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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10
ALL A FAKE

There has been very pretty and
interesting story sent out from this
city, describing huge deal in the
shape OF an organization of a stock
company to buy and take over the
electric plant here and at Dam No. Z
and the pulp mill and water power at
Harpefs Ferry to furnish electricity
to all the town through the valley for
lighting, and, power for a grand sys.
system of trolley lines connecting all
the towns within radius OF forty
miles. Mr.. Stevenson A. Williams. of
Maryland who has an In crest in the
Martinsburg and Dam No plant, the
story says, is in the lead in the
gigantic enterprise.
80 tar the story has been going the
rounds unhindered but on Wednesday
the Shenandoah Pulp Co. of Harpers
Ferry sent out the following letter:
Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
Feb 7 1905
State ,man
Martinsburg, w. Va,
Gentleman
la the Evening World of
the 18th inst, the enclosed article an.
peared, which has now been copied
by several daily papers Of Baltimore
and Washington.
VIII you kindly state for US. that
this story, SO far as we are concerned
IS wind; pure and simple.
The Pulp mills and their power. at
Harper's Ferry, cannot be bought by
Mr.. Williams, his associates. nor
any one else. As Director and Stock
holder of each company, | am en-
tirely in position to know.
Respectfully
G. r. Broadly
General Manager.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10
KILLED IN A SALOON EIGHT.


Brunswick Md. Feb. s.-The saloon
OF James ID. Gletner at Knox VILE, Fred
erick county. was the scene of the
shooting and instantly killing OF VIM.
sears, aged Is years, resident OF
Knoxville, by w ID. Ecker, employed
oy Sietner as barkeeper. Sears was
twice shot, one shot entering the head
ana the other the body. Death was al
most instantaneous. Immed lately after
the shooting Ecker went to Justice
Hinkle and gave himself up and was
committed to Jail TO await the action OF
the grand jury. Ecker claims the deed
was committed in self.defense; that
sears entered she saloon and an alterea-
ZION ensued, aud that he was attack ed,
ears using a beer bottle to attack him
and he shot him in order to protect
himself The saloon lat which the
shooting occlrred between the tracks
oil the Baltimore and Ohio railroad aud
the Chesapkeske aud Ohio canal, and
Is al close proximity 10 three other ss-
looms, all Of which are close together
between the railroad and the canal
bans. Mr.. Gietner, the ow ner of the
saloon, is resident of Brunswick
where he conducts hotel. Ecker was
formerly employed as fireman on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between
Cumberland and Bruins lick. His home
is near Mount Airy, Nd,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10
CHURCH ROBBED.
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Some parties broke into the First
M. r. church in this city one night
last week and broke open a small
contribution box and stole the con-
tsnts. They then visited the hen
coop at the parsonage and carried of
chicken. A few months ago the
Presbyterian church was entered by q
tibet who bsoke open the library and
stole the contents of a contribution
box.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
The undersigned having qualified as
administrator C. I. a. of the estate Of
Nathan Vanmetre deceased hereby
gives notice TO all persons holding
claims against said estate to present
their claims duly authenticated for set
Element, to those indebted to the said
estate that all such debts must be set
tied at once without delay.
w. G. Kilmer,
Administered c. T. q. Of
Nathan Vanmetre, decd.
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THIS PAPER RE.
cEiVED with the GUARANTEE that the
CIRCULATION Of the STATESMAN
EXCEEDS that Of any PAPER pub
ished In Martinsburg. Berkeley
County, West Virginia.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-10
Martinsbnr9 Craftsman

ntered at the Post-Office at Martins burg
W. Va, rs secsnd-class matter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
HORRIBLE CRIMES IN SOUTH SEAS
Trader Vessel Hacked to Pieces With TOmahaWks
PenteCOs an Engishman Thrown to the Sharks While the
Natives Danced With Joy.

