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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
GAS FRANCHISE PASSED
New ST. Paul Measure Is Now Up to the
M avor

& Mayor Robert Smith is now the last
link in the passage of the st. Paul Gas
Light company's franchise. The ordinance
comforting a twenty-five year franchise
from Jan. /, 1S97.was approved by the ST.
Paul board Of aldermen last evening and
no one opposed the measure. The city
gains under the new measure per cent
gross earnings tax a 5 per cent gross
earnings tax on its electric business, a.
substantial extension of gas mains in all
directions and a reduction in the price Of
gas to 81 per thousand cubic feet in 1907.
There was hard fight for reversion
clause to take effect at the end Of the
franchise period, and a purchase clause.
but these failed. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
EPIPHANY MEETING
Diocesan Club of Minnesota VIII Hold q
-. Session at Hotel Nicotiet.

The Diocesan Club Of Minnesota will
hold the Epiphany tide meeting this even
banquet Rt. Rev Sheldon Nj. Griswold,
D. d.. bishop. of Salina, Kan, will be for
mally received. The report of the sec
rotary and treasurer will be read, anG
an annual election will be held. The club
membership is 155, with about 800 In the
TREASURY. ~ 81 *
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
HAD LITERARY TASTES
Charles RothschiId confesses Stealing
MANY Pens and Much PAPER.

Many Pens and Much Paper.
Charles Rothschild pleaded guilty to
petty larceny in police court this morn.
ing. He was charged with stealing several
gross Of steel pens and quantity of sta
tionery from a wholesale house.
In explanation, he said he was afflicted
with rheumatism and wanted to- raise
enough money to go to Hot Springs. He
thought at the time that he was justified
in committing the theft, but repented
after he was locked up. 81
He was sentenced to thirty days In the.
Morkhouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
Asks S3. 1000 for sIanjer.

Mary Vavara alleges that John Bayer
called her thief an da liar without cause
and upon this allegation has based claim
for s., 900 damages The case is on trial
before Judge Harrison
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
Silver Trophy Offered.

Chicago. Jan. 20-Samuel Nelson, presi-
dent of the Chicago Curling club has Of
fered a silver cup for a series Of contests
between his organization and the Mil
waukee Curling club.
The first of the contests will be played
next Saturday at Washington Park. The
conditions are for the best two out OF
three games of sixteen ends each.
The members of the winning club are to
play down with three sets of stones for
final possession of the trophy, eleven
points to constitute a game.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
CLOSE GAMES
IN B0NSPIEL
SEVERAL OF TO-DAY'S. CONTESTS
, DECIDED ON LAST END. 7;
Dunbar's Rink Continues It's Good
Work, Winning Six Games in Sue.
cession-Evan Rees and His ssKid''
Rink from st. Paul Make Fine
Showing.
THIS MORNINGS GAMES
Canadian. 500 Trophy. i

FIRST DRAW.
John. Mcleod, Flour City, beat w. H.
McDougal, Reston, Mans II TO 8. Il
w. H. LightneS, Nushka, beat S. F. Full
lerton, st. Paul, by default.
Ron Smith,, Duluth. beat H. F. Schem-
mel, Cambria, II to 8. X
Evan Rees,. st. Paul, beat r. J. Nc
Harvie Gl saata' i n e H. PIE =
Joseph Lemon, Gtanitess beat Joseph
Ripley, 500. y to10: ntst Nsi; 5a
H. S. Rockford Portage beat Dir. w.
D. Kelly, Nushka. by default. aaf
~. e. Meyers trophy. {. s H!
. FIRST DRAW. .si., .
w. r. Ferguson. 500. beat Wv. Lor-
inner, Flour City, - to IL. t:5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

The first round of the Canadian 500
event in the northwestern bonspieI
this morning was characterized by
several close games. One match re-
three others were decided ON the last
head. The protested, match between
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
Davis VIII Is Admitted,

The contest Of Bert Davis will, heard
before Judge of Probate Harvey yesterday
afternoon was disallowed and the hwill
established.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

Lorimer of the Flour City club and
Ferguson Of the 500 in the j.. e.
Meyers event, which was played over.
this morning, was close also, Fergu-
son winning by a score Of IL to II.
In this match the 500 skip duplicated
Ordway's feat of yesterday, winning
the match with his last stone, when
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

police concerning the activity of Du-
luth procurers in. Turing Minneapolis
girls away and their operations will be
stopped if possible. "
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
COUNTY COURT ADJOURNS.
BUSINESS OF The TERM CON-
GUIDED WEDNESDAY,.
Much Business Transacted by the Conn
missioners Before They Adjourned
Wednesday Evening.

