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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-23
REV. DIR. GILL IS INJURED,
IN A UoLLisIoS OF TROLLEY d,
Ar CUMBERLAND ON SUNDAY
A ecideat Took Place 40 the Nsrrows,
end was Caused NY meforman
Losing Control or Car.

Rev. DR.. A. J. Gill, pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church OF
This city, was seriously but not
dangerously injured In collision be
tween two trolley cars in the Narrowe,
uear Cumberland. on Sonday afternoon
while taking a short ride on the Oum-
beriano Electric road. MotoTmAu w
ID. Felix sustained broken leg, snc
Mrs. Virginia @. Carder. passenger,
was also painfully injured.
A telegram received here this morn
ing states that DR.. Gill is painfully
injured about the I'm IL OF the ack.
and Q. fer. d severely from shock, but
that he was improved aud il not bo-
lleved to be dangerously hurt 1t will
10 a few days, however, before he
will be able to Seturn to his home hore.
He went to Cumberland on Saturday
81 fill the pulpit Of Rev. u. o. Gala
her. who preached here on Sunday
and the accidens prevented him cop>
ductiue services last night.
The fronts or DOT n cars were brok
en- In. II is said that Motorinan Felix
did not manage the car properly amt
that it was running wild" Gar No.
20. coming into Cumberland, was
rounding curve in such position
that the rapid approach of the other
car could.not be discerned. The mo
torman shut of the motor. applied
the brake and jumped, escaping IN
jury. Mrs Carder, although pain.
fully hurt, gave first aid to the in
iured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-23

the same as the one now in
u e. 1t will be set up as an
auxiliary, and used in case of
accident to the other, giving
positive assurance of plenty Of
water at all times.
NEW EQUIPMENT.
The new equipment will con-
sist of a fine, new chemical EN-
CINE, hose wagon and hooks
and ladder wagon, one of the
machines on exhibit on at the
st. Louis fair The price was
81, roo, but the business men
secured it for less than $1,000.
Two salaried firemen will be
constantly on duty. and it will
be their work to get the aps
paratus TO fires, care for the
horses and other equipment,
etc. The engine, hose wagon
horses, harness, ETC., will be
donated by the business men
of the city, and the council will
furnish the building, maintain
the equipment and pay the
salaries.
There will be two young,
powerful and we'll : trained
horses, kept in the engine
house, ready to harness to the
Iengine and hose wagon, enabl-
ing the firemen to get the app
paratus to fires without loss of
time.
The fire department will be
completely reorganized along
lines to be laid down by the
fire committee and approved
by the council, and the ordi-
nance committee was instruct
led to prepare an ordinance GOV
ering the points proposed. 1t
is the intention to have a Gems
trail department with at least
one company of volunteer fire
men in each ward.
About so per cent. of the
money necessary to install its
part of equipment has already
been raised by the Business
Mems association, and no
trouble, will be experienced in
securing the balance. The
work of the joint fire commit
tee in pushing this matter is
fully recognized and appreciate
ed, and the council will come in
for its full share of common
dation by taking this fund by
action and deciding upon
the improvement,
MONEY SAVED.
The whole cost of the present
improvement will be about 81,
Zoo, nearly half of which will
be borne by the business men,
the balance by the city. 1t
will cost about $4,000 per year
to maintain it,
The saving to the Taxpayers
will come in the reduction of
| fire insurance rates. 1t is
learned from an authoritative
source that Insurance compan-
les have decided upon a shasp
increase in rates for theleastern
panhandle of the state. Under
their plan of rating a town ac~
cording to it's fire equipment,
the new apparatus will result
in reduction of the proposed
rates to such an extent that
the peosle of the city will save
something like $4,000 per year.
These figures are estimated,
but believed to be reasonably
accurate. The economy of the
new equipment will at once be
apparent. The people will
simply install and maintain a
modern fire department out of
the money they would other>
wise pay to the insurance COM
panies, and will get the adj
ditional protection from loss as
we'll. A further reduction in
rates will come with the install
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-12-23
4 NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT
Council Took Action at Session
on thursday Night.
ALSO BOUGHT FINE NEW PUMP
Plans of the Joint Committee Adopt
ed Without Dissenting Vote
Will Give Fire Apparatus.

