, L. Loria,
a prominent Danish Visitor, left WASH
ington last evening TO so TO Pittsburg,
after an all-too-brief romantic expe-
rience.
Loria was stopping at the Arlington
Hotel. He went on a stroll near Frank
lin Square Saturday night, and met a
woman who robbed him. He reported
the matter to the police, but so far the
sleuths from the Genital Office, who
were sent out to look up the woman,
are unable TO find any trace of her
On Saturday evening Loria attended
a dinner given at the home Of a promi-
nent local business man. He left the
house about 10 o'clock. and as this was
his first visit to the Capital of the Ma
ton he decided to take in the sights.
AT Fourteenth and Streets he noticed
the woman walking along Franklin
Park just as aimlessly as himself. It
was easy for them to strike up an ac-
quaintance. The woman suggested a
stroll Loria consented. His new1v-
made acquaintance talked fuently in
English, French. ana German I.oria
was a trifie shy on the first named
out was in lis element when the con-
Versation dropped into German. he was
surprised to find tat he woman had
traVele1 abrsad, and was vel educated.
After ne left the woman Loria discov-
cred she had removed from a belt
around ais waist four 500 bills, as many
go certificates and two $50 notes. He
turned in his tracks after making the
discovery and walked long ways in
the direction in which the woman nae
gone, bat was unable to find her.
Finally, in despair, he Appealed 20 the
police Two detectives were Immediately
detailed on the case. but they could not
ind any woman answering 10 the de-
scriptiOn furnished py the foreigner. L
IS believed that the woman, as wei as
Lorna, was a stranger in the city and
left after the robbery
Mr. Lorla came 70 America with six
other foreigners 20 attend the St. Louis
Fair, and 10 further the interests OF an
educational institution in Denmark.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
PROPOSALS.


OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS
-. G.. Washington, May p 1885,
SEALED PROPOSALS Will be received
az this Office until y O'CLOCK M, JUNE
y, 1908, for constructing a portion OF the
Low Area Trunk Sewer in the Tdstrict
OF Columbia. Specifications anC blank
forms Of proposals .aay be obtained at
this Office. HENRY H. F. MACFAR-
LAND, HENRY l.. WEST. JOHN BID
DIE. Commissioners ID. c. ny23-Gt
UNITED STATES SENATE. Washing
ton, y. C.-Sealed proposals Tor the fol-
lowing fuel for the United States Senate
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1895
will be received at the Office of the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the United States
senate until y O'CLOCK NOON on the
sth DAY OF JUNE, 1904, and at that
hour opened. In the presence Of those
bidders VINO elect TO be present viz.
-Four thousand. five hundred tons. more
or less, OF best, extra hard white ash
anthracite coal. large furnace size
screened and free from all impurities
also twenty-five tons. more or less, Of
same coal, stove size; also ten tons
more OF less. OF best crushed coke: also
two hundred and twenty-five cords, more
or less. OF best split pine wood iu four
foot lengths, also sixty cords more or
less, OF best hickory wood sixteen-inch
lengths. sawed instead or chopped and
free from knots, and split TO medium
size; all coal and coke TO be furnished
to weigh 2.z40 pounds to the ton: all
wood 20 DE furnished TO measure rs
cublC IeCt To the cord. all coal. coke
and wood TO be stored In the vaults
or the Senate wing Of the Capitol (Which
are open 10 the inspection OF biddersl
and all to be delivered and stored at
such times and Ia such quantities as
may be ordered by the undersigned The
wood viii be inspected at the Senate
wing Of the Capitol. and whatever fails
10 comply strictly with the specihca-
lions will be culled out and rejected.
The wood will then be Kicked and
measured: then stored Each bid must
be accompanied by a certified check OF
the bidder for 800. payable TO the Ffnan-
cial Clerk of the Senate, to be forfeited
20 the United States upon the failure
or refusal Of the bidder to enter into
any contract awarded TO him: checks TO
be returned 10 bidders whose bids are
not accepted Immediately, and 10 bid
ders whose bids are accepted upon exc
cution by each of them of contract and
necessary bond in accordance with these
specifications. Fuel furnished the Sem
ate during the fiscal year ending June
80 1893. VIII be inspected and weighed
or measured by an employee Of the Sen
ate. 10 be designated by the Sergeant-at-
Arms OF the Senate, and for this inspec-
ton no charge will be made to the con-
tractor. The right is reserved TO re-
Ject any or all proposals for any of the
above items Bids should he indOrsed
Proposals for Fuel" and addressed to
the Sergeant-at-A OF the United
States Senate. ID. NJ. RAESDELL. Ser
geant-at-Arms, L. S. Senate.
myl6.25, JED
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
To Persons
Going Abroad

