Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-22

serted his belief that great mistake
had been made in selecting the Pana-
ma route. Senator Morgan criticized
canal conditions, but declared his
Willingness to vote the Administra-
ton all the mohey it asks. Senators
freely declared on the floor their belief
that a sea-level-canal was the best type
and that they do not believe canal OF
this type can be built for less than
half billion dollars.
Col. James +. Thompson returned
last Wednesday morning from meet
ing of the board of directors of the in
sane asylum at Weston. The board
elected DR.. j. M. Steele of Mounds
vile as superintendent of the asylum,
instead of DIR. A. b. KoontZ. who has
been nnder fire for long time, but
was let down softly, by being allowed
to resign, and to retire on the ground
of the ill health of his wife, who needed
a change. and from all accounts the
institution did too.
Mr.. I'll. II. Emmert has presented
his wife with an electric motor auto
mobile, a runabout with falling top.
1t is very pretty machine, and it is
claimed for the electric motors that
they are much less liable to get out OF
order than the gasoline engines. 1t
runs very smoothly and with little or
no noise.
The Presbyterian church of Romney
w. Va, has extended call to the
Rev. DR.. Brooks of Alexandria, to fill
the pulpit rendered vacant by the
death of the late Rev. f. ID. Washburn
Tomorrow is the day set for the mar
riage of the Rev. w. d. Eye, the Jul
Nor preacher on the Brucetown Cir
cult to Miss Leila Lupton, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Lupton, of this
county.
This does not look much like race
suicide. Last Friday morning Mrs.
Henry Shaminski, of Wheeling, gave
birth totwins and an hour later Mrs.
John Majeski occupying the upper
floor of the same house, gave birth to
tripletts.
BY the will of Mr.. Matthias Miller,
of Frederick county, Va, his nephew
DR.. Alfred d. Henkel, of w inchester,
becomes possessed of the whole of his
estate, estimated at $4,000, except
$1,000 which is bequeathed to Miss
Phoebe +. Grant, niece. DR.. Heakel
is left sole executor, without bond.
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte
has ordered a searching investigation
of the hazing habit at Annapolis, and
has issued orders that it must be broken
up. The officers in charge will be held
responsible for infractions against the
rule prohibiting the practice ofhazing.
which is denounced as cruel. humiliat
ing and cowardly.
A representative of the Armour
Packing Company inspected Morgan's
Duck Ranch at E.verton few days
ago and declared ii in every respect the
most complete thing of the kind he
had ever seen. Every week distinguish
ed people from various parts of the
United States visit this interesting
place which has the reputation of being
one of the sights of Warren county.
In letter to the Baltimore sun, Mr..
James NJ, Mason, who has, heretofore,
figured conspicuously in what is known
as the West Virginia certificates, gives
it as his opinion that judgment will
not be given against West Virginia for
more than $5,000.000 with interest from
1861, and the residue of the SlS,000,00O
of certificates issued will have to be
paid by Virginia.
Mr.. James F. Casey, living on Mr..
Charles f.. Jones farm, near Leetowr.
was awakened by noise among his
turkeys. Taking his gun he went out,
but could see no one. He fired the gun
in order TO frighten any one who
might be about and was answered by a
pistol shot, upon hearing which he
retreated to the house. Later he heard
the turkeys again, and next morning it
developed that his shot had caused the
thief to drop the turkeys he had taken
and they returned home.