Will Give Fire Apparatus
By an unanimous vote and
without any discussion, the city
council Thursday night adopted
the rep rts of the finance and
fire committee. recommending
the acceptance of the PROPOSE
ton made recently by the joint
fire committee, and as a result
of the action Of the council
Martinsburg win speedily be
equipped with a modest bur
complete and up~to>date fire
department.
This action of the council
was the elimination of a long
series of meetings, held for the
purpose of securing better fire
apparatus and came on the heels
of a plan formulated Wednesday
at a joint meeting of the finance
and fire committees. These
committees threshed the whole
matter out before it went to the
council. and as the majority of
the members of the council are
also members of these two COM
mittees, there remained moth
ing to do save TO rush through
the program already agreed
upon.
In addition to accepting the
proposition submitted by the
joint committee, the council
purchased a fine, powerful Holly
pump, for use at the water
works, which will equip the
pumping station thoroughly for
any emergency that may arise.
Except to the city officers, the
proposition to purchase the
pump was not known, and this
phase of the work of equiping
the water and fire departments
came as an agreeable surprise.
AS the matter now stands the
council has agreed to accept
the proffer of the business men
of combination chemical en-
CINE, hose and ladder wagon,
two horses and the necessary
harness, and has decided upon
the complete reorganization of
the fire companies along new
and up-to-date lines, and the
new pump at the water works.
The equipment donated by the
business men will be housed in
the market house until a suitable
building can be provided, and
the council will employ two
good firemen and care for and
maintain in the highest effis
cheney the whole equipment.
While no mention was made of
the installation of a fire~alarm
system, it is believed that this
will follow as matter of
course, as soon as the council
can see it's way clear to incur
the expense.
THE NEW PUMP.
The new pump was pur>
chased from the city of Ro>
chester at a cash price of $1,000
1t was built for that city by
the Holly Pump Co., snd cost
originally $4,000. twas bought
originally to use in pumping
water from artesian wells and
when it arrived the wells had
been pumped dry and there was
no use for it 1t remained on
the hands of the city officials
for years and a new adminis>
ration decided TO sell it at
once. Clerk Letter saw the
advertisement, informed Mr..
Emmert, chairman of the fl
nance committee, and that gen.
tleman and Mr.. Shaffer,
of the water works, went to
Rochester, examined the pump,
found that it had never even
been unpacked, was in first
class condition, and closed the
deal by Offering 81 600 for the
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23
NOVEMBER Is. 1905

position is exceedingly delicate and hard.
MANY Braziians are insured with the Ameri-
can companies They naturally write to the
American representative for information ABOUT
recent disclosures, probably garbled in cabling
and not adequately understood by anyDouy
unable to follow the developments here from
day to day. Mr.. Thompson would be con-
stantly called upon, just as the American
minister is called upon anywhere, 10 give
the best explanation in his power. 1t is one
of the most important and least advertised
duties of diplomacy. Such inquiries are IN
yariably handled by means of private COM
munication to each applicant, and, even at
that. these communications, as anybody VINO
remembers the cast OF Lord Lyons will un-
derstand call for the exercise OF great
deal of caution and tact Mr.. Thompson
might have been forgiven if he had merely
committed himself to the unquestionably true
ytatement that the New York Life insurance
company was financially sound, and that
foreign policyhoders therefore need be under
no alarm But after stating that the COM
pany is conducted by good men, and adj
hitting that he knows nothing OF the truth
or falsify of the charges published, Mr..
Thompson goes on to state positively that
ANY irregularity could not be more than
insignificant, compared with the vast assets
of the company" 1t is, of course, impossible
to say, at this distance, what kind of irregul-
larity Mr. Thompson would consider "signifl-
can't" Are oral accountings, dual trans
actions, doctored statements, contributions
to political committees, open house at Albany,
significant or not?-Wall Street Journal.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23
A VIEW OF RussiA's CRISIS

Eltweed Pomeroy, the writer and lecturer on
social, economic and political topics, is keen
observer Writing to the editor of The Independ
ent recently, he stated his views of the Russian
situation as follows:
OF course we are sorry for Russia. and
the poor weak well-meaning car But we
now recall the wild tales told of the few Rus
sian grand dukes who visited this country,
how they drank champagne out OF actresses
shoes and such like folly, and really We are not
surprised. Our rulers even In sodden Phila-
dephia could not do such. Anyway Russia
never bought much from MS and her rulers
have outrageousy stolen from most of our
business men who invested in Russia. Thus
Russian wheat was becoming serious com
petitor with our wheat Well suppose the
mutinecrs and rioters do close the harbor OF
Odessa the greatest wheat shipping port Ia
Russia. That means that wheat will 20 up.
that the western farmer will make better
profits and he Is good customer OF the
eastern manufacturer Lastly we believe In
representative institutions and Russia has
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

