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FOREIGN.

The Cuban House passed the bin
prohibiting religious professions in the
streets. Il
An attempt to explode q mine by a
countercharge in Portsmouth Harbor,
England, resulted in thu sinking or
two British launches and the death OF
two sailors. 81
The Panaman contentious in matters
affecting the United States were laid
before Secretary Taft at a conference
in Panama. -
Robert Chapman, a young American,
a SPECIAL cable Dispatch stated, at
tempted suicide at a London hotel by
leaping down q staircase well, sus-
tanning serious injuries. ..
A special cable dispatch from Seoul
said Japan las sent workmen to the
island OF Quelpart, 4 dependency OF
Korea, to make Notifications.
Russia has agreed in principle to
Mr.. Hays proposal for an arbitration
treaty between America and herself
A case supposed to be Of yellow fe-
yer was discovered on q French school,
ship at Havana from Martinique.
The Mayor of Moscow, Prince Galit1
gin, intends to call q meeting of the
Mayors of all Russian cities to discuss
reforms in municipal government. The
plan grew out of the zenstOv leaders:
meeting.
Russia's Interior Minister forbade
the arrest Of editors for articles in
newspapers.
The Shah of Persia, q special cable
despatch from st. Petersburg stated,
is sending an important diplomatic
mission to Russia III view CT the Brit
i.h commercial expeditions to Persia.
James Wallace. confidential secre-
t9ry of James Breitung, of Marquette,
Mich, was arrested in Liverpool, Eng,
charged with Incorporating stock
certificates valued at about $4,000.
Prince Mirsky presented the memoir
ial Of the Zemstvos to Emperor Mich
elias.
Three fast yachts have met the Bal
tic fleet at Port Said and are preceding
Admiral Foeikersam to- look out fol
reefs in the Gulf OF 'Suez.
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as more sacred the anniversary Of
Christ's baptism. as the date or which
His ministry began. The institution
OF the festival Of Christmas is attrib-
uted to the Emperor Commodus. and
it was not until a. D. $50 that Eastern
churches generally adopted it.
"Christ's Mass'-from which "Christ-
mas is derived was in earlier times
celebrated at the New Year January
81 by Eastern Christians. Julius l..
Bishop Of Rome, fixed the date We now
celebrate as ghslstmas.
Christmassi 10 not 4therefore, the ex-
act a~nnivepafys ofssthe nativity. that
date being rnknoTn. 1t is a day set
apart TO ceIebfatRkthe event, much as
we set apaft ThSSnksgiving as Il day
OF gratitude nnd eaFing thanks for the
bountiful gffsj d She earth.
All Chris tianp ma lions observe Christ
mas. It isSa SEsejlsnigh universal hol-
Soms&6e4SK keep it in spirit;
there are few WHO DO not keep it in the
letter. Tire Elys teries begin weeks
prior to it's co ming 1--WE plan the Christ
mas surpriaa /: vEa etice self-deniai to
swell our ChiffstUaS fund. or give Jul
line to thesi habiuag of gifts. that we
nay fifty ceie bfax& its annual return.
There is S0r ne{if{n g about the season
hat inclinezs the q cart to generosity.
want torn nkkae others happy. We
prudenE Vk1a&t a limit to u eX-
'enditures ami k&deGl. are thus far and
IOt a dollar4 SFfrH But 1.-The loving
nd giving's*W 39f 81, ows apace. We are
empted; t16fS SSAEe so many lovely
hings in tiIey4 jb6kes, so many expedi-
nts to wilesf1S btash u; from Jul purses.
ust as lorsS& 3sskkf keep u motives
ure and hf4l$ and d ont let them de-
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the life Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, for it was first occupied
when this great religious organization
came into being in the State of Mary
land. The one who first diScoursed
from it was the famous Robert Straw
bridge. who has been credited with be-
ing the organizer OF the church re-
ferred to, for when he preached the
doctrine Of John Wesley III the little
Maryland farmhouse he used the pull
pit which had been made for this oc-
casion. A narrow strip Of board
fastened to the pulpit pillars formed
the reading desk on which vas spread
the Bible. from which came his inspira-
ton. The memorable ern,on was
preached to a little band Of about
twenty people, bit such was it's eff
feet that then and there was created
the nucleus of q religious body which
was destined TO become one OF the
most powerful in the world.
1t is indeed n crude aIair-the
Straw5ridge pulpit. as it is termed
but It has had q most interesting his
tory. For 4 quarter of 4 century 1t was
utilized by many ministers and carried
from place to place in Maryland where
services were held. Among those who
occupied it was the famous Bishop
Ashbury. another pioneer OF Ameri-
can Methodism. The little pulpit was
taken to the dwelling OF John Evans,
where it was first utilized, and stored
away to be forgotten for nearly a half
century. A few years. ago it was ac-
cidentalIy discovered by a clergyman
who was visiting In the Western part
Of Maryland and VINO was familiar
with its history. He carried = to Bal
timore, where it was given the place OF
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honor among a number Of other relics
Of the church, including the first por-
trait ever made Of Bishop Asbury and
the saddle bags in which were stored
the Bishops Bible and his food when
he went from place to place preach
ing the doctrine of his denomination.
When the great fire occurred which
laid so much of Baltimore in ruins the
building containing these precious me-
mentos was destroyed. Two Metho-
dist ciergymen, however, endeavored
to rescue them, and even while the
structure was on fire, bravely entered
the building and carried the relics to
a place of safety. trundling them. away
N a wheel-barroW. |
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BATTLE IN STREET
Two Men Killed and a Third Wound.
ed at Carbonate, Pa,
CLIMAX OF WAR ON GANG

