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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
WOODWARD CONDEMNED.
AtIanta's Council Adopts Resolutions
Toward His Recent Conduct.


ATLANTA. Ga, Sept 1.-The city
council in executive session last night
adopted resolutions condemning Mayor
James O. Woodward for his conduct al
the recent meeting OF the League OF
American Municipalities at Toledo, @.
The resolutions were passed by vote
of 10 affirmative 10 2 against. The res
olutions declare that while Mayor
Woodward was attending the conven~
ton in his official capacity he appeared
on the floor OF the convention in .
state Of partial intoxlcation; that no
made spectacle OF himself, bringing
diseredit upon this city and outraging
the feelings and sentiments OF the poo
pie; that this conduct is not typical OF
Atlanta. and II Is most severely CEN
sured and condemned.
1t was directed that copy of tina
resolutions be sent to the mayor OF To-
iedo. the officers of the League OF
American Municipalities and to the
leading journals throughout the coun-
try. Mayor Woodward appeared be-
fore the council and declared that no
had been greatly wronged; that he had
no apologies TO make 70 Mayor Dunno
of Chicago for his attacks upon him in
his talk at Toledo and, while admitting
that he drank little beer, said lie was
not intoxicated
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
COAL STRIKE COMING
MorsThan $50, 900 Anthracite
Miners May Quit Work.
BIGGER THAN THE LAST STRUGGLE
Men Slated to Go Out at Expiration
of 1902 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Said
TO Have Millions of Tons
of Coal stored.

NEW YORK, Sept A general strike
of anthracite coal miners, the greatest
in the history OF this country, will take
place within a few months, when the
agreement forced upon the operators
by the arbitration commission in the
strike of 1902 comes to an end, says
the New York World.
This strike will involve primarily
every anthracite miner in the country,
numbering over 10000 men on one
side, and the coal trust, with the eleven
great coal carrying railroads, on the
other.
If precedent is to be followed-and
there seems but little likelihood that
the old fight will be carried along new
lines-millions Of dollars will be wasted
on the part of the miners, blood will be
shed and the people of this city treated
to another severe lesson in the bless
ings of enforced thrift and the folly of
bodily comfort
The strike of 1902 cost about $50,000,-
600. BY raising the price of coal 81
and in some instances 50 a ton the
trust not only recouped their losses,
but made millions of dollars besides.
History will repeat itself in the COM
ing strike. The miners will fight with
every resource at their command,
physical as well as moral Since the
strike of 1902 the trust has been ac-
cumulating great quantities Of coal In
anticipation of the approaching strike.
Millions upon millions of tons have
been scattered among various storage
places along the Reading, the Lehigh,
the New Jersey Central, the Lacka-
wanna, the Erie, the Pennsylvania and
other roads. Altogether there are about
100000 tons along the eleven coal
carrying roads trayersing the strike
district.
The total annual output of the coal
trust for the past three years has been
about 65,000,000 tons, of which only
100000 tons year approximately
has been consumed. The extra ton
mage has been slowed away as sort
of strike reserve to be unloaded on the
public at fancy prices at the proper
time.
The operators do not fear the COM
ing struggle. They rather welcome it.
The closing down of the mines for
even a year could not hurt them to any
extent. They openly boast that their
position is impregnable.
One of the prominent officials of the
Reading railroad is reported to have
said recently:
sit looks as if the coming strike
would be a long and bitter one, but
you may rest assured that the conf
panies will not make any concessions"
Thus in a manner the peace and
prosperity of the entire country will be
placed at the mercy of the warning
factions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
PUTS A BAN ON BOYCOTT.
Imperial Edict 90 chinese vIcercys
and Governors.

and Governors.
OYSTER BAY, n. ", Sept. China
has placed the boycott OF American
products under an imperial ban. An
edict has been issued by the govern
ment commanding yiceroys and gov
ernors of provinces TO take measures
for the suppression of the boycott and
holding them strictly responsible. The
state department at Washington has
received cablegram from Minister
Rockhill at peking giving summary
of the edict
The cablegram was forwarded i'm
medlately to the president, and by his
direction Secretary Loeb made 1t pub
lie The text of the cablegram followg:
Imperial edict states that the long
and deep friendship between the Unit
ed States and China has never been
tried as now. The United States gov
eminent has promised to revise tho
treaty, and people should peacefully
await action of both governments
Boycott wrong and harming friendly
relations, II lcdictl commands vica-
roys and governors to take effective
action. making them strictly RESPONSE
bic. Undoubtedly win have good ef-
feet Shanghai reported situation inn
proving"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