The County court at Wednesdays
evening session ordered that proceed
ings be instituted under the law,
looking for the admission of 3 incur
ables, who are now confined at the
aims house, to the asylum for incur
ables.
In the matter Of the costs in felony
cases before magistrates in the county.
the court ordered that the clerk obtain
a statement of all the costs of those
cases on the dockets. showing name Of
felon and amount of costs from jan
uarv 1908 to the present: date. and also
to get statement of the constable
costs in the cases, which when certi-
fed to shall be Transmitted to the state
auditor for refunding to the county
They also ordered that the clerk rend-
er statement of all the clothing
supplied to felons in the jail, which
will be sent to the auditor for refund.
ing to the county.
In the matter of Improvement of and
the Strengthening of the Shoppert road
near it's intersection with the Eagle
school house road, the court ordered
that upon p e. Strine making a sat
isfactory deed for the same, that an
order be drawn for the amount agreed
upon, $50.
In the matter of petition of 8. s.
Feiker and 90 Others for change in
the Orchard road by placing il OH
higher ground at point one-fourth
mile west of tie grade road, and the
erection of q bridge. the court ordered
that Road Superintendent J. w. Stuc.
kew make the changes asked for in
consideration Of the agreement be-
tween the court and the petitioners.
In the matter of the petition Of M.
K. Butts and G. w. Cromwell, asking
for county road from Locust Grove
school house to the road leading from
Jones Spring to Baxter, distance of
i04 rods, the petitioners having agreed
to furnish the right of-way without
cost to the county, the read superint-
endant was ordered to open the road.
The members of the county court,
acting as a committee, after taking
an inventory of the personal property
at the aims house and county farm
filed their report with the clerk.
A number of erroneous assessments
were corrected by the court. The
court then adjourned for the term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
HON. A.G. DAYTOA'S v|b
Statement Concerning the Result
Of Washington Conference.
VICTORY FOR NEITHER SIDE
Was the Outcome Of Spirit Of Fairness
and Concession, and Means Victory
for the Party.

Representative DAYTON, in an auth
orized interview. speaking of the
recent tax committee conference said
"The conference here at Washing
ton was imbued with the one patriot
10 idea Of proving that reuublicaus
could honestly and sincerely disagree
about matters and yet could be true
10 the interests of the state and the
party and secure the neace, harmony
and prosperity Of both. Il was en-
tirely harmonious it was conducted
on broad lines and 1t was successful.
The matters involved have always
been the most vexations that have
ever confronted the government. The
conference agreement. II adopted by
the Legislature, will accomplish, it Ia
believed, mnch good and will remove
the discord aud strife from our party
LET all candidates stand fairly on
their merits and let the good of the
state and of the republican par ty stand
first, which, in my Judgement is the
keynote. Concessions were made on
both, sides A comprise was effected
for which we all stand.
Newspapers can very readily stir
up a new controversy over whose
victory it is and thus ihjure their
party and possibly endanger the sue
cess of the comprise. 1t is greatly to
be hoped they will see the folly Of
this so far at least as republican papers
are concerned.
1T is puerile to claim the agree
ment as a victory for either OF thu
different views and 1t is simply silly
to talk Of 1t as being IN the interest
of any particular candidate. Sucl
talk is the veriest rot. II any on,
supposed the men who composed the
conference were actuated by thei
favor for any particular candidate ant
a view to give such candidate an ad
vantage want to saw he Is mistaken
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
FIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA
Senator Scott Said to Favor Com
promise Candidate.
is BACKING ]. C. CALDWELL
Believes Bitter Feeling Between Teier anc
Dawson win Endanger Success
sc Dnn..kl...u~
of Republicans.