Hetter Element in Ttaliau Colony Organ
ize to Drive Out Lawless M~en-Shoot-
ing Follows Arrcst-Peliceman Obliged
to Hold His Prisoners Between Himself
and Desperadoes For Self-Protection
Scranton. Pa.-As i result Of the eff
forts Of the better class of Italians in
and around Carbonate to rid their
colony of the members Of the lawless
gang who have been committing many
outrages. a street battle occurred at
that place which was attended with
the loss Of one life and the serious in
jury of a second man.
At 8 o'clock at night Santo Carressi,
one Of the gang. was caught by 4 con-
stable levying tribute on one Of the
Italians of the colony. The constable
and three Of the Law and Order men
started to take Carressi to Jail.
Word was quickly passed TO Il
gangs headquarters in q nearby sa-
loon, and four Of them rushed out inc
opened fire on the constable and his
posse. The latter returned the fire.
When the attacking party, emptied
their revolvers they fed, leaving all
three of the c%onstable's escort lying in
the road with bullets in their bodies.
The constable protected himself Dy
holding his prisoners in front OF him.
Joseph Tolerico was shot through the
head and died in a few minutes. Frank
Ferressi was taken to the: Emergency
Hospital with 4 bullet in his breast,
near the heart. and another in. the ab-
domen. He died at Il o'clock at
night. The third victim received a
bullet in the arm. and after recover
ing from the shock was able. to walk
home.
The movement Of Italians OF the bet
fer class in and around Carbonate IS
designed to rid their colonies Of the
members Of the lawless gang which
for the last year, and particularly TOR
the last month, have been leyying
blackmail and furnishing those VINO
refuse to pay. ,
The first practical step to the end
was taken when q committee of the
new organization furnished the Edger-
ton Coal Company officials with the
names of four members Of the band,
and asked that they be discharged and
evicted. This was done. Two OF the
four left the colony. The. others Sc
cured quarters with persons who are
suspected of being fellow members OF
the gang.
1t is believed the gang is affiliated
with the Malta or some similar organ
ization, as part Of the tribute money
is sent to a headquarters in New
York, according to the statements
made by members OF the gang when
levying tribute.
Among the outrages recently perpe-
trated was the knitting of four men
who refused to pay the tribute. In
each instance the victim was called
out Of his house late at night and
slashed across. the face. Arrests haye
been made from time to time by the
Carbonate police, but in every case
the persons who privs tely gave the in
formation which led to the arrests
could not be induced to testify in pub
lie.
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have a selfish Christmas, but let your
Christmas giving and your Christmas
cheer radiate from your home to bless
the poor, the lonely. the unfortunate.
Make up your mind to do something
toward making some outsider have a
merry Christmas, and the act will
prove 4 benson upon your own.
Last year 4 kind-hearted woman in
vited to her Christmas table 4 man
who called to see her husband on
Christmas morning. He was poor,
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THE MADONNA WITH THE DIADEM.
Raphael Italiam Born 1883: Died 1920.

|und it expedlent to engraft upon the
" faith some of the customs and
'~sctices Of the old. Thus, long before
e Christian era "the babe in the man
was a symbol of the birth of the
W year. and was part of the Satur-
Tia, or festival Of Saturn. the mad
stand most riotiously merry of pa
u feastS. The decorations of u
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WIDOW MURDERED IN ALBANY.
Old State Treasury Employe Accused
of Shooting Her.