French Warship Muerthe landed a par
ty of marines, who arrested three
chiefs. AS the party took their Captives
from the village a shot fired from am
bush killed one marine gunner. The
party then attacked the village, dis
persing the natives and killing four
men. The landing party burned the
village and returned to the bay, where
it was again fired upon and a marine
wounded. The dead marine was buried
at Port Sandwich with military hOnOTs.
Horrible Butchery.
The natives alleged that the murder
ers- of Captain Richard PentecoSt, and
six members of the trader Petrol, were
taken to Noumea. They were the
ringleaders of a party which tied Cap
tain PentecOst TO a tree and cast spears
into his body. and while he was still
conscious they threw him into shark
infested waters and danced while the
monsters tore the body to pieces
Typhoon and Tidal Wave.
Mail advices from the South Seas in
Guided details OF a disastrous typhoon
and tidal wave in the Marshall group,
causing the loss of about 100 lives. A
wave nearly six feet high swept the
island of Jaluit The settlement is on
an island about a mile long and. where
the Europeans are gathered, is about
100 yards wide. The top story of the
hotel in which the foreigners lived was
blown off and several had narrow es-
capes from falling debris. The trading
steamer GeTmania was saved from de-
struction by her master taking her into
the center of the lagoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
DYNAMITE IN SUEZ
CANAL TOUCHED OFF

Port Said. Egypt. Sept. 2S-The wreck
of the British steamer Chatham. with her
cargo of ninety tons of dynamite and
blasting gCldtue. was blown up this
morning by mines distributed around and
inside her hun. These We're fired by am
electric current from RaselecE. about
five miles away. No serious damage
was done to the canal and the authori-
ties anticipate that the passage will be
cleared OF debris in four days. The rail-
way and the SWeetwater canal adiuiu-
ing are intact The explosion was tire
lnendous. The enormous displacement of
water was visible from Raselech.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

Mayor Richard p. Morris will lead the
Democrats of Salt Lake in the cam
paign just opening.
He was renOminated in the cOnven-
tiOn yesterday with a degree of una
nimity and enthusiasm that promises a
tremendous vote for his reelection. 1t
falls TO the lot of few men in public life
to get such an endorsement at the
hands of his party. Not a voice was
raised in the convention hall against
his leadership.
The record of his administration was
endorsed in the platform and in every
utterance of the delegates. The battle
cries on the banners flung across the
hall told of the achievements of the
administration.
In every way the party made it clear
that it would go to the voters OH the
record of the past two years, coupled
with the pledge that the work now UNI
der way for the betterment of the city
will be pushed TO completion.
There have been larger Democratic
conventions in Salt Lake; there have
been conventions where enthusiasm
ran higher; where the struggles of con-
tending candidates have created great
er interest in the proceedings: but
there has never been a convention of
any party in which the delegates were
actuated by higher motives, or a
stronger desire to promote the best in
terests of the city in every department.
Convention Work Facilitated.
Little time was lost in the selection
of the candidates. After Mayor Morris
| was declared the candidate. and the
mayor, in his modest way. had renewed
| his pledge TO give the city a business
administration, the delegates We're in
| a good frame of mind to push the work
| of the convention to completion. They
were aided in this by the good manage
ment of Chairman Robert W. Sloan.
Frank B. Stephens placed John s
| Critchlow in nomination for recorder
in one of the sensible speeches that arc
always expected from him, and Mr.
| CritchlOw was nominated without a dis
senting voice.
Close Contest for Treasurer.
/ The real contest of the convention
/ followed, with Stephen II. Lynch and
/ Joseph z. Caine as the candidates for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

