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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
WOMAN KILLS MINISTER
Russian Official Assassinated at
ST, Petersburg This Morning,
B0MB MANGLe0 Won PLeHyE
Was on His Way 70 PAY a Visit 70 The
Narderass Succeeds Ia
Escsping tie Police.

81. Petersburg. July %. This Rus.
sian minister of the interior. M Won
Plehve, was assassiuatsd this morning
while on his way to the Baltic station
TO pay visit TO Gar Nicholas ar the
ROYAL palace of Peterhof
While driving along the street at.
tended only By his valet, an unknown
woman hurled bomb from the side.
walk at the carriage containing the
minister. The bomb exploded almost
directly under the vehicle. shatterinC
1t TO splinters annd terribly mangling
Won Plehve and the coachman. The
minister's valet, who occupied the box
with the driver, was probably fatally
injured.
scene of wild excitement immedi.
ately ensued Several policeman hur-
ried TO the scene. and while some
went TO the assistance of the minister
and extricated his torn aud bleeding
body from the wreck Of the carriage.
others started ia pursuit of the woman
who threw the deadly missile De-
spite the efforts of the police TO cap
ture her, she escaped in the crowd
aud is still at large.
The murdered minister was greatly
eral occasions he was placed in danger
by plots to assassiuate him Il was
spousibie for the terrible Kisheofi
massacre
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
WILL coSsTRrUT ARCH.

Dir. r. G. Hunter, of the Baltimore
G Ohio Railroad Co., was in this city
Saturday on business. He was look
ing over the ground where the arch
will be placed over the Williamsport
pike, where the branch road crosses.
There has been only a narrow trestle
over the road, and the court recently
ordered the arch placed. Work will
start on he construction in the near
future
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
POSTMASTER RESIGNS.
SENSATION SPRUNG IN POLITICAL.
CIRCLES IN CHARLESTON.
A. o. Petty Gives Up His
sOhice Under Ftre-scveraI icharges
Against Him

A sensation was created in Oh, rles.
ton by the announcement of the resign
alton of o. A. Petty as postmaster of
the city of Charleston. 1t has baen
known for some time thatIa number
of charges had been preferred to the
department against Postmaster PETTY.
Their exact nature, however, is un-
known. save that of "pernicious
political activity" 1t is understood
tat there are Others of more serious
character.
The announcement of the igna-
ton was made by the official hi mself
He said that charges were made bv
personal enemies and that he would
prove himself innocent of them all
save that of political activity. to
which he pleads guilty The resign
alton has been forwarded to Washing
ton, along with the recommendation
of the appointment of Col. J. K DAM.
of Charleston, to fill the vacancy. As
soon as the president can be COMMUNE
catsd with the appointment OF Colonel
Dana. it is believed, will be confrmet.
Postmaster Petty is prominent politi-
callv. being one of the party leaders
in that section OF. the state, and is
also chairman of the republican con.
0ressioral committee of the Third dis
trict. a,''
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
TROOPS TO GUARD NEGRO
Williams to be Brought Back
Under Escort Of Soldiers.
TRIAL 10 OCCUR TUESDAY
State Attorney Mason Does Not Anticipate
Any Trouble, But VIII BE- Prepared
to Enforce the Law.