One is even helped in estimating correctly
the moral tendencies of our age, especially
in politics, by recalling how wicked our an
cestOrs were. There is much concerning
"the good old days. that would be gladly
forgotten, but occasionally it is necessary to
compare the old and the new in the effort to
keep steady Judgment concerning the real
drift of things One comes across interesting
evidence of this character in new book on
Rhode Island by Mr.. Richman. He tells us
a significant story, showing that the struggle
against corruption began as soon as the COM
monwealth had been founded by Roger Will
liams. These isolated passages present the
salient facts: In the seventeenth century,
as early as 1919, 1t was found necessary by
Providence Plantations to pass an act IN
restraint to fraudulent voting, and in 1866
(under the charter) penalty of five pounds
was prescribed against voting on the part OF
persons who were not freemen. In the
eighteenth century-between ITO and 1850,
the paper money era-fraudulent voting and
bribery were practiced with extreme holiness.
Throughout the period of the Hopkins Ward
controversy which did not end until 176S,
votes Especially in Narragansett were
bought quite Systematically. In 1899 ratifica-
ton of the federal constitution is said to
have been secured through purchased votes
those of delegates from back towns" III
the American people of this generation were
not alive to the perils OF moral degeneracy
in their political life, the prospect would be
most dark. They have lately proved that
honesty and a high sense of honor appeal
powerfully to their nature, and, SO long as
such is their character why dread the work
ing out of their political destny?-Springfield
Republican.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23
TRIUMPH OF REFORM

The election results continue to afford inspira-
ton for the moralist. Everywhere the interests
of good government won complete or partial VIC
tory. In Toledo, Ohio the people are still cham
pions of the golden rule" in municipal AFFAIRS
having chosen Brand Whtlock, friend and sup
porter of Golden Rule" JONES' as their mayor:
We may have been tickle people, but
earnestness and intellect are rapidly taking
the place of the changeableness Wnlcn mani
tested itself in the nation lew years ago.
When Sam Jones was elected mayor ol
Toledo for the first time there was much dis
cussion as to the kind of government ne
would administer for his peculiar" DelleIs
concerning his duty toward his fellow men
were known. BY many his election was
considered no small calamity and death 10
morality and observance OF law was pre-
dcted But Sam Jones rule was SO clear
demonstration that the old, and all but Tor
gotten golden rule, is yet the wisest and most
affective law by which modern men can be
governed that the citizens of Toledo reflect
ed him again and again, and the city became
famous the world over because OF It's golden
rule government, and the names Ioledo
Jones and Golden Rule" Jones stood as ex-
an,n1es Of Justice and mercy which has been
followed in more or less degree, by those In
authority in the entire United States. once
the long-buried principle had been resurrect-
cd the people of Toledo were determined that
ShOud never again ule anu Ou IuCouaJ
thew placed the government of their city III
the hands of a man who was the close friend
of Golden Rule Jones, a man who shared his
confidences who felt his inspirations, who
understood his motives and who sympathized
with his purposes. And thus 1t Is that the
people are no longer tickle, but are rooted and
grounded in their devotion to the perpetual
ton of that kind of government which deals
with men as individuals, worthy OF consider
alton. too often victims of their environ
ments subjects of their passions, and slaves
of their appettes.-Columbus PressPost.
The general feeling of satisfaction over
the uprising against political machines in
the recent elections reflects stronger OPP
timism concerning the fundamental moral
soundness of American life. There is prob
ably today less pessimism over the scandals
and frauds In business. finance and politics
than seemed TO exist six three months
ago One gets certain tonic from the spec
tacle OF millions OF voters expressing In an
emphatic way their discomfort. their repro
hatlon their wrath over the evils that sur
round them. for the prevalence OF such
spirit among the mass OF the people cannot
but signify the existence OF an atmosphere
which II hostile TO evil growths and prac-
tees n IL good time TO take fresh courage.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

With the one notable exception of Mr..
Jerome's canvass it has been the "organiza-
ton" that has conducted every political can
vass and has given the character for
honesty or dishonesty to election methods
The candidate stands for the issues; the
party mechanism controls such physical
attributes as ballots, ballot boxes and
campaign funds. The recent remarkable
rise of the independent voter attests the con-
viction of the voter that mere legal devices
are not sufficient to guard against or prevent
corrupt practices by party organizations The
way to keep them pure-or even more honest
than dishonest-is to vote against them when
they do not act ION the level. Kansas City
Star.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-23

correspondent reports that friend
who went to New York to manage large
corporation received notice that the COM
panys personal property tax would amount
to $11,317 few days later man called
who announced himself as Tammany agent
and offered to Elk up" the assessment. AS
a result of their deal the agent was paid
$1,000 and the tax was reduced to $265. This,
the correspondent says is a sample OF what
is going on all the time in New York. Hav-
ing found that the people would not stand
for police blackmail, the organization has
largely transferred it's operations to business.
Perhaps, by the way, this may help to explain
dough day. of Tammany hall-Kansas City
Times.
Douglas Island news., 1905-06-07
WINDHAM BAY NOTES
ner