Albany. y. Y.-Joseph F. White. for
ten years orderly in the State Treas
urer's Office, is under arrest here
charged with killing Mrs. Josephine
Russell. a widow. Jealousy is said TO
have been the cause.
White is siXty;7ive years Old. and a.
widower. His home before he en-
tered the Treasury Department was
in Binghamton.: where he9Was ut n
time a member Of the police force.
He had just been released from n
hospital. Mrs. Russell was thirty-hve
years old, and White formerly boarded
with her. Early in the morning he ap-
peared at a milk depot where Mrs.
Russell traded and spent the day until
4.3O O'Clock. apparently waiting for
her 10 appear. When she came in the
police say he shot her in the neck.
Three more shots were fired into her
body.
White made no attempt to escape.
and when arrested denied committing
the crime.
Mrs. Russell. who was unconscious,
was taken to the hospital, where'she
died.
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Sporting Brevities.

Chicago warts the amateur billiard
tourney.
Lou Dillon failed to beat c:0lA at
Memphis, Tenn.
Jockey Fuller paid Archie thinner
$4,000 for his release.
Harvard defeated Yale at football
by 4 score of - 10 O..
Mary Glenn, 4 100 to 1 shot, won the
opening race at the Washington meet
ing.
The Yosemite Club. Of Frisco. Is
trying to match Jimmy Britt and Billy
Gardner for next months chow.
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MINOR EvEHTS0F THE Week
WASHINGTON. TxTsnfzH

The War Department has accepted
the resignation Of Major Walter s..
Alexander. Artillery Corps, stationed
at San Francisco. ~ i
Another arbitration treaty was signed
at the State Department, the high con-
tracing parties being the United
States and the Kingdom of Portugal !,
The Merchant Marine Commissions
heard testimony from Secretary Nor
ton and o number of naval officers,
who spoke of the value Of the mer-
chant marine rs an auxiliary to- the
navy in time of war;
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A FAMOUS Old PULPIT,
First Used by Robert Strawbridge
In a MARYLAND Farmhouse.

One of the newly-elected Bishops Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
the United States recently preached
from q pulpit which is perhaps the
most notable in America. It's length of
service comprises as mary years as
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America to Be Represented.

The British and Russian govern
ments invited the United States to
appoint a high ranking naval officer
as 4 member of the court of inquiry!
which is to investigate the attack OH
British fishermen by the Russian Bal
tic det,
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Shot hy Stranger.

Colonel j. Francesca Chaves. long
leading citizen of. New Mexico. was
shot dead by an unknown person as
he sat by a window in his home in
PinaS Wells.
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The Merry Days.

KIES NIFTY O1y5s
Hang the holly berries
Let the red flames glow;
Cheeks as red as cherries
Wa born on Christmas Day
Meath the m'stletoe!
Outside voices on the air:
christmas comes but once D year."
Steeple bells bringing
Over merry throngs.
And the fiddle singing
All the old-time songst
And outside voices on the air:
"Chrlstmas comes but once a year."
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Killed nv Auto.

James Donohue. of Providence. L. l..
was instantly killed by being thrown
from an automobile. his neck being
broken. A companion escaped uuin'
jured.
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Submarines at Cronstadt.

The two Lake submarine boats pur-
chased by Russia through q New York
shipping house have arrived at Cron-
stadt. and will be shipped to Fladivo-
stock by rail.
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Russia Accepts Our Terms,

Russia has accepted the invitation of
the United States to conclude an ar
. bitration treaty on the lines of the re-
cent American-French agreement.
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E% X X X Il II X y =
y X X X \. :. =. K
CHRISTMAS:
Origin, It's Spl
X x x X * X = z Z K :
= x X x X K K x =
CHRISTMAS is such q I

kxYxxHRISTMAS is such a t
- Ky oughly established insl
8 ton, so integral a parl,
our yearly program tina
Bexx@3 really don't think the Z
Fly of dispensing with it ever
I'D to me until A. H. Us lit
b. 1.-THE False Calendar" came
y. and-I
Fell to thinking how 'twould be
Ii such a thing were true"
Christmas were wiped off the c
r.. Surely, winter would seem
|. cold, cruel season without the 8
that opens our hearts. 0
les and our purses, and possesses
the spirit Of loving and givir
kindly thought of others.
x Christmas season IS 4 curio
of Christian and pag;
monials. When Christianity W
ing slow Roadway against pol
M, the early fathers of the chur,
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Another Feud Started.