This company will take entire
charge of property, real or personal,
acting as agent for the owner to
whatever extent reqired.
1t will collect interest, dividends,
coupons, or income of any sort, and
remit on collection to any poinT
abroad, or will retain the proceeds,
allowing interest thereon, and re-
hitting definite sums at regular
periods or as advised.
In your absence it will pay all
your regular fixed demands, includ-
ing charities, and make any other
payments as directed. Letters of
credit provided.
Rents safes inside burglar-proof
vaults.
Securities, jewelry, silverware.
and valuableS of all kinds in own
er's package, trunk or case taken on
deposit at moderate cost.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
NUMEROUS GAINS
IN RAILROAD LIST
Even Coalers Higher, De-
spite Threats.
FRACTIONS SCORE ADVANCE
Bond Market More Active With
Strengthening Prices and Good De-
mand-Sentiment Cheerful.
FRACTIONS SCORE ADVANCE

NEW YORK. May 23.-The stock mar
kot opened stronger. with Brooklyn
Rapid Transit the leader. 1t ran ~ =
in all Union Pacific scored maximum
gain Of g. Copper and Missouri Pacific
rose IS. The rest of the list varied from
unchanged 10 4 higher. There were no
declines in the active list.
The animation with which the market
closed Saturday was well sustained IN
the dealings. The speculative sentiment
also continued cheerful under the favor
able influence Of the unexpectedly good
character. of the bank statement Satw-
day. Trading still remained largely pro
fessional and subject TO the stimulus Of
pool operations. There were numerous
advances of stout fractions in the rail-
way list
Anthracite issues were higher. in spite
of reports from Washington that the At
torney General contemplated instituting
a suit against the so-caIed coal COM
binat!osf az an early date. Pennsylvania
advanced only moderately, but was
strong under support OF the covering of
shorts. Brooklyn Rapid Transit advanced
over ! per cont. and Metropolitan street
Railway and Manhattan Railway were
only q iittie inferior In strength ANAL
gama1ed Copper was active and higher.
United States steel preferred ruled firm.
American Smelling rose ] per cent Cen
e7ai Electric opened mp IL per cent.
The market at the end OF the first hour
generally held n strong tone, n0tWtn-
standing a. few reactions. The Govern
ment bonds We're unchangeQ. other Dohds
firmer. While the active stock list was
more OF less OversOid this morning. ana
the importance of the rally was some
what beiittled ia consequence, IL Is GER
tain that the bond market is more ac-
tive with strengthening prices and a
good demand, and IL has bad great
deal OF influence on the stock nst-
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
PERFORMED" BURGLAR
BREAKS HIS NECK
Returns to Robbery After Twenty two
Years Of Honest Living, and Meets
With Fatal Mishap.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. May 23.-Louis
F. Schanner, machinist. was found
dead in an alley. and just above him the
window of Werts' grocery store was
open. By Schaffner's side was a Jimmy.
and an examination showed that gravel
was buried in his face and head. and
his neck was broken. lie had evidently
entered the store during the night. and
IN getting out Of the window had fallen
and broken his neck
Schafner had wife and two sons
-Four weeks ago his wife reproved him
for abusing the children. and he left
home, saying as he babe his wife good
by: You know this means n return 10
the old life"
Schaffner was a professional burglar
twenty-five years ago, and after many
robberies was appre hended and sent to
the peuitentiary. He served his time.
ard when released went 70 work at
trade and for twenty-five years had
lived an honest lie, the police often re-
feTring TO him rs a burglar who had
completely reformed.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
BOY GONE
TO Be BIG PLUNGER
Stole SaI in Cash and 5000 in Checks.
Wrote Letter Returning
the Latter.

NEW YORK, May 23-'1'm not sorry
stole, but 1 am sorry / can't turn the
cnecks into cash. When next you hear
Of me it Will be as the greatest plunger
of the century"
This was the message received by Man
ager John Wilson at the Postal Tele-
graph Building. at Thirtieth Street and
Broadway from Arthur Brown, lately
a messenger boy.
Last Thursday Brown was sent with
a message to Is West Thirty-third Street.
a millinery shop, and while alone in the
room picked up s2l IN cash and 5000 in
checks. Ills letter returning the checks.
from which letter an extract is given.
was handed TO the police, and they ex-
pect to arrest the boy at the track be-
ginning his career as plunger
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
BULLS ALMOST ROUTED
ON COTTON EXcHANG E