BL0OAISBURG. Pa, Sept. 4.--After
being bedridden and helpless for TWEEN
ty-six years With an attack Of paralysis,
which enabled her to use only her left
arm to move her head, Miss Delilah
Breech Of Catawissa township, near
here, is able to walk again. She says
that she was cured by continued
prayer and never failing faith She
was stricken when she was fourteen
and has never left her bed since until
the last few days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
CASTRO IS WARLIKE
Said to Be Aiming His Forces
In Venezuela.
NAY FIGHT US IN NEAR FUTURE.
south American President Preparine
For Hostile Moyc I'm Anticipation
of Adverse Calhoun Decision.
Washington on the Lookout.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l.--Apprehen>
sion that the United States will be
forced into war with Venezuela inside
of six months is growing Ia official cir
cles. This apprehension is based on the
fact that the patience of the admInis-
tration with Castro has long since come
near exhaustion and ON the further
fact, well known here. that Castro Is
rapidly organizing for defense.
The latest step OF the Venezuelan
government is the giving OF hurry or
ders to the Cramps at Philadelphia TO
rush the work of reconstruction on the
gunboat Restaurador and to get It
ready for sea In sixty days. In itself
no especial significance would be Mt
tached 10 this, but the fact that the YES
sci has been lying ut the shipyards for
months with no special concern for its
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
Against Ringing of Church Beu.

BELLPOR1N, \. y, Sept 4.-Much
comment has been caused here by the
action of DR.. G. w. Baker, health officer
of Brookhaven, who has notified the
trustees of the Bellport NJ. II. church
that they must stop the excessive ring
ing of the church bell on Sunday morn
ings. Complaint against the church
bell was made by resident whose
home is near the church. The trus-
tees say that they will defy the order
of the health officer and that the bell
will be rung as usual.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept 2.-Spread Of job
printers strike to other cities is pos
sibility following the arrival of Presi-
dent James Lynch Of the International
Typographical union today. In con-
ference here President Lynch win talk
over the situation as 1t applies to Chi
cago ana the whole country with Pres
ident Wright, John G. Harding and
other Chicago leaders. After the con-
ference an order may be issued calling
out printers in several large cities
where the National Typothetae has
shops.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
panama canal board Meets.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The board
Of consulting engineers OF the Panama
canal commission, which is to make
recommendations as to whether the
Panama canal shall be constructed
with locks or should be a sea level ca.
nal is in session here today. This board
is made mp Of army officers and emil
nent engineers Of America and foreign
countries. The board is to make its
recommendations to the isthmian canal
commission, which IN turn will report
to the president.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
TABLE ore PERCENrAGEs.
Celebrated Birthday by Auto ride.

MER1DEN, Conn, Sept. /. = Mrs.
Elizabeth Hunt celebrated her one hun
dred and fifth birthday by taking an
automobile ride, followed by hundred
mile journey on fast express. Mrs.
Hunt, who lives In Brooklyn, rode from
her home in Brooklyn to the Grand
Central station in an automobile. There
she boarded the express which brought
her to this city without change She
stood the journey we'll.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
HIS WIFE HIS ASSASSIN.
woman Confcsscs 10 Having Killed
Farmer While He slept.

