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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13


Court held on Monday the levy fol
the year 1905 was laid at so cents on
each 800 of real and personal prop
erty-the same as last year.
ROAD LEVY.
Charles Town District-600 capita
tons at 81 each and % cents on each
800 Of 81 ,265,000 of real and per-
sonal property
Middleway District-35U capita
tons at 81 each and 20 cents on each
800 of 1875, 1876 of real and personal
property.
Kablttown District-3OO capita
tons at 81 each and l6j cents on
each 800 of $825,0OO of real and
personal property.
Shepherdstown District-43O cap
itations at 81 each and so cents on
each 800 of 100000 Of real and
personal property.
Harper's Ferry District-35O capt.
tations At 81 each and 20 cents on
each 500 OF $4,000 of real and
personal p operty.
Dog tax, 50cents for first male dog I,
81 for second dog, 81 80 for third dog,
and 80 cents additional for each male
dog above three owned by any one
person 81 for each female dog, 81
for second, So for third, and 81 add
tional on each female dog over three
owned by any one person.
Amount Of real estate assessment
(old) for the county, $4,l52, $50 per-
sonal property, $2,o34,757. Total,
$6.826,307.
Complaint having been made in re-
gard TO booths. etc., obstructing the
turnpike near Bolivar last year, dur
ing the encsmpment IN that locality,
it was ordered that the road surveyors
take steps to keep that and all other
roads free from distractions.
Ordered that the Clerk Of the Court
take bids for furnishing coal for use
of county.-Splrit
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
To the Farmers and the Public

J. W. Harding, Of Berkeley county,
is all right as a veterinary surgeon.
Through his goood treatment my horse
was saved.
G. w. HOFFMAN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
Farm for Sale.

A good farm OF 40 acres, near Lee
town, Jefferson county. Fine grazing
farm. Running water In every field.
Some fairly good timber. A nice eleven
room dwelling, good barn and other out
buildings, etc. Three tenant-houses on
the place. Will be sold cheap. Apply
70 H l.. SNYDER a. co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
Board of Education Meeting.

A meeting of the Board OF Educa'
ton of Shepher stown district was
held on Monday last, at which all the
members were present and at whlot
considerable amount OF business was
transacted. Harrison Schley, the eff
Gent secretary of the board was re-
elected for the ensuing year. The
following trustees were elected fol
three-year terms:
NJ. E. Spohn, sub -dlstrict No. l tShep'
herdstown Colored SCHOOL,.
d. S. T. Knott, sub-diStrict No. mo
ler's).
Charles G. Moler, sub-district No.
Uvilla).
Walter Hartman, sub-district No. 1
Duftields).
w. J. Foutz, sub district No. Edge
wood).
R. L. Billmyer, sub-district No. 4
Uemen's).
w. 5 Myers, sub-district No. : (Shep
herd Grade).
1t was ordered that the sch OILS Of
the district be run nine months from
September II, 1905 Not mole than
seventeen teachers are to be employed
in the district, and salaries were fixed
as follows: For No. l certificates,
$50 per month; No 2, $50 per month
No. 3, $25 per month.
The levy for the building fund was
fixed at Is cents on each hundred
dollars and Tor the teachers fund al
80 cents on the hundred dollars
Teachers for the Shepherdstown
Graded School were appointed as fol-
lows:
Grade No. 6-Mrs Ida NELL.
Grade No 5-Miss Ella Kelsey.
Grade No 4-Miss Bessie Licklider.
Grade No 3-MiSs c. Jessie Hoffman.
Grade No. 2-Mrs. A. f. Fairall.
Grade No. Miss Alice Billmyer.
Charles T. Smooth, who has been
principal of the Graded School for a
number Of years, was not an applicant
for reappolntment, as he will engage
in other business. The selection OF a
principal was deferred until future
meeting Of the board. The only 9th.
er change IN the teaching force was
the appointment OF Miss Alice Bill
myer 10 be teache, OF the first grade.
Miss Blllmyer is graduate in this
years class OF Shepherd College, and
is one OF the brightest and most pop
ular girls Of our town. Her appoint
met gives general satisfaction.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
so cts.

KimonoS of Lawn,
neat dots and figures,
trimmed with white
India Linon, all sizes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
County Court Proceedings.