A telephone MESSAGE from states
ATTORNEY Mason at-Charles Town this
morning developed the fact that fife
negro George Williams who willkbe
tried in that plape next Tuesday on
charge OF criminal assault on Miss
Laura Knode. of Molers Crossroads,
will be brought from the state peni-
tertiary under guard of two companies
of militia. Mr.. Mason stated that in
his opinion there would be no trouble,
but that the authorities decided that
there was any attemnt to lynch tile
fellow He also said that the feeling
over the crime had in a great measure
subsidized, aud that there Is little or
no excitement over the approaching
trial.
Sheriff J. d. Billmyer. of jefferson
county arrived in Charleston on Tuss-
day night and invoked military aid
from Governor White for the protec-
tion of the negro, aud Governor White
yesterday instructed the adjutant gem
erals Office TO place two companies OF
the national gard at the DISPOSAL Of
Sheriff BiIlmver for the purpose re-
quested. The companies selected for
this doty are company X, of Clarks-
burg. Capt Osborne commanding, and
company q. OF Kingwood, In command
of Capt. Pierce. IL is said that one
of these companies will arrive at
Charles Town in advance OF the ar~l
rival OF the sheriff, who will 20 to
Moundsville for Williams, where he
las been in custoddy ever SINGS his
icapture, The troops will remain a
Charles Town during the trial Of the
negro.
Owing to the Legislature failing 10
make approximation. the governor stated
that tho only possible way to secure
troops would be for him to paw the
bill and then be refunded out of the
next appropriation in 1905.
1t is not known what route Sheriff
Billmyer will take in bringing thu
negro to Jefferson, county. and the
exact time of his arrival la also q mat
tar Of doubt. This information tho
officers have suppressed In order 70
avoid any demonstration. tits thoughts
however. that Williams will be landed
in Jail at Charles Town by tonight Or
tomorrow morning. Mr.. Mason wants
the fellow back by that time in order
to give him chance to secure an o.
torney and prepare his defensc--if he
has any.
| There is rumor that the state will
not be able 70 make out good case,
but this idea is secuted by those who
are in a measure acquainted with the
facts. There is scarcely doubt that
Williams is the guilty man. and it will
be shown by the strongest kindsof evil
dence. The death sentence will speedy
follow his conviction.
Several Martinsbnrg men are sum-
moned as witnesses fer the state.
among them the officers who made
the arrest and newspaper man who
was present when the negro wAs
identified by his victim.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
aLux ANn eaAY ro msEr.

An unusual incident occurred at
Winchester Monday night, when Gen.
Turner Ashby camp of Confederate
veterans urnaimouslv accepted an ex-
ceptionally cordial invitation to attend
the a inual reunion of the Fiftv-fifth
regiment. Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. of Johnstown. Pa, which will be
held soon. Their last reunion was
held in Winchester last year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
VICE. ADMIRAL KAMIMURA

a
Vice Admiral Kamimura was
the officer intrusted by Admiral
Toga to watch the Russian fleet
Iof three armoured cruisers of
the first class and ten torpedo
craft in Vladivostok harbor A
short while ago the Russian
fleet surprised the Japanese
Admiril and sailed bodily out
and apparently succeeded in
throwing Kamimura off his
trail. This is one of the most
serious setbacks the Japs have
met on the water, and as a re-
suit several of their transports
have been sunk loaded with
troops or wounded, merchant
men have been captured by the
Russians, and the Yellow sea,
which was supposed to have be-
come a Japanese lake, is now
in a most unsettled condition,
which is far from satisfactory
to the Japs, who must have
secure water connections be-
tween their home bases aad
those Of their troops on the
mainland.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30

night lasted unil past midnight. The
leaders assert that harmony prevailed,
bat the fact has leaked .out.that 1t was
stormy session. Congressman Dav-
ton aud W. p. Hubbard. of Wheeling,
made hot speeches, taking opposite
sides of the tax question.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
hang me.