The Hatfelds, of West Virginia feud
fame, began war with the Dufys. One
on each side has been killed.
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CiTMAS BELLS
J1l,a 4 Williams

Jana 4 William.
s,-s.na, BELLS. une our as - O. Christina, bells. ring oN the SAVIOR bren-'
y BELLS toy bels-th. sxeehto,d. Sweet bells. glad bells. this day to all the earth.
3nu:I the King has come That all Ito HIM. their sotou, King
Ginning bells. be y. not dn @. SILVER bells. may incense bring
bsace N earth. good will to Who welcome Him. with Hin shall rasH.i
y il again. and yet asmn' Tell it again and yet again.
BELLS O. Christmas bell.
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CRIMEAN VETERAN WHO LEADS THE
18th REGIMENT ACTION.
Golfers Weekly.

The dogs Of Constantinople, in sew
eral parts of the city. are now daily
being fed by the Turkish Government.
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There are at present over 1000
towns in Spain lighted By electricity.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06
WILLIAMS PRAYED.

The negro has spent the last day or
two in almost constant prayer aud the
singing of hymns. Last night his
voice could be heard half a block
from the Jail as he prayed and sang.
Herealizes his position. and although
still maintaining his innocence, he is
on the verge of collapse
When arraigned at the opening of
coart he answered mot guilty in
low. hnsky voice aud was compelled
60 answer twice before his words
could he understood.
There was not much evidence to in
Groduce in defense of the negro. his
attorney continuing himself to the
reasonable doubt clause" in the. IN
dictment.
Il DEVELOPED in tine trial that the
negro really had been taken before the
girl after the outrage. and that she
then stated that he was not the mau,
and that his captors had given him the
note, now innpossession of City Clerk
Letter. of Martinsburg. however. that
had no effect upon the case when
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06
Mr.. WALKER NOMINATED
Named BY Acclamation BY Demo-
Gratis at Grafton.
MEETING VERY HARMONIOUS
Msriirsbug Man Shrs the Convention 10
High Pitch Of Enthusiasm BY an


Grafton, " Va, Aug. 2.-Oal.
Stuart w Walker. Of Martinsburg.
was nominated here today as the dem
ocratic candidate for congress in the
Second district in a convention whose
chief characteristics were enthusiasm
and harmony, The nomination Of the
man from Martinsburg was made with
out the formality OF a roll call OF the
delegates, the convention paving him
the high compliment of naming him
by acclammation and without dis
sentine vote.
Mr.. Walker was nominated in brief
but effective speech, which elected
the applause of the convention. The
motion was then made that the con
vention declare Mr.. Walker the nomi-
nee bv unanimous vote, and it went
through with whirl.
A committee then escorted the nomi-
nee TO the platform. His appearances
was the signal for tremendous out.
burst of enthusiasm, which lasted for
several minutes, and which compelled
him to bow his acknowledgment again
and again.
Mr.. Walker made an eloquent speech,
in which be thanked the convention
for the honor of naming him as tile
standard bearer in the Second dis
trict. He spoke hopefully Of the pros
poets for success at the polls in No
vemher, and declared his intention OF
making = campaign which would leave
no cause for regret after Il o ballots
had been counted in the fall He APP
pealed to the convention for a united
and cordial support in the approach
Ing fight. and pomised, in the event OF
his election. he would earnestly Al d
sorupulouslv discharge the duties of
the office to the best interest OF the
whole people OF the Second district
aud the country. His speech set the
crowd wild and evoked enthusiastic
cheering. which wss prolonged after
he concluded,
Mr. Il. b. Talbot, of Randolph
county, was chairman of the conven-
tion. The meeting was attended by
many leading democrats from different
sections of the state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06