At special term of the County
Court held on Monday the levy for
the year 1905 was laid at so cents on
each 800 of real and personal prop
erty-the same as last year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
Tew ~ PercaLss oil nsw
designs at /2 lie yd.


New Batiste Summer
CorSetS, deep hip, nice
~ trimmed, good quail
ity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13

scented a valuable relic to the REGIS
TIERS museum. 1t is an old wooden
canteen, such as was used by some of
the Confederate soldiers during the
Civil War. Mr.. Miller picked it up
on Antietam battlefield soon after the
great fight there. 1t is in fine state
of preservation. Mayor Eugene
Shugsrt, of Harper's Ferry, also has
our thanks for some relics, including
a piece of John Browns scafold and
a bit of wood from the coffin of Kaigi,
one of Browns men. w. D. Graham,
of this place, also gave US fine bay
onet that had been hidden in an old
house in Shepherdstown ever since
the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Phillips gave
an impromptu but most delightful
party Tuesday night to celebrate VIM,
Gilmore Neill's appointment as as
sistant paymaster in the Navy. Mr..
Neill was clerk to Pay Inspector
Phillips, and it has been largely
through the good offices of the latter
that he is now the happy appolntee to
so good place. A considerable
number of the friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips and of Mr.. NELL gath;
cred to assist in the celebration, and
were most royalty entertained; The
festivities were made the more delight
full by being held in the yard under
the soft light of the moon, where de-
licious refreshments were served.
Many toasts were drunk to the sue,
cess and continued good fortune OF
the new paymaster, and the merry
crowd fingered until everything was
said that could be said in the way OF
congratulations. 1t was a mighty
nice send.off, and everybody enjoyed
it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13

Cool Muslin Night
Gowns, full cut yoke
of embroidery. soc is
much less than the
material cost.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
CLEMENT ON TRIAL.
The Court Overrules Motion for q
Continuance on Account of
the Bankers Health.

ST.. Paul, Mimi, June 22-Feeble
and apparently keenly feeling the dis
grace of his position, Thomas B.
Clement, the venerable president of
the wrecked First National bank of
Faribault, appeared for trial in the
United States court in st. Paul yester-
day morning before Judge Page Nor
ris. He sank into.a chair and during
the entire morning said hardly a word,
although he lost nothing of what was
going on around him.
D. w. Lawler, for the defense, ar.
gued that the health Of the defendant
was so poor that he could not endure
the strain of trial at this time. In
the past week the attorney had been
able to hold but four consultations with
his client.
Paul A. Ewart, assistant district at
torney, resisting the motion for con.
tinuance, said that the government
had been at great expense in bringing
witnesses from Georgia, Nebraska and
Washington, D. G.
The court overruled the motion for
a continuance. The defense than be-
gan arguing demurrers to three points
in the Indictment, the chapters of en-
bezzleing $1,000, of making false en-
tries relative to q piece Of land and Of
abstracting $3.50 Of the banks cred
Its. The argument extended Into the
afternoon.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
A SUDDEN CALL.
s. P. sheerin, of Indiana, Falls Dead
While Addressing Audience
in Chicago.

Chicago, June 81. S. P. Sheerin,
president of the new Distance
Telephone company of Indianapolis,
Ind, and a prominent man in Indiana,
fell dead on the floor Of the convention
hall in the Auditorium hotel Tuesday
while replying to the welcome extended
to delegates of the Independent tele-
phone mems annual convention by City
Prosecutor Taylor. Mr.. Sheerin, known
all over Indiana as "Si" Sheerin, was
at one time chairman of the democratic
state committee, the position later held
by Thomas Taggart. He was for years 4
leader of the democratic party and at
tanned national prominence as politi-
clan of resource and ability. In later
years he had applied most of his time to
the Independent telephone movement.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
HEAVY FoRGERlES.
Fastens Crime on Re-
Gently Deceased Philadel-
phia Financier.