The Washington correspondent to
the Baltimore American sends that
paper the following decidedly inter
esting bit of capital gossip concerning
the political situation in thiststate:
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, is
advising the selection of compromise
candidate for the republican guberna
torial nomination in West Virginia.
The senator believes that the bitter
ness of feeling that is being engender-
ed by the canvass of Messrs. Teter
and Dawson will not disappear when
the nomination is made, unless the
choice falls upon some man other
than the two leading candidates.
Senator Scott backed an effort to
accomplish thesame end early in the
year, but it came to naught, because
the friends of Mr.. Teter would not
hear to it. Since then the friction be-
tween the factions has increased, in
stead of lessened. The charge that
Mr.. Teter is the candidate of the
trusts and big corporations that are
fighting the imposition of license
taxes on mines and oil and gas wells,
1t is feared, will react upon tho party
if Teter is nominated and result In
the defeat of Senator Scott.
If Dawson should be nominated,
the big business interests might con-
clude that he is too radical in his
views on taxation to make it safe for
their friends to support, and the
party would suffer as much as il
Teter were the nominee, particularly
as it Is figured that an acceptable
democrat will be nominated.
The political advisers of the sena-
tor think it would be good politics il
the party leaders could agree upon
some one from the western part oil
the state, say j. L. Caldwell, who
withdrew from the senatorial race, Sc
as to give Senator Scott a clear path
for another term. OF course, the
radical friends of both candidates will
say that the senator is trying to bring
harmany out of the bitter fight by
rewarding the man who made things
easy for him and that the interests OF
the party were really secondary in
Importance in the arrangement of the
harmony deal to the interests of Sen
ator Scott. In fact, they are saying
that already. but that is not lettering
the Senator and his friends, chic
among whom is United States Fish
Commissioner Bowers. The fish com
missioner is supporter of Dawson
Dayton, the congressman from the
district in which Bowers lives, is Q
red hot supporter of Teter, and q
good deal of irritation in that congress
sional district has been engendered by
the disagreement of the two men, who
have always been on the.same side.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
BERKELEY SPRINGS NOTES.
Families who WIN Remove TO oths,
Places 10 Reside.

HntsAAe1 w nO 1SAAON1 ~ O~.A<4
Places TO Reside.
Berkeley Springs, March 80. M. v.
A. Norris and E. M. Baker moved to
Hagerstown today. Mr.. Norris has
purchased an interest in box factory
in that CITY, and Mr.. Baker will en-.
gage in the millinery business. Mr..
Winton Baker and Mrs. Reame have
moved to Williamsport, and Mr.. b. M.
Shipper, of Sleepy Greek, well known
in MarrinsburR, has rented the house
formerly occupied by Mr.. Norris and
viii come here.
Mr.. and Mrs. McIptire, parents OF
ATTORNEY McIntire, arrived here TODAY
on visit to their son.
Mr.. J. Hammond Siler lis slowly
recovering from an attack of peritoni-
tbs.
Judge Faulkner has called special
term of the Morgan Circuit court Efol
Thursday. The regular term will be
gin on Tuesday April 5.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
DONATION DAY MONDAY.
Pressing Needs ofshs kings D.ashssrs'
Hospitals.

Pressing Needs ofehe King's DauHheorep
Hospitals,
Monday next. March 4, will be the
regular monthly donation day at the
Kings Daughters hospital. Articles
which the institution Is now In press
Ing need of are as follows
Bichloride OF mercury, lodofoam,
carbolic acid.
Absorbent cotton and cloth for
bandages.
Any other articles OF utility in the
institution will he welcomed by the
ladies. although the above are inn
mediately needed.
There are two patients nc the hos
pital at present. Fireman Frank
James, who was hurt several weeks
ago on the Baltimore & Ohio near
North Mountain, and who lost his
left foot. IL recovering rapidly and
expects to leave the hospital in q
short time. Miss Ruth Geiger, who
has been undergoing treatment for 3
severe attack Of grip and fever Is con-
valescent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
OIL WELL ABAN DONED.
Attempt of the Tascarora Company
Results I'm Failure


Oscar A. Wesner and Jesse D. Wes-
ner. of Hartford City, Ind, trading
as Wesner Bros. Fwelldiegers, have
secured an attachment, or mschanics'
lien, OH the we'll of the Tusoarora Oil
Co. located in the narrows, on the
edge of Cumberland, for $3.50 wages,
which, they claim, is owing them.
They began drilling September is last
and have been paid $4,000 on account
and $500 stock certificate.
The Wesners are shipping their ma
chinery away, and it is not likely
that the company, composed of Mar
tinsburg, Hagerstown and Cumber-
land capital with G.. w. Meyers, Of
Hagerstown, as president, will con.
tinue the test. The we'll is 1900 fee
deep, and despite many days Of hard
work, the drillers have been unable to
penetrate the rock, which geologists
say is new and is decidedly the hard.
est known.
Recently the well was shot, without
being able to bulge the rock. There
was slight Indications of oil.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
WINCH ESTER INN SOLD.