ing that the work Of buildingA modern
brick residence on the site OF Il q
burnec structure would be commenced
as soon as the insuraDce was adjusted.
Ms, WestaIl' = plans could not 10
learned. Is she resides il Brunswick.
but il lie thonght that her property Will
be repaired at once.
The damage to the Muth property
and the building of thu tailoring com
pany was repaired immediately
FIREMAN HURT.
During the prngress Of the blage
Fireman Charles Smith and Eutx
Fellers. both members OF the hook and
ladder company. were struck hy fall
ing bricks from the chimney Of the
Spillman property and painfully in
jured Thev were ia the rear Of thA
building when the chimney COLLAPSED.
Smith was struck on the back. while
Fellers was hart about the face and
leg,
Neither man was seriously injured,
and both pluckily kept on working at
the FIRE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06
GO TO pARkERSBURG
gainst Dawsea's wishes, the RepsbIi-
can Hsadaaasssrs WIN be Moved.


4 can Hesdqaasssrs wiI be Moved.
dispatch from Charleston saws
that the republican state central COM
mittee met there Thursday with all
members except ppe present. Hon.
Elliott Northcntt, of Huntington,
assistant district attorney for the
southern district of West Virginia,
was unanimously selected chairman
of the committee.
1t was the decision to establish the
headquarters at Parkersburg The
argument used to overcome the sx-
pressed wish of Mr.. ". M. @. Daw-
SON that it be established in Charles
tou was that the local republican
situation made il inadvisabie The
large detection in republican ranks in
tie country makes the leaders 10th to
bring visitors from all over the state
to Charleston to hear tthe complaint
and kicking OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
faction In Kanawha county
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06
DOyENOR SANGUlNE.
sAxs rAAr wGsT vaaeasiA WILL
EASILY GO REepaLucAa.
Does Nss vhink That Henry G. Davi,
Can swiaw the state Away
From Res.evels

A special dispatch from WASHINGTON
SAYS
Representative Dovener. one Of the
most prominent members of the re.
publican delegation in congress from
West Virginia. declared that in bis
opinion the republicans would carry
West Virginia. and that large ma
iority would be- rolled no for Roose-
welt aud Fairbanks
He did not regard the selection OF
Henry @. Davis as the vice presiden-
tisl candidate of the democrats as a
factor of strength so far as il affected
the votes OF West v;rginians. That
state, he said, is protective tariff
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06
ROBBED OF $40 IN MONEY (.
ITALIAH RELaEvED or rsaas
AMOUNT BY Three FrrEs o.
Robbery Occurred IN the Coanty sd
ths 0ncers are on she Trail nens
.appers Case Tried.

An Italian giving his name AS Do
minico Fragomeni appeared at the Of
fee OF Justice Snyder last Thursday
and had warrants sworn out for the
arrest OF Italico Nicoletto, Nicola Con.
covia and Fazalario Nicola for the
theft OF 30, He stated that he had
been travelling with the other Italians
and wheii they parted Wednesday tn
the southern part Of this county, the
three going to Charles Town and be-
coming to this city. that the money
had been stolen.
All OF the men had been working on
construction work In the western purt
OF the state, and were coming east to
get other employment. Fragment
stated that all of the money was in
bills, two ten dollar and four five dol
lar notes. The justice has notified
the authorities at Charles Town TO look
out for the men, but as yet nothing
has been heard from them. &.
NON SUPPORT CASE.
W. J. Cox. y resident of this city
who is working at KeArneysvilie. WAS
arraigned before Jrstice Synder FRI
day morning ON the.charge Of the nom
support of his family. The case &C.
cupied the greater part Of the day, ~
there was . number of witnesses to
give evidence. The prosecution WAS
represented by W. @. Kilmer and the
defense By H. III. Emmert. The evi
dence was of such nature that he
was found guilty, and the justice re-
qnired bond of $40" to support the
family or the alternative OF 30 DAYS in
the county jail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-06

CONGRESSMAN nONENOke
sfa'e. and Judge Parker il low tariff
man. West Virginia he continued.
is a single gold standard state, while
Judge Parker had twice voted for
BRYAN on the Chicago and Kansas CITY
silver platforms. Mr.. Dovener de-
cIared that, Notwithstanding the teIe-
gram which Judge Parker sent to the
st. Louis convention expressing his
belief that the gold standard had been
firmly and irrevocably established. the
people Of West Virginia generally are
not willing for the sake OF voting for
a favor te son TO intrust he reins OF
national government to party which
favored tariff reduction and which was
not united on the money question.