Paul Kabler has just completed brand new house on Tramway Avenue.
 Wm. Scott, who is driving tunnel for the Vulcan Mining Company had to tunnel through l5 feet of snow to get to his work.
 Last week R. V. Rowe and John E. Stewart went up to Juneau with the schooner Eunice for load of powder. They arrived back yesterday with a full load.
 Some of the prospectors are making preparations to go up near the head of Shuck River and Silver Creek as soon as the snow is off the ground. They will prospect both for quartz and plac- CT. There are quartz lodges near the head of Shuck that can be traced for mile or more and are from 20 to 40 feet in width. None of the rock has ever been assayed as far as known here.
 John H. Kintcel and F. Merrill have commenced to sink shaft. to the gravel deposit beneath the blue clay to pros pect for placer gold. It is known that there is gold under the clay here, but there has not been prospecting enough done to determine whether or not 1t is in paying quantities.
 J.P. Bartels and E. H. Paten have their tunnel on the Venus quartz claim about 40 feet underground following the ledge. This claim is situated on the old Windham townsite about one mile west from the head of the bay and close to tide water. It was discovered last winter and an assay taken from the surface ran S1S.19 per ton. They are going ahead with the tunnel and if the quartz continues to hold out as good in the next 100 feet as it shows at present they intend to sort, and ship the ore to the Tacoma Shelter
 Another quartz claim, a recent loca- tion situated near the mouth of Shuck River, owned by Wm. Gleeson and D. w. Yates is being developed. The ledge is 5 feet in width, -an average sample taken from across the ledge at the surface assayed 5 per ton in gold. The boys have commenced to drive tunnel 75 feet in length which will crosscut the ledge at depth of about 50 feet. J. H. K. Windham Bay, May 24th, 1905.
Douglas Island news., 1905-06-07
The N0rthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

A new wharf is being built at Fort Liscum.
 George shortrige. Chief of the Chil- kats is in jail at Skagway.
 James Nester, native boy, was drowned recently in Eyak lake.
 Ella Higginson, the author aud poet, will visit Southern Alaska this summer.
 The Valdez News has discovered that the Alaska Club of Seattle is "fake and fraud"
 The Valdez-Eagle railroad is still in view, on paper, and the Valdez people continue to hope.
 FEB. Wheat is town treasurer of Val dez; and we suppose he is as good as "wheat in the mill"
 David B. Barstow, a civil engineer, was drowned in Portage Bay near Cbig- nix, by the upsetting of sloop.
 
 Most of the favors Alaska has to thank congress for are things Alaska didn't get; but they are favors none the less.
 The visible assets of the old Valdez, Copper River and Tanana Railroad were sold a few weeks ago to a Valdez citizen for s.
 The sum and substance of the secre- tary's criticism of the reindeer enter prise in Alaska is expressed in the one word 'unbusinesslike."
 "AIaskans should live on the beauti- ful scenery says an enthusiastic Seat tie paper. Weguess they should, it is reported that Seattle folks live on the sound.
 Three-quarters of mile from tide water and just back of Chignik, w. L. Warner has located an extensive de- posit of pumice stone of extremely fine quality.
 The submarine cable which is to connect Valdez and Seward has been shipped from New York by rail and is expected to arrive in Seattle, about June F.
 The United States coast and geodetic survey steamer Patterson will put in the coming summer in surveying and charting the waters adjacent to Prince William Sound.
 The Str. Dolphin which went South Monday last, carried the first large treasure shipment from the interior, s48o.OOO in gold from the Canadian Bank of Commerce to the Seattle assay office.
 The people of Whitehorse are taking laudable pride in the fact that they gave the people of the north first class holiday celebration ia the same week the city was burned to the ground. It took grit and nerve of the right kind to do that.
Douglas Island news., 1905-06-07
ACUTE RHEUMATISM

Deep tearing or wrenching pains, oc- casioned by getting wet through; worse when at rest, or on first moving the limbs and in cold or damp weather, is cured quickly by Ballard's Snow Lini ment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson City, Hi nois, writes, Feb. 16, 1902: "A year ago I was troubled with pain in my back. It soon got so bad l could not bend over. One bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment cured me-" 25c, soc, S1.00. Sold by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-06-07
JUST WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD

MT. J. T. Barber of Irwinville, Ga, al ways keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand ready for instant use. Attacks of collie, cholera morbus and diarrhoea come on so suddenly that there is no time to hunt doctor or go to a store for medicine. MT. Barber says: q have tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which is one of the best medicines I ever saw. 1 keep a bottle of it in my room as have had several attacks of collie and it has proved to be the best medicine 1 ever used." Sold by J. Heubner.