Executors of the estate of the late
Judge John Handley Wednesday sold
the Winchester Inn, at Winchester, tc
james B. Russell and Holmes Conrad.
The price was $4,000. The people
of Winchester are raising tremend.
Gus protest over the manner in which
the estate of Judge Hsndley, in which
the city is largely interested bv leg
acy, has been managed by the execu'
tors. The Star demands an investiga
ton by the. CITY council.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
WILL Lar coscR ETE PAvEmESr

Mrs. Emily Bishop was given a
grade for concrete pavement to be
placed in front Of her residence on the
corner of Maple avenue and Martin
street. The pavement will be placed
on both streets. After the paveing
has been completed the fences win be
removed and the grounds surround
ing the residence terraced. II will be
a great improvement to the appear
ance of the property.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.
WILL INSTALL THEM Ar MEETino
NEXT WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.
Contest for Position OF OaIciai Goa,
was spirited, but Bob Ciohsn
Finally Won Oas.

Was Spirited, but Bob Ciohsn
Finally Won Dat.
The members of Martinsburg lodge,
No. 77S, Benevolent and Protective
Order of ElKs, held an election OF
officers in their lodge room Wednes.
day night. with the following result
Exalted Ruler--Dr. A. Andrews.
Esteemed Leading Knight--W. O.
Kilmer.
Esteemed Loyal Kaight-Georg l..
Viewer.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight--E. A.
Hobbs.
Secretary-H. q. Kitchen.
Treasurer-O. ID. Dugan.
Trustee for Five Years-w. A..
Roush.
Tiler--John A. Wilen.
Mr.. L. Dew. Gerhardt was elected
representative to the meeting of the
grand lodge, to be held in Cincinnati
on July IS. and Mr.. A. .. MAIDEN
bousch was elected alternate,
The election for the position of
official goat was the most spirited Of
the evening. and finally narrowed
down to two candidates. Bob
Clohan and Ward b. Lindsay. MI.
Clohan managed to beat Mr.. Lindsay
by an exceedingly. narrow margin,
and the members of the lodge then
elected the.defeated candidate to the
position of head keeper Of the goat.
All the officers will be installed at the
meeting on Wednesday night Of next
week, after which the members will
hold their usual social session. Thon
they will do things to each other.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
COMPANY E is NO MORE.
LOCAL COMPANY HAS DIsBANDEn
AND EQulPmENr SHIPPED.
Members Have Taken NO Part In the
Drills or Interest In the company's
work of Late.


Company e, First Regiment, West
Virginia National Guards, is now a
thing of tile past, as the company mas
been disbanded for good, and the sup
plies have been sent awav. Col. Charles
N. Simms, of Rencerverte, arrived
here on SATURDAY. and has superintend-
ed the packing of tine equipment of
COMPANY. which we're sent to Charles
ton and to the company at Terra Alta
Wednesday.
The disbanding of the company was
suggested by the officers about two
years ago bat il was not until recently
that steps to this end were taken, and
then Col. Simms was detailed here to
take charge of the property of the
state. The local company has been
without captain for over year dur
ing which time thew were under the
command of the subordinate officer.
For few years past the men have
lost enthusiasm in their work and
have not been attending their drills,
chiefly because they had no head
officer, and have taken no interests in
the work. These are the reasons for
it's disarmament.
The company was organized here
eleven years ago, and for number
of years, although rather small, was
one of the most promising in the state.
During this period the members have
seen service numbsr Of times,
during the Spanish American war and
on occasions of strikes and riots. The
men ALWAYS went with will, and it
seems shame that they should have
to drop from the ranks. Manv will
he sorry to learn that the company is
now out of existence.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
RUSSIA WARNS BULGARIA
Turkey Believed to be Ready to
Invade the Balkans.
JAPS WILL SINK MORE SHIPS
Another Determined Effar, 10 be Made To
Bottle The Russian Fleet. Ia
Harbor Of Port Arthur.