treasurer. Bert =. Olson placed Mr..
Lynch i'm nomination. and Mat Thomas
named Mr.. Game. There were many
secOnding speeches and the degree or
interest with which the ballot was
watched gave evidence of the number
of influential men who were backing
the candidates IL was one Of the pret-
test races ever seen in a convention.
At any stage Of the balloting the
slightest incident would have turned
the result from one side 10 the other.
The absolute fairness with which
Chairman Sloan ruled at this time was
a source of qualification to all sides.
The result of the ballOt-253l2 for Game
TO 243la for Lynch-gives an idea, al
though a faint one, of the interest that
centered in the race.
For auditor Albert J. Scare was
placed before the convention i'm "A neat
speech by Bert J.. Olson, and NJ. +.
Cunningham was nominated by Sen
ator Simon Bamberger. Before the roll
call reached the Third ward, Mr.
Seare's home. where he is especially
strong, he gTaciOusly withdrew from
the race in favor OF his opponent. who
was then nominated by reclamation.
Mr.. BrameI Nominated.
As a reward for the good work he has
done in the past two years as assistant
city attorney, W. H. Bramel was unan-
imously nominated for the Office of
city attorney. The speech placing him
before the convention was delivered by
W. II. Wilkins and told in brief the
story of the Office for two years. It
reflected great credit upon the admins
tratiOn and especially on the good
work of Mr.. Bramel.
The convention was free from ran
cor The platform gives the line Of
battle adopted by the Democrats for
the campaign. This was emphasized
by the party leaders who spoke during
the convention. Prominent among
these were Judge o. W. Powers, Fisher
8. Harris. Robert W. Sloan. Frank b.
Stephens and Mat Thomas. The
speeches We're of d high order.
AT the close of the days work the i'm
preston on all sides was that the con-
VentiOn had done its duty well: that
the platform was just what the times
demanded and that the ticket was eX-
ceptiOnally strong.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
ment regulation upon railroads, Mr..

ment regulation upon railroads, Mr..
Olney says:
The situation to be anticipated
then, is that TaiTOads-priVate prop
critics and representing government in
Vestments aggregating billions of dol
lars-will find themselves controlled IN
the vital matter of their charges, not
by their private owners, but by two
public boards-one representative of
local interests and the other of nation
al interests, and both antagOnistic To
the interests of the private owners con-
cerned. The two boards will aim at the
lowest possible rates, each in behalf of
the particular business under its
charge, and will therefore be in con-
slant rivalry with each other in the
endeaVor to eXtOrt from the carrier the
best service al the smallest cost. I'M
der these conditions anything like
skillful, Just, reasonable or stable rate
making becomes impossible. A situa-
ton is created intolerable alike to the
carrier and to the public, and the sure
OutcOme-unless the whole scheme of
government rate-making be abandoned
is government ownership.
Government Ownership the Goal.
Government ownership of all rail
roads is obviously the goal toward
which some of the government rate
makers are striving, while others, if
not welcoming il and not working for
il, profess not to hear it and proclaim
that it would at all events be an inn
provement upon the present status.
Both point to existing instances of
government ownership of railroads
the one claiming that the results to
the public are distinctly beneficial, the
other that they are at least not as
detrimental as is sometimes declared.
But when government ownership Of the
railroads of the country is seriously
considered our dual political system is
at once seen to present problems of the
gravest character. The few and COM
paratively unimpOrtant railroads that
are wholly interstate may be properly
ignored. Every railroad of conse-
quence is engaged i'm both kinds of
transpOrtatiOn-in transportation that
begins and ends i'm a single state and
in transportation that passes beyond
state lines. Hence if government own
ership of railroads be regarded as the
inevitable sequence of government
rate-making, the first question is,
which government is ii that is 10 own
the railroads.&c. state or the United
States?
Must Also Control the Highways.
The significance and Importance of
the inquiry" continues Mr. Olney
ARE apparent if we remember that the
railroad is only one species of high
way. and that what is true of railroads
must be true of ordinary highways
The jurisdiction of the national gov
eminent must be the same in both
cases. If it is competent for the ma
tional government under the commerce
clause to own and operate all the great
railroads Of the country it must be
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
DEMOCRATIC CITY PLATFORM.