Philadelphia, June 21.-One of the
most sensational cases of forgery that
has ever been brought to light in finan-
cial circles of this city, was dis
closed Tuesday when it was announced
that certificates calling for small
shares Of stock had been fraudulently
RAISED to hundreds of shares, causing
a loss to certain banks and trust COM
panies .: this city of from $3.50, 900 to
100000. The forgery involves the
name of Benjamin H. Gaskill, who
went to his grave four weeks ago. Gas
kill was the sole member of the bank
ing and brokerage concern known as
Benjamin H. Gaskill & %. He had Of
fees in the financial district. and his
credit was considered gilt-edged.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
GOMEZ DIES.
Aged Leader in Fight for Cuban Lib
erty Succumbs to Long
Illness

Havana, Cuba, June 19.-Maximo
Gomez died at six o'clock Saturday
night. Death came peacefully, after a
long illness. Gen. Gomez bore up brave
ly to the last and his struggle against
the illness which at last overcome him
was typical of the man who so long
fought against great odds. He will be
given funeral with national honors.
In May last Gen. Gomez underwent an
operation at Santiago, Cuba, as the re-
suit of the spread of gangrene in an alb
scess on his hand. For time his life
was despaireu OF, but the general recov-
cred sufficiently to be moved to his home
in Havana June7. Until Thursday morn
ing he showed some signs of improve
ment and hopes we're entertained that
the end might be postponed for a con-
siderable period. But from that time on
the patient failed until the end came.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
TRAINS MEET ON A CURVE
Terrible Railway Disaster Near Bal
timore, Md.-Death List Num-
bers Twenty-Five.

Baltimore, Md, June 19.-Twenty-
five men were killed and nearly
score injured In train wreck on the
Western Maryland railroad.
The death list is likely to be I'm
creased from among those who were
grievously mangled. All the dead were
employees of the railroad, returning to
their homes in the small towns along
the railroad to spend the day. They
had been at work repairing the damage
done to the roadbed ten days ago by a
minor freight wreck at Mount Hope
station, near this city. The train.
which was No. passenger, west
bound. carried large number of pas
sengers, all the coaches being filed
AS many of the worimen as could do
so went into the baggage car, the re-
mainder of the gang of IS finding
places on the platforms between the
mail and baggage cars and between the
latter and the tender
In the neighborhood of Patapsco sta
ton, about eight miles from Westmin-
ster, the Western Maryland has many
curves, and that just west of the
bridge crossing the Patapsco river is
a sharp one. An extra freight, made
up of heavy coal and provision cars,
was running east. 1t should have
taken siding to allow No. to pass.
Such were the orders. Why they were
disregarded will never be known, for
those who should have seen that they
were obeyed are dead.
On the curve just west of the bridge
they came together with terrific force,
the three engines being piled one upon
another, fortunately in such manner
that sufficient steam connections were
broker to relieve the boilers and thus
prevent the further sarror of one or
more explosions. The fearful impact
drove the passenger tender into the
baggage car and demolished it and the
mail car.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
DISMISSAL FOR BOWEN.
Outcome of Controversy Between
Minister to Venezuela and Assist
ant Secretary of State Loomis.

Washington, June 21.-The dismissal
of Herbert w. Bowen, for some years
United States minister to Venezuela,
and the exoneration of Assistant Secre-
tary of State Francis B. LOOMS, of
the allegations brought against him by
Mr.. Bowen, are the outcome of the
Loomis-Bowen controversy which has
attracted wide attention for many
months past. This disposition of the case
is made by President Roosevelt in
letter addressed to Secretary Taft, made
public Tuesday night, approving Mr..
Taft's report on his findings aud con-
illusions in the case. The president
scathingly arraigns Minister Bowen, de-
claring that his conduct is especially
reprehensible," that Mr.. Bowen asked
one Of his witnesses to enter the en-
ploy of a certain company for the pur-
pose in plain words, of stealing doc
uments which he hoped might incrim-
mate Mr.. LOOMS, and that Mr. Bowen
has evidently for many months, in
deed for the last two years. devoted
himself" to hunting up scandal and
gossip until it became a monomania
and caused him ''to show complete dis
loyalty" to the country he repre-
sented.
The president says he had hoped to
promote Mr.. Bowen, as during much of
his service he had done good work, but
that his usefulness in the diplomatic
service is now at an end. The president
adds that he would direct that Mr.. Bow
ems resignation be requested, but for
his statement that he would consider q
resignation an admission of misconduct
and the dismissal is therefore ordered.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
Modern woodmen Meet

Modern Woodmen Meet.
Milwaukee, June 21.-The head camp
of Modern Woodmen Of America opened
Its fourteenth biennial convention at
the Davidson theater Tuesday with be.
tween 600 and 700 delegates representing
over 11,0O0 camps and nearly 100000
members present. Mayor David S. Rose
welcomed the delegates to the city in
happy speech and presented the keys
of the city to the head consul. Responses
were made by Head Consul A. P. Talbot
for the Modern Woodmen and Head
Clerk Charles w. Halves, Of Rock Is-
land, ILL.,, for the head Office.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
Indicted.