'fN~f " ' W. wv
Sofia, March 81 Bulgarian
officials have received a secret
communication from Russian
government officials, which,
while giving no cause for the
inauguration of hostilities by
Turkey. advises the Bulgarian
officials to hold the army in
readiness to prevent the Turks
from invading Bulgarian ter
ritory. The communication
adds that it is evident that
Turkey contemplates hostilities
against Bulgaria while the Rus
slams are engaged with Japan.
TO SINK MORE VESSELS.
Nagasaki, March Silt is
strted in official circles that the
Japanese will make another
and more desperate effort to to-
tGlly block the entrance to the
harbor at Port Arthur, and that
20 ships are now being prepar-
ed for an immediate expedition.
The ships will be taken into the
mouth of the harbor and sunk,
either by their own crews or by
the fire Of the Japanese fleet.
Many sailors and men on the
warships have volunteered for
the effort.
JAPS WILL ATTACK.
Shan Hal Kwan, March 31.-
The Japanese have completed
plane for d land attack on New
Chwang and expect to capture
the town. The Japs have land
ed a force near the mouth Of
Lao river, only a few miles
from New Chwang.
Great Britain has ordered her
feet now at Victoria, b. c., to
prepare to start for the far
east.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
STOLE pIAmoNp RING.

Mary Ellen Robinson. a young COL
ored woman, was arraigned before
Justice Snyder Wednesday evening on
the charge of the theft of diamond
ring, valued at $50. The prosecuting
witness secured the stolen property
aud after the costs of the case were
paid, she was dismissed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
w,LL go no JOHNS HOPKINS

Mr.. G. L. Miller, of this city, will
leave in few days for Johns Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore, where he will
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Miller has never fully recovered
from former operation at the same
institution.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
MR.. WHITEON TAX REFORM
Governor Gives Authorized State
ment to the Newspapers.
ANSWERS TETER'S STATEMENT
Saws the Problem Of Taxes Should be
Handled by the Friends Of True
and Permanent Reform

Wednesday representative of the
press handed this written question to
Governor White
What have you to say. governor,
as to the claim of the Teter men that
it makes no difference who is nomi-
mated for governor by the republicans
that the tax question is no longer an
issue?n
THAT is a poser" responded Mr..
White, "but there is an answer, and l
viii see what can be done
This is what the governor did. :
Nothing in legislation is ever set
tied until it is settled right and enact
ed into law, and even then the best
laws may be neutralized by Indifferent
enforcement or repealed by hostile
legislation. The history of tariff and
all revenue legislation is that the sue
cess of these laws rested on their be-
ing administered by their friends.
What happened to the Mckinley tariff
law when Cleveland and the demo
cratic party came into powerY Re-
forms do not come in day but are
the result of constant and consistent
efforts in given direction. Ii the
legislature is called in special session
and enacts certain compromise leg
is.ation on tax matters, as agreed to
by the committee of ten, representing
the republican leadership, there are
still other enactments to follow as a
sequence and it is therefore highly i'm.
portant that the friends ofreal tax re-
form-those who have battled for and
forced some action on this natter-be
put on guard both in the governor
chair and in the legislature.
1.-THE basic principle of tax reform is
to abolish all direct state taxes, which
are now SO cents on the 800. That
cures the gross inequalities as among
the So counties. The revenue to take
the place of these direct taxes must
come from indirect and license taxes.
We must not only repeal all direct
taxes but prevent any direct taxes be-
ing again imposed. 1t is new svs-
tenn for this state-th though prevailing
in othr progressive states partially
or completely. 1t will not do to take
chances. Let us preserve whatever
we may gain now, though reluctantly
granted, of relief to the people from
direct taxation. For these reasons
and the important relations wbich the
governorshir holds to these questions
during the next two to four years
believe the duty of all is very plain
and that the best interests of the
state demand that apologists fol
the present unjust and unfair system
should not be given the reins of state
government.
''It may make great deal of differ.
ence to become Indifferent and say
that it makes no difference who il
nominated. Eternal vigilance is the
price of genuine tax reform. 1 say
this with the kindest feeling to all
but il does make difference who the
standard bearers of the party shall bt
in the coming campaign. The people
will have no doubt as to the complete
triumph of tax reform. if Mr.. Daw
son is made the standard bearer Of
the party"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-02
MATRIMONIAL MARKET.

During the month OF March there
were IA licenses to marry issued by the
county clerk. One was issued to col
ored residents. The oldest gentleman
applicant was SO and the old est lady
81, the youngest man q and the
youngest lady II.