assembled
reiteratng declaration declares
the this declares its faith
the present and future prosperity and greatness OF the city
The Democratic pledged
city Justhed PRIDE
of he of
plan being adequate
shall population
people OF the city The only
obstructOnis unworthy motives who have
obstacles placed acquired
construction bring these acquired
which calls It's completion by July 10 OF next
The Democratic platform which the present city administration
enforcement Of all
Prepayment miles
i the entire history of the
Every department
efficiently administered and the interests of the city
practically additional expense the city
of the city government the best
of
saving previous administrations
confident
ni~ for the civ and entered into contracts which insure the connie
% has inauated system of sidewalks and sewerage which has
which promise make salt Lake
of to the
1edoUg
public
emit with it's resources
) the taxpayers the welfare of the city.
+%%@&%%*%%*+%++
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
TECHNICAL DEFENSE.
Closing Arguments in the Packers
Plea in Abatement.

Chicago, Sept. 2S-Judge Humphrey
to-day heard the closing arguments in
the plea of abatement filed by the pack
ers against the Indictment charging
them with illegal methods of conduct
ing business. The court declared that
while il was possible that he would
hand down his decision tomorrow, il is
not certain that he will do so. The
grounds on which the abatement of the
Indictment is sought by the packers are
that the grand jury returning the in
dicment was Illegal because il was not
publicly drawn as required by law;
that the defendants were deprived of
their right to challenge the jurors; that
Judge Bethea, sitting i'm the eastern
division of the northern district of Hi
nOis. had no right TO receive the return
of an indictment returned from the
.northern district of the same division;
Il that one member of the jury was not
legally made a member of that body,
and that the government officials had
no right to reproduce before the grand
Jury a transcript of evidence previously
heard by them unswOrn and unyerihed
but presented as an abstract of the
evidence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
SUMMIT HOTEL AT
M0NlDA Is BURNED

Butte. Mont, Sept. ga special to
the Miner from Monida. Mont, says.
The Summit hotel and two adjoining
cottages. property of Is. H. Paul were
totally destroyed by fire. this afternoon.
together with practically all of their
contents. Valiant work and d nigh
northwest wind saved The surrounding
buildings. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. but from the fact that it
started in the top of the motel building
il is generally supposed that it caught
from a defective flue. The loss viii
easily reach 100000 only partly COW
cred by insurance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

Il welcome you as Democrats VINO are
not ashamed of the city IN which YOU
live. / welcome you as representative
citizens of our great nation"
Chairman Mat Thomas called the Dem
ocratic city convention 10 order yesterday
morning with the words quoted above.
Their significance was not lost on the
delegates as was attested by the APP
plause. AT the close of brief remarks
Chairman Thomas announced the tenn
porarV Officers: Robert w. Sloan, chair
man; Mrs. J. Fewson Smith, vice chair
man; Milando Pratt, chaplain; Ben d.
Luce secretary
The morning session Of the convention
was poorly attended, not fourth OF the
delegates being in their seats Music was
furnished by Helds band, Adding iiie ana
spirit to the proceedings. large flag
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
SIBERIA is INCLUDED.

St. Petersburg. Sept. 2S.-The iuclu-
sion of Siberia in the first national as
sembly is assured. the Solsky commits
sion having determined on the all0t-
,nent OF fifteen Siberian members. Of
which number one win represent tqe
citv of Irkutsk. The members will not
he elected on class basis. The franchise
is bestowed on owners of 500 10 ] 900
acres of land. depending on the fertil-
itv. or on the proprietors of urban
uroperty Of similar value.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
French Expedition Attacked.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
Platform Devoted to Restricting Ne
gro Suffrage.

Baltimore. Sept. 2S.-At the Democratic
state convention of Maryland. held in
FOrd's Opera House today. State Comp
troller Gordon T. Atkinson was renOm-
mated and platform adopted which, ex-
cepting a paragraph endorsing the excel
lent business administration of the pres
ent Democratic governor, Edwin War
field is principally devoted to the advo-
cacy Of the proposed constitutional
amendment TO restrict negro suffrage
which viii be voted upon at the NOVem-
Der election.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
NEW YORK BANK
Is VICTIMIZED
Stranger Presents Forged Check and
Gets Securities.
PAPER VALUED AT $360.000
NATIONAL CITY BANK THE IN
sTITUTloN WCTlMIZED.
PAPER VALUED AT $360.0oC