Wheaton, Mimi, June pa tiny
girl, wearing dresses that barely
touch her shoetops, in appearance a
baseful child, but showing the defiance
Of born tragedian, Antoinette Siden.
stecker, daughter Of a prominent far.
mer, .unainchingly heard that she had
been indicted for murder in the first
degree for Staying. her 19-year-old
lover, Herman Ship, May Is.
Not word did she utter, not q
change occurred in her expression,
when she realized that she had been
branded a murderess She calmly re.
turned to her cell to await her trial,
which may begin at the next term Of
court, June 81.
The crime for which Miss Siden.
stecker stends indicted was one of the
most schocl<ing in the criminal an.
nails Of the co .nty.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
A RUINoUs STORM.
Rain and Hail Cause Great Damage
in Wisconsin and
Iowa.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, June 90
The damage done In Sunday nights
storm cannot yet be estimated. Wires
are down and reports from the county
are meager. The storm lasted but ten
minutes, but the official observer re-
ports one inch and eight-tenths of wa
ter to have fallen. The wind and hail
was also terrific, Swapping off big trees,
moving small buildings, Gripping tele-
phone, telegraph and light service
Traffic on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road was resumed late Mon
day night, after a series of washouts
between this city and Wauseeka Ten
miles east of the city the hail totally
destroyed the crops in strip half a
mile wide and ~ miles in length. At
Wauseeka the hail broke every window
light in the village facing to the west
or north. At Lynxville large stock
barn was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed. Considerable stock was
drowned, but no fatalities to human
life have as yet been reported. The
storm was the fiercest ever experienced
in this city. The Wisconsin and Mis-
sissippi rivers, which had been falling
slightly since Friday, are rising and
are close to the danger line.
Blue Mounds, Wis, June 2O.-A
young German farm hand, name
unknown, was killed on the farm OF
Charles Collins while milking, over
$15O,00O damage was done to crops and
farm buildings and scores of head of
stock were destroyed by tornado that
passed through Dane and Iowa coun-
ties and over the townships of Barne-
weld and Blue Mounds last evening.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down, and the full extent of the dam
age can only be estimated The storm
broke with wild fury, following an ex-
tremely sultry day, and through a
tract eight miles long and one to two
miles wide the destruction of property
was complete.
Des Moines, Ia, June 20.-The Mis-
sissippi river is out of its banks from
Clinton to Davenport, and is near the
danger line at Burlington and Keoluk.
Thousands of acres are inundated and
the crop and property loss will run up
into the hundreds of thousands. The
situation at Muscatine and Clinton is
critical. A rise of another foot will
flood part of the streets in both cities.
The river is now rising at the rate II
about one inch per hour.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
SEEK OLD POSITIONS.
Transfers Tire of Strike. But Employ
ers Are Not Disposed to Rein
state Former Drivers.

Chicago, June 20.-Scores of strikers
have been applying for their old po-
sitioas secretly, it developed Monday.
This indication of the disintegration
OF The teamsters' contest came from
seyeral directions. Employers made
known the fact that 35 per cent. of
the drivers for the express companies
had asked for their old positions and
failing to get them have been seeking
recommendations to other companies;
that department store drivers have ap-
piled for their former positions, and
that the old employees of the coal COM
panies and other concerns have been
trying to arrange for their reinstate-
ment as soon as the strike shall have
been called off.
Alfred Austrian, associated with
Levy Mayer as counsel for the Employ
ers' association, declared that the ex-
press companies had been besieged by
strikers seeking recommendations for
work. He said none of the express
companies had rehired it's old men, nor
had any hired those from the other
companies.
Cornelius P. Shea was forced into
the background by the teamsters' joint
council Monday night, and committee
of ten men, opposed to the Shea meth
DDS and the strike, was appointed to
act in conjunction with the members
of the national executive board of the
organization with instructions to settle
the strike. The committee was given
full power to act, but the power is re-
ported to have string to it, and the
joint council will demand considera-
ton of terms before the strike is de-
clared ended.
Names of score or more of union
labor leaders who received money from
John G. Driscoll for their services in
bringing about the settlement or pre-
vention of strikes were shown to the
grand jury Monday on Cancelled checks
that have been kept since they passed
through the banks. Driscoll, who ap-
peared for the third time before the
investigating body, produced a pile Of
Cancelled checks and when the payees
and amounts are made known, togeth-
er with the history of each check, q
sensation in trades union circles is pre-
dicted.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
lake Steamer Burna.

