Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-03-23

Judge A. G. Dayton qualified as
United States Judge at Clarksburg on
Monday.
Ex-Governor White will leave
Charleston this week with his family
for their old home in Parkersburg.
Hon. Henry G. Davis gavea dinner
in Washington last week in honor CT
Vice President Fairbanks, his victor
ious opponent in the recent campaign
The board of regents of the West
Virginia University passed an order
increasing the salaries of full profess
sors to $4,000 a year. Prof. Ross
Spence was elected dean of the school
of music.
At Grafton yesterday the Demo-
Gratis elected the mayor, Geo. W..
Loweher, and one councilman, A. j.:
Wilkinson. The Republicans elected
the balance of the ticket. The "wets
won by " majority.
The annual convention of the West
Virginia Sunday School Association
will be held in Wheeling April Is,
l9 and 90. A fine programme Is
being arranged and visitors will be
heartily welcomed. E. o. Excel, of
Chicago, will have charge Of the music.
VIM. L. Mansfield, one of the best
and best-known newspaper men IN
West Virginia, has become manager Of
the Fairmont Daily Times, an up-to-
date journal in one of the busiest
town of the State. Mr.. Mansfield
formerly owned the Wayne News.
Governor Dawson has appointed
the following persons upon the Gov
ernor's staff: General Morris Hork-
heimer, Wheeling; Col. Isador Schwaba
Charleston Col. Euoch Carver,
Charleston Col. G. T, Carskadon,
Keyser; Col. Bodley, Wheeling; Col.
Jasper P. Smith, New Cumberland.
Last Saturday night an explosion
of gas in the Rush Run and Red Ash
coal mines at Thurmond, this State,
caused the death of ten of the miners.
Soon after the explosion a rescuing
party entered the mines and had pen
etrated a considerable distance when
a second explosion came and killed
fourteen OF them. Five years ago 46
men were killed in the same mines.
Col. Alexander Monroe, promi-
nent citizen of Romney, died yester-
day, aged 81 years. Col. Monroe
served CALAMITY throughout the Civil
War in the 18th Virginia Regiment.
He commanded the rear guard Of
Lees army on its retreat from Gettys-
burg, protecting successfully the
wagon train, which was q miles long.
He served in the Virginia Legislature
previous to the war and was twice
speaker of the West Virginia House
of Delegates.
Up to date there are said to be if
teen candidates for the Republican
nomination for Congress from this dis
trict to succeed Judge Dayton. They
are Tracy L. Jefords, of Jefferson
county; Geo. G. Sturgiss and James
G. Frazier, of Morsantown; Ira E.
Robinson, DR.. L. F. Lanham and
Judge ]. H. Holt, of Grafton; V. W.
Kittls, of Philippi; N. j. Keim and
Howard Sutherland, of Elkins; DR..
Henshaw, John j. Hetzel and Geo. F.
Evans, of Martinsburg; Starke L.
Baker, of Beverly; L. F. Forman, Of
Grant county and A. R. Stallings,
Of Davis.
Incensed by the failure Of the West
Virginia Legislature to compel the
payment of what they considered
fair proportion of taxes by coal, oil
and gas interests in the State, citizens
of Monongalia county on March 9 ap.
peared by attorneys and requested the
county court to take some action to-
ward enforcing taxation. The court
entered an order requiring the assess
ors to tax all leases for oil and gas
as personal property, and also ordered
the prosecuting attorney to bring suit
for the recovery Of five years taxes
based upon this method of taxation.
1t is estimated that since oil and gas
were found N Monongalia county the
Standard Oil Company has escaped the
payment of taxes upon oil and gas val
ues of at least $25, 100000. and figures
were produced from the records Of the
court alleging to show this.