Anew YORK, Sept. 2S-The details Of
"A scheme whereby the National
City bank of this city was recent
ly victimized by clever forger came
out today. The forger presented "a bO-
gus check bearing the name of a we'll
known stock exchange firm and re-
ceived in return securities valued at
about $3.50 OOO
Pearl & Co, stock brokers at p
Williams street recently negOtia-
ted a One-day loan for $780, 200
with this unnamed institution. On
Wednesday check for the amount of
the loan, plus $3.50 for the one days
interest was presented at this bank by
a stranger, who received the S curities
deposited by Pearl & Co. for their loan.
Check Was Bogus.
The bank ON which the brokers' check
was drawn is one with which Pearl
Co. never had an account, so the for
gerry was not discovered until the check
had passed through the clearing house
exchange, when il was promptly brand
cd as fictitious. a private detective
I. agency was called in and transfer on
o he securities at once stopped. The de-
y teClives intimate that they have "a Clew
10 the identity of the forger, who is
believed To have had one OF more ac-
completes.
1t is believed that the forger had an
intimate knowledge of Pearl & Co.'S
affairs. +. 5. Slayback, junior member
of Pearl a Co. said:
Il have been asked not to divuige
the name of the bank concerned. L can
only say that it is rich and if the l0r-
gerry should involve any loss the bank
VIII be amply able TO stand it,
Paid One Days Interest.
THE odd amount of the forged
check" added MI SlaybaCk repre-
sents a days interest at Az per c-pL
As a matter of fact the loan is recorded
on our books at AZ per cent Clearly
somebody must have had knowledge Cf
the loan. Yet had il been som= one IN
our employ the interest would have
been computed at Al per cent"
The firm of Pearl & Co. consists IF
Dyer. Pearl and Slayback. Mr.. Peal
is now in Europs The members Of The
firm own stock exchange seats dnc
their operations on the board have at
various times been very extensive.
The s. curities offered by Pearl ., Co.
for their loan and surrendered by The
bank for a piece of worthless paper in
clude 1000 shares United States Steel
company common; l,t0o shares Rock Is
land common, Loco shares metropolitan
Street Railway 700 shares Missouri Pa
Cifc, geo shares North American Gem
pany, A. American Tobacco CONT any
6 per cent bonds ana some Wabash 1,J-
cntura ''B" bonds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
ROBERT W. SLOAN MAKES STIRRING SPEECH
AT FIRST SESSION OF CONVENTION

draped over the table was the only stage
decoration. On the walls I'm different
parts of the hall could be read on large
white streamers such statements as:
Morris and Greater Salt Lake"
CITY improvements under Morris adj
mlnistratiOn: Sewer extension 10at miles:
water mains, miles; sidewalks 81 miles:
paving, 3 1-3 miles. Morris means more .
Morris Means More improvements"
When Chairman Sloan was introduced
and stepped to the front of the stage ne
vas welcomed with generous applause.
His hits at the expense Of Democrats who
have passed away were enjoyed, as were
also his arguments for "A higher grade OF
politics and higher standards of public
life The speech in brief is wen worthy
of Derusal 1t follows,
Presenting she desire of this ASSEM-
blage is 10 do its work quickly and welt
it VIII be proper 20 devote but little time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
WOULD NOT ACCEPT.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Police Com
missioner McAdOO declared today that
he is not a candidate for the office Of
district attorney on the Democratic
ticket in the coming city election and
that he would not accept any such
nomination if it were offered To him.
HIS name had been suggested as an
opponent TO Mr. jerome.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
TEN YEARS FOR BESSIE.

Magnolia, Mo. Sept. 2S.-Bessie =
Perkins, a white woman, was sem :
= fenced today to ten years in The :
penitentiary for marrying and iiv- =
ing with a negro. Judge Wilkin- =
; son, in passing sentence, said he =
= regretted that he could make the =
punishment no heavier. :
=