Farmer While He slept.
BALLSToN, n. Y, Sept. 2--The mys-
terry surrounding the murder Of James
Munckton, a farmer at Crescent, has
been cleared up by confession from
his wife, who admits she killed her
husband Munckton, who slept alone.
awoke to find that the bcdclothing was
on fire and that he had been shot In
the abdomen. He was removed to the
Cohoes hospital and died later Munck-
ton had no idea who shot him, and the
authorities We're without clew.
Detectives questioned the woman, and
she broke down and confessed. she
took her husbands shotgun and, going
to his room, placed 1t against his body
and fired. She then extracted the shell
and hid the gun in closet. She re-
turned to bed and was found appar-
emily asleep by neghbors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
worklng ON nonner Robnery,

STAMFORD, Conn, Sept. L. Al
though there is large corps of private
detectives working on the case. the
robbery of the 500 pound safe contain
ing about $4,000 worth Of jewelry and
some cash from the home of Paul Bon
ner on Tuesday morning still remains
a mystery, the police saying last night
that there is no clew to work upon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
Woman Worries PRESIDENTS Guard

OYSTER BAY, N. r., Sept. 1.-The
entire staff of secret officers guarding
Sycamore Hill were disturbed here by
the return to oyster Bay OF a woman
who has made four visits here within
three weeks trying in vain to see the
president She has steadily refused to
reveal her mission Sometimes she has
been heavily yelled, ana at others she
made no attempt to conceal her face.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
cHlcAeo's NEW LABOR WAR.
Many Large Job Printing Houses
without Union aicn.


without Union aicn.
CHICAGO, Sept. IAN acute stage
has been reached in a new labor war
In Chicago. Nineteen of the larger job
printing houses Of Chicago were with
out union compositors last night, the
result of series of strikes inaugurat-
ed by Typographical union No. 10
against members of the Chicago ty-
pothetae. the purpose of the strikes be-
ing to compel the typothetae as an or
ganizatiOn to accede to demands for
the "closed shop and that eight hours
constitute days work. Further
strikes are expected in case other
houses undertake to do work for con-
Germs at which strikes have been begun
as the result of the posting of notices
of an intention to inaugurate open
shops" and mine hours" where it Is
claimed contrary conditions should be
the rule
Pending such assistance to strike af-
fected firms the strike leaders pro-
nounced the strike complete and de-
clared the outcome a matter of endur
ance, a spread here or to other cities
not being contemplated for the present
at least. Not counting other employees
in the nineteen houses involved, print
ers to the number of nearly 500 are
idle. The strikers claim that eight large
establishments will remain neutral, not
accepting work for houses where
strikes are in progress, and that in the
eight and elsewhere $500 members of
the union will be at work helping to
support funds for strike benefits.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
Marshan Fiera to Marry.

LONDON, Sept. "A special license
has been issued for the marriage Of
Marshall Field of Chicago and Mrs.
Della Spencer Cation, also Of that city.
The wedding will take place at st.
Margaret's church, Westminster, on
Tuesday. Marshall Field, whose wealth
Is variously estimated at between $780,
100000 and $150.000.0O0, was seventy
years old on Aug. 18.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
BASEBALL SCORES.
Games Played Yesterday by the Ma
tionn1 and American League Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At New York
My 4g5h % New YORK r Err
rors-Philadelphia 0; New York, 2. Bat
teries-Nichols. Pittinger and Doom; Nc
Ginnity, Witse and Bresnahan.
St. Louis. ii o o o o 0 0 o 0 o.
Pittsburg 81 0 o 0 0 l.
Hits-St Louis, 8; Pittsburg G. Errors
st. Louis, 2; Pittsburg, /. Batteries
Brown. Egan and Leahy; Phillippi and
Gibson.
Second Game
ST Louis .........0 OF 2 0 2 o. g
Pittsburg ........4 0 *-1O
Hits-St. Louis, II; Pittsburg, IA. Err
rors-St. Louis, O; Pittsburg, 2. Batteries
-Thielman and Grady; Flaherty and
Peitz.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
Price OF Exchange seats broken.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-All records of
prices OF Stock Exchange seats were
broken by the sale of seat for $685.
600, which, with. the initiation fee,
makes the price $4,000 The seat is
said to have been bought by Frank w.
Graves, formerly financial writer on
u New York paper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
wheat Tbirteen year. ola.

CHICAGO, Sept. Hoary with age.
nearly 5000 bushels OF No. 2 spring
wheat have been found In the elevators
of a prominent grain concern here and
will be sold at auction at the state
grain inspectors Office today, For thir-
teen years, lacking month, this wheat
has been hidden until it has attained
the greatest recorded age of any ever
held ia Chicago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
s1oo,o 900 school as Gift.

SAG HARBOR, n. Y, Sept. A
wealthy New York woman, who wishes
her name withheld, has expressed de
sire to build 100000 schoolhouse
here. She makes the offer. she says,
because she owns cottage here and
would like to see the town improved.
A special school board meeting has
been called for Oct. 20 to vote an APP
preparation for the site.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

PITTSBURG, Sept. 2. Through the
bursting Of fiywheel at the National
Tube works iii McKeesport four men
were killed, another was supposed to
have been torn to pieces and number
injured. They were members Of y
heating gang.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
ouba,~ ban on coGee Roasted here.

HAVANA, Sept 4.-The government
has decided that coffee grown else
where than in the United States, but
roasted there, is not a product Of
American industry as required by the
reciprocity treaty with that country
and cannot therefore on its importa-
tlon into Cuba receive a reduction in
duty This decision rejects the con-
tention of the United States govern
ment that the reciprocity treaty ap-
plies to such coffee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

MALONE, N. X, Sept 1--Edwin Il.
Holt, aged sixty three years, spromi-
nent business man, died at his home In
Malone. He was prominent in politics
and a member Of the village board of
trustees.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
MONEY FOR CANAL ENGINEERS.
President Signs order Fixing Com
pensatiom For Advisory Board.

Densatfon For ADVISORY Board.
OYSTER BAY, n. ", Sept. I.-Presl-
dent Roosevelt has signed an impor-
tant executive order fixing the com
pensation of the members of the adj
visory board Of engine ers of the 18TH
milan canal and the amount the gov
ernment will pay them for personal
expenses, Each member of the board
viii receive $1,000 on the completion
of the report on the canal plans which
the board Is to make Following is
the text of the order:
II is ordered that each member of the
advisory board OF engineers upon plans Of
the Panama canal shall be allowed 1000
port of the board. In addition thereto he
shah when on duty with the board be all
lowed SIS per day for personal expenses
from the date OF leaving his homo until
his return thereto. including Sundays and
holidays. He shall also be allowed the
him in travel on duty in connection with
the board, to include cost OF ticket by rail-
way or steamer, sleeper or parior car ac-
commodatons, baggage transfer, cabs and
porterage.
1T is further ordered that the allowances
Of 5000 to General Davis ana General
Abbott shall be increased by the amount
of their retired pay for the time during
which they are employed upon the work
Of the board, 1t being my Intention that
the same compensation for this work as
the other members ana this increase being
made TO provide for the usual deduction
of retired officers pay.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

CINCINNATI, Sept. 4. Miss Mae
Sutton has won the championship Of
the tristate tennis tournament by de-
feating Miss Myrtle McAteer Of Pitts
burg In two love sets. Go. Cd
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
WRIGHT TENNIS CHAMPION.
Defeats ward, Former Holder Of I'll
tie, I'm Three straimhfs.

tie. I'm Three strai@hts.
NEWPORT, n. T., Sept. l. - After
many years the aspirations of Reals Q.
Wright Of Boston for the national ten
mis- championship were crowned with
success in his defeat Of Holcombe
Ward Of Orange, N. j., the title holder,
on the Casino courts yesterday in
straight sets. The scores We're ell,
CO and 11-9. The pair won the
Championship In doubles last week for
the second time, and having played to-
gether for so long time and knowing
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09
rartars Mas.acreinr Armenian..

TIFLIS. Sept. The town of Shu-
she is besieged by Tartars. who are
well armed and are massacreing the
Armenians. Teiegraphlc communica-
tion with Shusha is cut.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

ROSETTA, Miss, Sept IA negro
named Bees was lynched here by
mob near the Leake plantation. He
had attacked white girl.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-09

am very much pleased to receive your
letter and the communication of the reor-
ganization committee of the Depew Inn
proyement company, which disposcs Of
the matter in manner entirely satisfac-
tory to the Equitable. An impression of
the situation which was erroneous and
unjust to you has prevailed. j think that
1t can best be removed by making these
two communications public and viii do so
II this action will be agreeable 10 you.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-06

Travellers in Peru and countries
where coca grows chew the leaves of
this plant for the purpose of allaying
the sense Of hunger and the feeling Of
exhaustion that accompanies it. At
first the leaves were thought to possess
food elements, but now it Is known
that the cocaine they contain merely
allays the irritability Of the nerves
that produce the sense Of hunger.
Cocaine is an alkaloid made from
the coca leaf, which has the effect Of
completely destroying the sensibillty
Of nerves. The discovery of this active
principle Of the coca leaf explained
fully and satisfactorily the effect pro-
duced by chewing the leaves. An in
fusion Of the leaf might be used with
good results in allaying the gnawing
appetite that follows some forms Of
fever or In cases where the sense Of
hunger is due to diseased condition
Of the stomach.
Cocaine should never be used except
on the prescription of a trustworthy
physician, because it is dangerous. The
cocaine habit is more readily formed
than either the morphine or liquor
habit and is far more rapid in its work
Of destruction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-06
CHINESE MONEY.
Some Is Good and Some Is Counter
felt, but II All Goes.

felt, but II All Goes.
Emile Bard, Frenchman, has an
interesting chapter on the money Of
China In his book, Chinese Life In
Town and Country" He explains that
the unit of Chinese money Is the tael,
which Is not coin, but a weight Of
siver-the ounce, of which there are
sixteen to the catty and 1000 to the
picul. The commercial tael Is that of
Canton, which should weigh S7.7S3
grains, but usually weighs 37.5S. Then
there Is the tael of Shanghai, which
weighs 36.6, and the revenue tael, used
in valulng Imports and exports, and
each large city has its own, that Of
Tlentsin worth from to per cent
more than that of Shanghai. Business
estimated In taels Is carried on by the
use of Spanish dollars or silver ingots.
The former are weighed and stamped
by every south China merchant and
have to be remitted continually The
lngots of silver are cut from bars into
pieces that the operator estimates will
weigh 80 taels. Naturally each one
who handles them weighs them.
Banks store their money in cellars,
In boxes carried back and forth by
coolies" says NJ. Bard. "This explains
the item Of transportation which Is de-
Quoted from the face Of n Chinese
check when 1t Is cashed at bank.
One can Judge Of the complications
fbie np
version of taels of different values into
ingots Of different weight and purity,
especially as assayers Of different To-
calitles refuse to honor the stamps of
other cities" In places where the dol
lar Is not used small payments are
made by cutting up an ingot. 'The
scale used In weighing these fragments
has two sets of markings; one for re-
ceipts and one for payments"
Chinas national coin Is the cash, a
round copper coin with a square hole
through IT. The cash or sapak dates
from at least 1900 3. G. Eight pounds
weight Of cash makes dollar. Years
ago an emperor decided to double his
funds by giving copper cash double its
value. In certain parts Of the country
this performance is still in effect In
other parts n or So cash are counted
as 100.
In Honan the Chinese go to market
with two kinds Of money, one real, the
other counterfeit. Some articles are
bought with one, some with the other.
Certain articles have two prices, one
in good money, one in bad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-06
THE LOOK OF A CHILD.
Its Pleading Power wns TOO Grent
to He Resisted.

"The look Of u little child Is some
times wonderful thing" said the man
who had risen high on the ladder of
success. ~ remember that the great
est lesson / have ever learned In my
life was pointed out to me by my
daughter, who was only five years old
at that time. That was fifteen years
ago, when | had just attained some
measure Of distinction in the business
world, and | felt that could afford to
rest on my oars awhile. / had never
been drinking man, but frequent con
ferences at hotel Hobbies and after
theater talks with my associates began
to tell on me and / am ashamed to
confess that l came home many
night slightly the worse for wear and
booze The habit of lmblbing grew
on me, In spite of fearful entreatles
from my wife, until took a bottle of
whisky home one afternoon. After
dinner | made for that bottle, which
/ had left In my study, poured out a
glass and raised 1t to my lips, when |
caught reflection In the polished
woodwork of the wall. | turned quick
ly and there was my little daughter
standing in the doorway looking at
me- / could never describe the ex-
preston on her face. If one might say
1t of child, it was a commlngling of
reproach, pity and disgust Probably
she had overheard conversations be-
tween her mother and myself-perhaps
the mother had lnstllled that feeling
perhaps 1t was instinct | have not
taken another drink from that day to
this."-New Orleans Times Democrat