pected to make trouble because they
do not like the thing fixed up for them
in advance bv rival party bosses.
Others of the Teter persuasion insist
on thinking the governor held back
the call for the session in order to adj
vance Dawsons chances. charge
frequently made before the republic
can convention. None of these OBJ
iectors seems to remember that the
canse for all the republican dissension
over tax reform is not chargeable to
White, Dawson or other tax reform
advocates. but entirely to the cor
porate Influences which succeeded in
Istrangling consideration of these
measures when presented to the legis-
lature in 1908. Fine work was got
in on the senate. The tax bills were
never even read. 1t was that which
aroused the people and made tax re-
form popular cry.
| Henry G. Davis will name the
democratic ca didate for governor.
He will be- at the Parkersburg conven-
tion in flesh and spirit and his choice
will be approved. He was taken out
of the 0overnorship class by the st.
Louis convention and he is said to
want G. Wood Daily of Elkins. who
helped him prepare the tax commission
bills. rs the candidate.
STATE TAX BILLS ARE UP.
Charleston, w Va, July 28.-The
special session Of the West Virginia
legislature got down to business this
morning.
On motion of Senator Robinson, of
Taylor county, the compromise tax
bills agreed upon by che republicans
COMMITTEES and proposed BY the adj
ministration, were referred to the
finance committee We. terday. Similar
action was taken in the house.
Preceding tine introduction of the
tax bills. the Joint resolution embody-
ing the constitutional amendment pro-
viding that the legislature may abolish
the state tax and state school tax, was
introduced and advanced to its first
reading. Here ths democrats hold
the key to the situation. This amend
ment must be adopted within tie next
eight laws. as the law requires it to
be published for ninety DAYS prior to
the ele ton at which it is to be voted
on, and the beginning of the last 80
days is onlv eight days away. To
adopt this amedment it is necessary to
get some democratic votes in the house.
In the senate Mr.. Campbell, of
Jefferson county, moved to tage up,
consider and vote on the original tax
commission bills, including those tax
ing coal. oil and gas, instead of the
compromise bills, which do net affect
the corporations. This resolution went
over until today. aqd when called up
ID caused hot discussion The demo-
Gratis. although in the minority. have
the whip hand, it being in their power
to prevent the passage OF the proposed
constitutional amendment submitting
to the voters the abolition of the direct
state tax of IS cents on all realty until
too late to give the notice the neces-
sary 30 days publication. In the
house the democrats, having more than
one-third of the membership, hold
the key to the situation. What they
will do remains to be seen.
The republican caucus Tuesday
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
new RAILROAD RouaE.

Contractors have arrived at Everett.
near Cumberland. for the purpose: IL
is stated. of beginning construction
on that portion Of the old South Penn
that will be used by the Baltimore q
Ohio cutoff from Hancock. The con-
tractors are James +. Niedstein, of
Ebensburg. Pa. and w. A. Lathropp.
OF Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30

Mrs. Annie McKenna, OF Cumberland.
has announced. the engagement OF
her daughter. Miss Agnes Gertrude
McKenna. to Attorney Clarence E.
Martin, Of this city. The marriage
will occur in the fall in Cumberland.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

started 60 kfndie ftre WIN Coal va
with Us.sr ssssis.
Mrs. Ward Newbanks. sged,28yoars,
WIS fatailysourned Juesday evening"
and her ho1me was destroyed BY fire.
Mrs. Newbanks lived three miles from
Alaska, W. Va, and about ten miles
below Cumberland. She was abous
to prepare supper and started to kindls
Ere with coal oil when the flame
from the stove followed the oil into
the can. An explosion followed, and
covered with burning oil. Mrs. New
banks ran screaming from the house
to her husband working In a deld
nearby.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27
PERILS OF LAND AND SEA.
Captain Willnef's Remarkable Escap
Shows What to do in Time of Trouble.

Captain Willnef's Remarkable Escape
Shows What to do in Time of Trouble.
/ For many years, Captain Willnef, says the
Times of Gloucester, Mass, was one of the
best known seamen in the Gloucester Fleet.
The sea and its dangers had no terror for
him, but the catarrhal troubles with which
he suffered for fifteen years made him
dread the nights at sea, for he had to walk
the cabin floor, being unable to lie down
and sleep on account OF the constant ca
tarrhal dropping.
Captain Willnef went to two different
hospitals for treatment, but could get no
lasting benefit. He constantly raised yell
low and green phlegm and his trouble be-
came so unbearable and nauseating that he
was ashamed to 60 out in company. When
despairing Of ever getting relief, his wife
purchased Hyomei outfit for him, and try
ing it before going to bed, he enjoyed the
first whole nights sleep for ten years.
than two bottles of HyOmei and have been
cured by the remedy. My friends ask me
what is responsible for my improvement,
and tell them HyOmei, which has given
me full and complete recovery"
Captain Willnef's experience shows our
readers what to do in time of catarrhal
trouble,-use Hyomei. This remarkable
treatment kills the germs of catarrh and
makes lasting and permanent cures. X. 81.
Moody sells Hyomei under his personal
guarantee to refund the money if it does
not give quick relief.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Two daughters Of Mrs. Ella McTaggart
are still sick with fever.
L. J. Sanborn, station agent, has leased
the house just vacated by c. P. Files of c.
Narney and moved in.
Wallace O'Brien has returned from Bos-
ton, where he had employment the past sea-
son on R. H. Whites yacht
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. F. Smith and children
| have returned from two weeks visit with
| friends in Unity and Belfast.
George G. Dickey of Tyngsboro, Mass,
who has been visiting relatives and friends
in town, returned home last week.
Mrs. Colburn is still in Connecticut de-
! spite our item that she had returned Mr..
| Colburn and Will are still keeping bache-
lors' hall.
| Miss Jessie Peabody, who spent the sum-
mer at the st. Louis Exposition, is sick with
malarial fever at the home of her father,
Charles Peabody, in South Brooks
The wife of Freeman Ellis of South
Brooks died last week after lingering ill
| ness. The funeral services were held at the
South Brooks schoolhouse, Saturday, Rev.
| D. Bracket officiating.
Rev. F. f. Colburn gave sermon for
aged people last Sunday, which was listen
ed to by larger attendance than usual of
that class. Other specialties will follow,
as that is one of his methods of work.
L. c. Jones of Augusta is at his brothers,
w. S. Jones', for short time. He is now
able to get around wit h the aid of a cane,
after suffering with a broken ankle. the
effect of an electric accident in Augusta,
about four months ago.
The fair held here recently at Union Hall
in the interest of the piano fund has not
been properly reported as were too busy
at the time to atterd to it. 1t was a success
financially. Over 5000 was taken from all
sources: while the expenses, were small,
everything being contributed. The enter
tainment was success, and the fan drill
and march were specially applauded Good
wins Orchestra furnished the music.
What came near being a serious accident
wife and son, and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter
were driving home from Swanville and
when near the residence of Percia B. Cliff
ford they met runaway team. They got
out Of the road the best they could but their
carriage was hit and some of the parties
thrown out Mr.. Morrill, was quite serious.
" bruised, but no one was seriously injured.
The horse was caught after he had run up
the road short distance, Mrs. Morrill, re-
naming in the carriage.
A very pleasant entertainment was given
by the Good Templar lodge last Saturday
evening. There were recitations by Alice
Reynolds, Gwyne Body and: others songs
by full chorus; solos by Inez Hutchinson
and others, with Lou NJ. Huxford as organ
chestra, and the farce "Better Late than
never, with the following cast of characters:
Mr.. Cr0tchety, M. j. Dow; Mrs. Cribbs,
Emma Huxford; Arabella, lnez Hutchin-
son Ann Jones, Josie Brown. By invita-
ton the same program will be given at the
day evening the brothers in the lodge are to
furnish supper and entertain. They will
do all the work and the ladies will have the
luxury of being just company.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

The investigation Of the Slocum dis
aster revealed the fact that the life
preseryers were made of compressed
cork blocks, ''each of which blocks con-
tanned in its centre a piece of bar iron
weighing several ounces" The depart
ment of justice has secured the indict-
ment Of the manager and three en-
ployes of the Nonpareil Coke Works of
Camden, n. j., for putting these blocks
on the market, and hanging would be
too good for them.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27
CENTRE MONTvILLE,

Robert Waterman, wife and children of
Belfast. visited his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Thompson, last Saturday and Sunday.
William Knowlton and wife of Camden
visited at E. A. Sprowl's Saturday and
Sunday. Wesley Wentworth shot a doe
deer last week. Stewart Meservey and
wife Of SearsmOnt visited his sister, Adelia
Keller, last week. The winter term OF
school in town began last Monday.
Charles Oxton sold COW to Charles Thomp.
son last week. R. P. DOwnes has been
putting in brick furnace at DR.. A. NJ.
Small's in Freedom. Chester E. Perkins
and family of Belfast were at D. C. Gains
last Sunday: Eddie Dyer got two deer
Oct. 18TH. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fuller OF
Freedom we're at W. D. Tasker's Oct. 23d
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