NEW YORK, May 23.-Anticipatins
the appearance Of F. 3. Hayne. the cot
ton operator Of New orleans. on the ex-
change, the cid crop options were nerv-
Gus and not mucn lower al the start. IN
contrast to heaviness in new crop
months under severe bear raid. which
forced October down 10 poiats Supple
menting the local pressure was a heavy
selling movement in the new crop deliv-
cries by New Orleans interests that al
most routed the bulls Eventually the
heaviness affected the oil crop months.
bat on the decline shorts ana spot houses
were liberal buyers Of August. Mr.
gayne came on the iOO- 1T 1918 but II
could not learned whethe~ or not his
appearance would haze 3uy actual mar
ket significance. Irices remained about
the same.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
Penn AND CORNELL
WAR OVER ROWING
Because Cornell Wouldn't Enter Ameri.
can Henley Penn May Substitute
Lafayette in Football.

The practical refusal of Cornell to row
In the American Regatta. when It was
their turn TO come TO Philadelphia for
the annual junior race. means the end Of
the junior regatta. which has existed
since 1893
IL was stated by a member Of the uni
versity rowing committee on Saturday
that Penn would not again row at
Ithaca, and there is even talk Of making
next years the last THANKSGIVING Day
football game with Cornell on account
OF the attitude Cornell has assumed
Lafayette would be quite as good q
game for Thanksgiving. and. there would
be mach more local interest. while that
contest would be free from the unpleas-
ant details which always surround the
meetings of Cornell and Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
TWELVE MONTHS ADDED
TO LONG JAIL SENTENCE

Arraigned in the Police Court today
on two additional charges Of larceny.
Mary Hansbury who IS already under
sentence to serve year in Jail. was
committed by Judge kimbail and given
another year She is the servant who
ls said 20 have stolen several hundred
dollars worth ~ jewelry. clothing. sil-
verware. and table linen from her cm-
ployers.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
NEWS AND GOSSIP
or STOCK MARKETS
WASHINGTON.

Washington Street Railway per
cent bonds almost monopOlized the bust
ness of the local exchange. although
dealing in them. did not develop until
after the cali Presumably they were
thrown upon the market by certain in
terests that are withdrawing from ac-
tive participation in financial matters,
but more were sold at less than a,
Saturdays bid price. At this figure
$4,000 were disposed Of $4,000 at 771s. and
81, 600 at IA During the can $500 lot
brought 77lk.
Metropolitan Railway fives do not Oft
en- figure in the list OF stock exchange
sales. Today $1,000 were sold at 11724
which was only u below Saturdays ask
= price.
Two hundred shares of LanstOn sold
at s, a fraction below Saturdays bad,
and the clOsings were "a bid and SIS
asked.
Mergenthaler was offered freely at
l75. but only ten shares were sold at that
figure. and another lot of them at 1145s
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
FIGHTING BOB" CALLS
At NAVY DEPARTMENT

Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who
has just returned 10 the United States
from the Asiati; station, came TO Wash
ington from New York yesterday and
called at the Navy Department this
morning.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Substituted States coupon BIS. 62oa
u.s..
771h
metropolitan Railroad SIS. 1,oooqu794,
.OOO01171. 2000n11I9t
Lanston lO0Qs. 19oHS.
Graphophone preferred. PAST
Atssr call-Unl0n Trust and Storage. .
GIoo.
Capital Traction 1N1zl3z.
Washington Street Railway As. l.0oOH
Il I.O00d77. i.O000T. 3.o000U, 1,o00nIl.
J. O9oG7T. 2.Oo1f77. I.0090I1A 5.o001Il. 3
O00a77 5oo0dU. 5.o000T7. 5.o00lt7T. 10000
77lk. 4.00oG77. 10oooQ1ls. 5o0m71A, 5o9e
MergenthaIer. 10Ql75. 1OGl747.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
CONSUL GENERAL FELL
FROM A STREET CAR

PrudeRcio de Murguiondo, consul gen
eraI OF Uruguay, fell off street car at
Fifteenth and II Streets northwest.
shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday even
ing. He was only slightly hurt and
shaken up, and proceeded on his way.
The Washington times., 1904-05-23
CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES
ON TELEGRAPH BUSINESS
Some Facts From Preliminary Report
Submitted by S. n. D. North,
Director.

s. y. d. North. Director Of the Cen
sus. today made a preliminary report on
the commercial telegraph systems or
the United States FOR the year ended
December 81, 1902 The report includes
only commercial telegraph companies
owned and operated within the United
States. which were In operation during
any portion Of the year. no statistics
being given for foreign telegraph COM
panies operating in this country. The
following figures are given: