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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-08-17

been tied up this week because OF
big break in the towpath on the four
mile level between Keartoot's lock
and Dam No. 4. The entire tow
path was washed away for distance
of so feet, the washout at places be-
ing ten feet below the bottom Of the
canal. A large sycamore tree, fully
two feet in diameter, was washed from
along the towpath out into the mid
die of the Potomac river, where it
stood upright. The break occurred
shortly before noon on Sunday, sever
al canal boats being caught in the lev
ell above and below the washout.
Ed. Houck, of Philadelphia, gen.
eral superintendent !; W. Scarlet.
chief engineer, and J. 81. Walker, of
Hagerstown, district superintendent
of the United Telephone Company,
were in Charles Town last Wednes-
day, and informed US that their COM
pany would proceed at once to make
important improvements in their sys-
tenn in this locality. Will put up
about 5000 feet of aerial cable, which
will relieve open wires and relieve the
street Of many wires. Will install a
new two-section switchboard, and also
intend to overhaul the county lines
and make further extensions and de-
velopment of territory. Will i'm
prove trunk lines between Charles
Town and Shepherdstown, and be-
tween Charles Town and Winchester.
These extensions, these gentlemen In.
formed US, are not to be made on &C.
count of any money in it to their COM
pany, but to give full equal competi.
ton with any other line.-8pirat.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-08-17

O. A. DAVIS, Secretary.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
Who Owns the Raiiroads7

II. T. Newcomb, of the District OF
Columbia bar. has compiled statistics
showing that STATS depositors In
savings banks of six eastern states
are directly interested in the joint
ownership Of $442,354.OS6 Of steam
railroad securities. that insurance com.
panies doing business in Massachu.
sets hold $S45,SS9,O3S of steam rail.
road stocks and bonds. and "A educa.
tional institutions depend on $47.46S,.
327 invested in similar securities for q
portion of their income. Other fidu.
ciary institutions own enough railroad
securities to bring such holdings up
to more than a billion and half dol.
lars, about Onesixth of the entire cap.
ital invested in railroad property.
These investments represent the saw.
ings of the masses. there being twenty
million holders of life insurance poll.
cies in the country, as many more OF
fire insurance policies, and an even
greater number of depositors in bank.
ing and trust institutions, where in.
vestments are largely in railroad secu-
rites.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
COAL Mine DISASTER
Thirteen Miners KILLED BY An
Big EXPLOSION.
-Four Miles West Of Wilburton, Okla.
Little Prospect Of Bodies Being
Recovered for Several Days-Shaft
500 Feet Deep and Men Were 800
Feet From Shaft.

WILBURTON, Okla, May 1.-Thir-
teen miners were entombed and prob
ably killed by an explosion in the Mis-
souri,. Kansas 4 Texas Coal company's
mine No. 10, four miles west of here.
There is little prospect of their bodies
being recovered for several days. They
are b. F. Steiner, foreman; Mike
Wynn. Ralph Fisher. Ben Smith, Will.
lam Atkinson, c. Golden, Joe Morino,
all white, and Gus Phillips. Knox
Lynch, j. ID. Byrd, Mike Duvall, X. F..
Gates and William Edwards, colored.
The shift left shot hanging which
the new shift may have fired. 1t is
suggested from the force of the ex-
plosion, which could be heard for
miles around and which tore heavy
timbers aside and piled tons Of dirt
into the shaft, that mad shot had
set off some dynamite which had been
stored conveniently for work in push
ing the entries. The shaft is $50 feet
deep. and it was 300 feet to the place
where. the men were working. The
men were supplied with air famed
from the shaft and by means of COM
pressed air tubes. 1t Is the general
opinion that the air pipe was burst
by the explosion. but air has been
steadily pumped all day with the re-
mote hope that some of the entombed
men may have escaped the force Of
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
THE PAST WEEK OF THE WAR.
No Sea Fight az Yet-Linevitch 10 All
Ready.

No Sea Fight az Yet-Linevitch 10 All
Ready.
There were few important develop.
ments in the far east last week, either
on land or sea. The movements of
both Russian squadrons were shroud-
ed in mystery. II is not yet known
whether Admiral Rojestvensky will
sail north through the straits Of For.
mosa and risk encounter with any Jap
anese vessels that may attempt to in
tercept him or whether he will make
for the open sea and seek to reach
VladivOstock by an outside course. The
manifest reluctance OF the Japanese to
engage the enemy now that 1t has en-
tered Asiatic waters leaves everybody
In doubt as to what Togo's plans may
be, and 1t Is matter OF guesswork
as to whether the great battle Is to be
in the near future or at some indefinite
day that is far away.
On land there are some signs OF ac-
tivity. but seemingly nothing approach.
ing preparation for an advance. The
vanguards OF both armies are In touch
north Of Tie pass and the disorganl.
cation incident to the battle OF Muk-
den and the subsequent pursuit has
been corrected. General Linevitch de-
clares that he is ready to assume the
offensive and seems to be slowly feel.
ing his way toward the south, but he
meets pressure at every point from the
Japanese and It is evident that he will
make no substantial forward move
ment without encountering active re-
sistance.
So far as Is known, the Japanese are
making no turning movement with a
view to driving in either OF the Rus
sian fanks. but there are reiterated
reports that the Japanese are advanc-
ing along the eastern road from Korea,
the evident intention being to get in
the rear OF Vladivostock. But the
news of these land operations is notice.
ably indefinite and the world is about
as ignorant Of them as 1t Is Of the
maneuvers Of the belligerent fleets on
the sea.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHURCH.
In Little School House on West
Divide,

Glenwood Springs, Col, May L.
Unique in the history Of Colorado was
the church service held at the Old
Blue schoolhouse on the West Divide.
and attended by President Roosevelt
and his party and all the ranchmen
and their families for miles around.
The little district school building was
not tenth part large enough to ac-
commodate the congregation. The or.
gan was moved to the platform in front
Of the house. Platform seats we're
provided for the president and his
party, the Rev. Horace Mann of Rifle,
Col, who preached the sermon; the
choir and the trustees Of the church.
The members Of the congregation
stood or sat on the ground or in their
conveyances, which were grouped
around the building.
The sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Mann
was Of an unusual kind. 1t began with
a story, teemed with slang of the
western flavor, and was full of advice
suited to congregation inuring itself
to the hardships of mountain life 1t
touched upon the responsibilities of
the position of a president as we'll as
the characteristics Of some of the men
who have occupied that position. Az
ter Rev. Mr.. Mann had concluded, the
president spoke for about 10 minutes.
He expressed his well known views on
good citizenship, the morality of the
man, the patriotism and duty to the
country. He was heartily cheered
throughout his remarks. After the
services were concluded, he shook
hands with every man, woman and
child present.
The services at the schoolhouse
were begun at II o'clock. Long before
that hour ranchmen and their families
began to assemble. Many persons
drove or rode horseback from New
castle, Rifle and other towns from five
to Is miles away.
The presidents party presented a
picturesque appearance as they came
up. All were on horseback, and they
were dressed in their hunting clothes.
They had no others at the camp. Many
Of those in the congregation wore their
best. The dresses and hats of the wo-
men were snowy and in striking con.
trast to the mud spattered tanduck,
blue jeans and other rough materials
making up the costumes of the presi-
dent and his fellow hunters.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
MANY eEeeARs IN LONDON.
London Society Is Daily Adding More
to the Lists.

At q meeting this week Of the Lon
don Mendicity association. an organ
ization formed for the purpose of
counteracting the efforts Of the pro-
fessional beggar, many interesting rev.
elations as to the methods employed
by the begging fraternity were made.
During the last year the society ex-
tended its lists of street beggars to
10000, and in order to keep this ex-
traordinary record completely up to
date the chief commissioner of police
has directed that full particulars of
every street begging case that comes
before the London police courts will
be sent to Sir Eric Buchanan, the so.
ciety's secretary.
The society's experts investigated
1869 begging letters last year. They
have now a collection of $4,000 such
appeals in their possession. Three
trained investigators were employed
to ascertain whether the writer's Of
begging letters deserved help. Analy-
sis showed that out of every 100 25
were sent by absolute impostors. so
were not deserving of help, and Of
the remainder from five to seven were
very deserving. The society's secre-
tary estimates that at least $500 900
is given in haphazard aims annually.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03

Stockholm.-Thes special committee
Of both chambers OF congress have de-
cided to send a Joint commission to
the government. expressing entire ap-
proval and assent to the proposals Of
Grown Prince Regent Gustav, April 6.
for the initiation Of negotiations as
follows:
First. common Swedish or Nor
wegian foreign minister; second. q spe-
cial consular service for each country,
the consuls to be under the direction
OF the foreign minister in all matters
affecting relations with foreign coun-
tries"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
Actor Jefferson's Estate.

Real estate and mortgages to the
amount Of $250.000 we're held in Chi.
cago by Joseph Jefferson.
He had an island in Louisiana upon
which is a salt mine Of great value.
The island includes 5000 acres. 5000
of which is used as pasture lands. the
rest surrounding q fine old villa he
used to spend his vacations in. and
is laid out in a park. A price Of ST.
900 900 has been offered for this.
Jefferson's estate now controls the
whole business center Of West Palm
Bearch, Florida, and the electric light
plant Of the town. This property is
estimated to be worth close to $1,000
900. Other property consists Of a fine
home in Buxzard's Bay. Mass, consid.
cradle property in New York city and
mortgages and bonds in different cit
les of the country.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
AROUND The WORLD
short TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Rumors of a persistent character
are coming continually from the vicin
ity Of West Divide creek that presi
dent Roosevelt is ill in his camp. The
reports are denied by Secretary Loeb
Among the many things the Japan
ese have done during the war which
they are now waging and which have
attracted the attention Of the world
their use of the telephone is one.
There are over 10000 unoccupied
houses in London. and the number is
increasing smost daily. In all parts
landlords and mouse agents are search
ing vainly for tenants whom the bur
den of rates deters from becoming
householders.
Alaska's first salmon fish hatchery
will be located in Yes bay, on the
Cleveland peninsula, about 35 miles
above Loring. 1t will be one of the
largest fish culture stations in the
country and will cost $4,000 to build
1 ne money for the station was appro
priated at the last session Of congress.
Buffalo Bill has jumped back at one
bound into his old place as lion Of
the "Tout Paris" on his second visit
to Paris.
A bank at Kendrick, Okla. was re-
Gently looted by four robbers and in
an endeavor to protect the deposits
Justice Davis was shot. The robbers
escaped on foot with $500 in silver
and other deposits.
Joseph L. Bristow. the special com
missioner for the investigation Of trade
conditions in relation to the Panama
canal, is in Topeka. Kan. on his way
to Washington. After making his re.
port to Secretary Taft. he expects to
resign his place. Mr.. Bristow will re.
turn to Kansas to look after his news.
paper properties.
The highest price paid for wool in
Wyoming for 20 years was 20 cents q
pound, paid Saturday for $4,000 pounds
and 221s cents for 100000 pounds. The
wool was bought by Boston and Phila.
delphia parties. Utah wool brought
l8 cents.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
Northern Pacific Railway.
BLOCK SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS,

President Howard Elliott has au.
thorized important improvements tend.
ing to increase public safety which
will place the Northern Pacific system
second on the list of American rail.
ways in the installation OF block sys.
TEN for the current year.
The new improvements will afford
continuous signal protection over all
the principal districts of heavy traffic
from the eastern terminus at st. Paul
through to the Pacific coast. Construc-
tion has already commenced and will
be rushed forward to completion.
Improvements between Spokane and
Ellensburg. Wash, will give protec-
tion to a stretch OF main line on which
is centered the through traffic of the
entire system and Of the Burlington
Northern Pacific route the heavy ton.
mage OF commercial and fuel coal from
the Roslyn and Clealum mines, the
eastbound lumber and mill products
from the Pacific coast and a very
heavy and rapidly increasing local
traffic from the movement OF agricul-
tural products. The improvements on
this part of the main line affords con-
tinuous protection from Spokane to
Tacoma.
The block signalling system simpli'
fes the handling Of trains, although
the recognized principles and rules Of
operation are not changed. 1t provides
a check against errors which other
wise might occur and is practical,
efficient, safe. Block signals mean
more business over the same tracks,
and the safety of heavy traffic.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
IDAHO FOREST RESERVES.
Opinion in Washington, D. c., Is sena
tor Hepburn viii Fail.

At the national capital the opinion
prevails that Senator Heyburn's pro-
test against the establishment of eight
additional forest reserves in Idaho will
avail him little, and that the policy
Of the administration with respect to
the establishment Of forest reserves,
as outlined by Forest Pinchot. will be
carried out. At best. the senator can
only hope to restrict the magnitude OF
Forester Pinchot's program.
The eight reserves mentioned above,
namely. the Shoshone, embracing L..
100000 acres of land; Kootenai. EN-.
bracing 5000 acres Of land; the Hen
ry's lake, covering 100000 acres Of
land in the eastern portion Of Fre-
mont county; the Sawtooth, embracing
nearly three times as much In Boise
county; the Payette. Of million acres
In Idaho county; the Squaw creek d.
vision Of the Weiser. embracing 300,.
900 acres in Washington county; the
200, 900 acre addition to the Yellow.
stone reserve in Bingham county. and
the proposed $50 900 acre addition to
the Bitter Root reserve in Idaho coun.
ty, II created, will embrace about g..
O0O, 900 acres of land. These reserves
would pretty much include all Of Sho.
shone. Boise and Idaho counties, as
well as immense strips in Fremont and
Bingham counties on the eastern
Boundary line.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Five Persons Are Killed and Several
Injured.

Greenville, s. C.-The special train
bearing the Robert C. Ogden educa
tional party ran into a freight train
just outside Greenville. None Of the
Ogden party was seriously hurt. The
engine. baggage car, library car and
two dining cars were badly damaged
Nearly all of the party were asleep
when the accident occurred.
The passengers injured were in the
dining car. The fireman on the special
was killed, as were also a flagman
and three employees in the dining car
and Professor Henry Farnam of Yale
university had his right arm broken
and was severely cut and bruised
Mrs. Farnam was cut and bruised.
When news of the wreck reached
Greenville wrecking train with q
party Of physicians was hurried to
the scene.
After the collision the wreck caught
fire and 1t is feared that w. w. Can
ming. one Of the cooks. was burned ia
death.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
American League.
Bowling.

The first tournament and organiza.
ton Of the Western Bowling congress
at Spokane last week was q tremen.
dous success. There were delegates
present from five western cities-Salt
Lake. Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and
Spokane.
The Western congress did not really
secede from the American. The or.
ganizatiOn OF western congress was
the outgrowth Of dissatisfaction over
the rumors which we're put through
by eastern bowlers and the great ex.
pense attached to attending the tour
naments SO far east.
The scores made by the bowlers
were unexpectedly high. There were
only 40 entries In all the events, yet
one Milwaukee record where there
were far above a thousand entries re-
corded was smashed. Bernie Ryan
and II. Dittmer rolled up the splendid
score Of 1881 In the two men tourna-
ment. Dittmer's scores of 225. 225 and
204 being especially creditable. The
Milwaukee high record In the two men
event, Andrew PawsaleK and H. C..
Tietje Of Tacoma. and 8. B. Kelly. H..
Dittmer and George Browne of Spo-
kane. came within 65 pins Of the prize
winners score at Milwaukee. C. NJ.
Anderson Of st. Paul captured the in
dividual high score at the national
meet with 655. which Is Just one pin
more than Dittmer's record in the two
men event.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
AntidueIling League.

The antiduelling league is endeavor-
ing to strike at the causes Of cuels.
and urges the German government to
support bill providing for the punish
ment of unfaithful husbands and wives
with imprisonment Of from six to "a
months; Furnishing persons who un-
truthfully assert tnat a woman has
been unfaithful to her husband; pun
ishing with Imprisonment, instead of
by q fine alone. a man who insults an
other or who libels him, and treating
killing in a duel as murder, and all
who participate in duel as criminals
under the ordinary code.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
CAPTAIN RAIBOURN
SHOOTS LIEUTENANT POINT and
Then COMMITS suicide.
Both Were Officers Of Twenty.ninth
Infantry, Stationed a Fort DouoIas-
Raibourn Had Been Drinking Heav.
lily and Was Arrestsd-Point Was
Shot Twice in the Legs.

Salt Lake, May captain w. A.
Raibourn, Twenty-ninth infantry, U. s
A., committed suicide at Fort Douglas
early Sunday after making a murder
Gus assault on Lieutenant William H
Point, also of the Twenty ninth infan
try. Point was shot twice by his su
perior officer, one bullet penetrating
deep flesh wound in his right leg. After
Lieutenant Point had fallen, Captain
Raibourn turned his revolver upon
himself. sending bullet into his head
about three inches behind his right
ear. He died almost instantly.
Captain Raibourn had been drinking
heavily and the tragedy was an out
growth of his arrest on Tuesday last
on a charge of drunkenness.
On Tuesday Of last week Captain
Raibourn was appointed officer of the
day at Fort Douglas, but failed to re.
port for duty and was absent in the
city for "a hours without leave. He
was arrested the following day. but
was given the privileges of the fort,
under orders not to leave the grounds.
On Saturday evening Captain Raibourn
broke the parole and came to the city.
Lieutenant Point, who was sent after
him with an ambulance, found him in
a Main street saloon and he was re-
turned to Fort Douglas under arrest.
He was ordered to remain in his quar-.
ters.
Lieutenant Points quarters are but
two doors from those which Captain
Raibourn occupied. The lieutenant had
just stepped out of doors early Sunday.
when Captain Raibourn appeared, car.
rying heavy 3S caliber revolver. His
manner was threatening and Point
said. Now, captain, don't do anything
foolish" Raibourn made no reply, but
Immediately began shooting.
When other officers and soldiers ran
out, after hearing the shots, Captain
Raibourn lay dead and Lieutenant
Point lay in front of his quarters. Lieu.
tenant Point was taken to his quar-.
ters. He is said to be resting well.
Raibourn's body was embalmed and
will be shipped to Oakland City, Ind,
where his mother and two sisters re-
side. He has a brother in Chicago.
Captain kaibourn had sought to
avoid a courtmartial and had forward
ed to Washington his resignation from
the army. 1t had not been accepted
and it was supposed that trial by court
martial awaited him. Worry over the
probability OF a dishonorable discharge
from the army ana dissipation are be.
lieved to have unbalanced his mind.
Captain Raibourn, who was 35 years
Of age, and unmarried, enlisted In the
army in 1891. as a private, and had
worked his way up from the ranks.
Captain Raibourn and Lieutenant
Point had served together in the
Philippines and were firm friends.
Lieutenant Point entered the army
as captain Of the Fifty-first Iowa vol
unteers. and later was appointed to
the regular service. He has passed
the examination ana qualified for pro.
motion to a captaincy.
Captain Raibourn formerly was re-
garded as an efficient officer. but re.
Gently he had been drinking hard and
could not be relied on for duty.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
AIRSHIP THAT FLIES.
Sails Through the Upper Air, Guided
At Will.

Sails Through the Upper Air, Guided
At Will.
San Jose, CAL. April 29.-Watched
by thousands of spectators Saturday,
Professor John b. Montgomery's aero.
plane. "The Santa Clara" sailed into
and through the upper air, guided at
will by the aeronaut, d. Mollney, final.
ly landing within block of the spot
from which it ascended. The airship
was launched from the vineyard in
the grounds of Santa Clara college
and was lifted by means of a balloon,
The ascent occupied five minutes. On
reaching a height Of 1000 feet the
aeroplane was loosed from the balloon,
and it at once began its practice move.
ments. 1t was up nearly one half
hour before the earth's gravity at.
tracted it downward. and during that
time 1t travelled one mile, returned
and went through various evolutions,
obeying instantly every turn Of the
mechanism.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
Japan's Advantage.

The population of Japan is about
43. 000.000-one third that Of Russia
But Japan has a homogeneous popula
ton and is near the seat of war. Her
supply Of men will not fail and hel
people are prepared for immense sac
rifices. The spirit Of her soldiery is
splendid. as the fighting shows. Japan
can furnish men enough. She can place
more men At the seat Of war than
Russia can. Her main problem is the
financial one; but herein she certainly
has no more difiicult problem than
that which confronts Russia. Less diff
hcult, probably.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
Japanese Heroes viii BE Honored.

With elaborate ceremonies. begin.
ming Wednesday and ending Friday.
the names of 30.S66 soldiers and sail.
ors Of Japan killed prior to the battle
Of Mukden were enshrined in the Sko-
konsha temple at Toxic. Many kins'
men and kinswomen Of the victims OF
the war assembled in Toxic to partici-
pate in the ceremony and were shown
special consideration. These were the
special guests of the government. The
flag of the Russian cruiser Variag,
which was sunk in the first naval bat
tie of the war. and standard captured
at Mukden are on exhibition In the
temple. The emperor and empress Of
Japan attended the ceremony on
Thursday and the crown princess was
present on Friday.
The ceremony is based on the ma.
tional belief Of the Immortality Of the
soul and the homage due to ancestors