TO the credit of this country and of
civilization, it must be said that great
indignation has been expressed in many
quarters at the violent and incendiary
remarks of Congressman J. Thomas
Hetiin of Alabama, who in speech at
Tuskegee declared no harm would be
done if President Roosevelt and Book
er I. Washington were blown up. Fol-
lowing is an extract from his speech:
There they sat, Roosevelt and Book
er, and if some Czolgosz or one of his
kind had thrown a bomb under the
table, no great harm woald have been
done the country
But there are exceptions. While sew
eral of the more influential Democratic
papers of Alabama have condemned
Hefin's conduct unsparingly on the
other hand, some of the Alabama papers
do not hesitate to array themselves as
champions of Hefinism. The Mont
gomery Journal, for example, says:
MI. Hehin can afford to compare rec
ords with the President, the nominee
OF the Republican party, IT the Repub-
licans insist upon making his remarks
a campaign issue, on the question of
advocating lawlessness.
And the Selma Times thus indorses
what Helm said about Booker Wash
ington:
But Tom Hefiin struck the keynote
when he told his Tuskegee audience
that he was getting tired of Booker
Washington's intermeddling in the poll
tics of Alabama. We all like the negro
in the negro's place, but when he gets
out of that position, as Tom Heflin
says, we have way of calling him
down.
And the Eufaula Progress, in similar
vein, says:
We are Hefiin man from away back
We like the way he does things. Be.
sides, he talks to suit us. Watch him
roll up great big majority.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

The South China library has received
100 books and magazines from friend.
We are glad to note the increase of
libraries in Maine towns. The public
library and the Grange are educators,
the latter furnishing social enjoyment
as well, and both merit encouragement
and support.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

Tie Hallowell Register says that
zone factor of the decreased interest
IN the State Fair is the peculiar attitude
taken in relation to the public press of
Maine" We are not quite sure to what
Gle Register refers, but it may be the
failure to patronize the advertising col
umns of Maine newspapers That GER
tainy is poor policy.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no mat
ter of how long standing, in 6 to IA days.
First application gives ease and rest. soc.
If your druggist hasn't it send SOC. in
stamps and it will be forwarded post paid
by Paris Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

Senator Nathan Bay Scott of West
Virginia. chairman of the Republican
national executive committee, veter-
an of many national campaigns, in Civ
ing resume of the political situation
throughout the entire country said: Il
believe that Judge Parker will be beat
en- as badly as Greeley was in 1872, and
that was the most overwhelming defeat
in recent political history. | shall go
further and predict that Roosevelt's
popular majority will be greater than
that of Mckinley over Bryan in 1896
or III 1907
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

\ Maine editor declares that there is
40 better eating in the word than the
roast hind-quarter of tender bear that
has grown fat eating beechnuts and
sweet apples But how are you to tell
whether you are getting that kind of
bear?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

The New York World has retracted
one campaign lie; but there are count
less others which will react like BOOM
erangs upon their authors.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

In the midst of the hunting and po-
tato stories that are now SO numerous
in Maine, it would seem like old times
to run across realistic skunk story
Waterville Sentinel
When the returns of the November
election are in the Democratic party
will be skunked. How will that do?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

Henry George in addressing a Demo-
cratic meeting in New York city last
week characterized President Roosevelt
as a shameless sham; but when he
asked if any of his hearers disagreed
with him in his opinion of the Presi-
dent, replies of Il do, came from all
parts of the hall Personal abuse and
misrepresentation constitute the whole
stock in trade of the Democratic ora
tors.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

The sensation of the past week was
the sinking of two English fishermen
and the killing and wounding of British
sailors in the North Sea by Russian
Meet Saturday night. Great Britain has
demanded prompt explanation and
apology for this as yet unexplained
proceeding, and there is intense excite
ment in Europe. The Gar has wired
his regrets to King Edward, but no ex-
PLANTATION of the crime has been made
public.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-27

The Atlanta Constitution is willing
to concede Pennsylvania to Roosevelt.
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