Mackinac, Mich, June 16.-The Har-
riet A. Hart, a passenger steamer
bound from this place to Detour,
Mich, was burned Thursday after
noon when a few miles from Detour.
The boat. which was valued at $37, 900,
and was owned by the Green Bay
Transportation company, of Green
Bay, Wis.,. is total loss. The vessel,
which was commanded by Capt Joseph
Corrigan, carried seven passengers,
and these, together with the crew
were picked up by the steamer Juniata
and brought here.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
Victims Of Live Wire,

Kenosha, Wis, June 19.-Vincenzo
and Antonio Petrocci, Italians, aged 10
and 20 years, were instantly killed
Sunday morning by touching live
wire. The wire was guy protecting
pole on which had been hung the wires
connected with the street lamps. The
younger boy took hold of the wire and
fell back dead. In a few minutes q
great crowd Of Italians gathered and
the older boy, showing his companions
how the accident occurred, touched the
wire and was instantly killed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
ELEVEN DIE IN Wreck
OF SPEEDY train
THETWENTIErH CENTURY LIN.
TIED RUNS THROUGH AN
OPEN SWITCH.
The Two Coaches Following the En-
CINE Catch Fire, Adding to the
Horror-The Rear of the Train
. Was Not Damaged.

Mentor, Ohio, June 22.-Running at
the rate of fifty or sixty miles an hour,
the, Twentieth Century limited on the
Lake Shore railroad, dashed into an
open switch at the passenger station
here shortly before 10 o'clock last
night.
Eleven persons were killed and six
teen badly injured. The combination
baggage and smoking buffet car and
the coach behind it caught fire and
were destroyed.
The train was eastbound, having left
Cleveland about o'clock and as it
does not stop here, it was running at
great speed.
The engineer did not notice the open
switch until the train struck it. The
engine left the rails and plowed into
the ground tearing up the track for
yards. The two coaches following it
jammed into it with great force and
were crushed, the fire from the engine
setting them ablaze.
Fortunately, most Of the occupants
of these two coaches were rescued be-
fore the fire reached them.
The Dead:
John R. Bennett, patent attorney,
New York city; burned to death.
Thomas R. Morgan, of the Wellman-
ver-Morgan company, Cleveland;
burned to death.
Allen Tyler, engineer, Collinwood,
Ohio; crushed under engine.
w. D. Mickey, New York; identified
by Y. M. c. A. card.
Newt Walters, baggageman, Ham
burg, N. Y.
Fireman Raham, Collinwood, O.
Five unidentified passengers, terri.
bly, burned.
The Lake Shore officials at once sum-
moned all the physicians within reach,
a number coming from Cleveland. The
dead and injured were taken care of
and sent on special train to Cleve-
land, where they will be placed in hos
pitfalls.
The scenes following the collision
were pitiful. The means of the dying,
mingled with the cries and screams of
women on the train. Those in the
rear coaches were not injured and
they set about at once to rescue those
pinioned in the morning cars.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
Killed by an Engine.

st. Paul, June 17.-Louis Cutter,
aged so years, an employee in the mail
department at the St. Paul Union
depot, was killed when he jumped
from the run board of a switch en-
CINE IN front of an Omaha passenger
train. After quitting work he board.
ed the switch engine to ride to his
home. When he reached Seventh and
Bradley he jumped from the engine
on which he was riding directly in
front of an approaching engine.
Cutter is survived by q wife and
three children.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-24
Debs, New Organization.

Terre Haute, Ind, June 21.-Eugene
v. Debs, one time socialist candidate for
president, announced the plan of the
new Industrial union, which will be
launched in Chicago next week. Mr..
Debs denies that the Industrial union
is to be rival of the American FEEDER
atiNn Of Labor, but says it will be Or
gained along industrial lines and en-
brace the entire working class. 1t will
repudiate the alleged identity of inter-
ests between capital and labor.