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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
ResoIutions.of Respect

Opequon Tribe No has been called
upon to mourn the loss of Bro. J. O..
Butts.The great spirit in his great wis
dom saw proper so remove from his
mother and his fraternaI Brothern
We your committee appointed to
draft resolutions in regard to the
death of Brother, }. o. Butts report as
follows.
Whereas it has pleased the great
Spirit Of the universe in his great wis
dom to take from Our hunting grounds
in the midst of young manhood our
beloved Brotherr j. o. Butts mem
of Opequon Tribe
And whereas by the untimely
death of Brother Butts we have lost
devoted brother and friend upon who! e
faithfulness we could always rely there
fore be it
Resolved that while we bow in
humble submission to the will of the
great Spirit we deeply mourn the loss
of our friend and brother endeared to
US by the ties of freedom, friendship
and charity and be it further
Resolved that we extend to the be-
reaved mother of our deceased Brother
which in his death mourns the loss of
a devoted son that we extend our
most heart felt sympathy and invoke
for her in this the hour of af1liction the
aid of the great spirit whose ways are
beyond understanding and be it futher
resolved that a copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the mother of our de
ceased brother,
and that copy be published in
the tomahawk also in each county
paper also a copy spread on the min
c. \. w. Leblanc
| Chas. Pearrell
Cou1
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
T ibuie 20 The Ne mory Of the Late DIR
w. III. Wolfe.

w. III. Wolfe.
AS for man his davs ere as the grass,
as flower of the field, SO he flourish
eth. For the wind passeth over it and
it is gone and the place thereof shall
know it no more"
DIR. Wolf said frequently that he
could not liveIong. His heart had been
affected for many years, and to this
was added during the last five years of
his life very unusal disease of the
bone called Osteitis Deformans.
He was under the treatment of DR..
Atkinson, an eminent physician of
Baltimore, for several years, Electro
herapentis, the x-ray treatment, gave
him some relief, but nothing known
to medical science could cure him. His
sudden death on the evening of June
14th, was caused by heart failure.
Dr. Wolfe was in the prime of his
life, aged A years, / month and $
days.
He was a graduate of She pher1 col
lege, Shepherdstown, in 1882, and in
1885, received his diploma of gradua-
ton in the medical department of the
Maryland University.
He began his career as physician
in Nartinsburg in 1886, locating his
office on Second street, in the 9th ward
He was a good physician, and had
great presence of mind, and knew
what to do in emergencies. His moral
qualities as much as his medical skill,
made him many friends. He was gen
erous, kind and .obliging, ready and
willing to go when often there was no
promise, or little hope Of for reward.
He was married to Miss Margaret
A. Simon of Bedington. County, Pa,
April 81. 1887, and is survived by two
sons, Guy s. and Claude d. aged Is
and Is years.
DIR. Wolfe joined the M. f. church
South at Marvin chapel in She pherds-
town { ircuit in his youth, and upon
his removal to Martinsburg united
with M. f., church South in this city.
DIR. /. w. Canter his pastor, at his
funeral, 8 O'Clock Sunday morning, in
the presence of a large assemblage of
friends and acquaintance, as well as
relations, spoke with touching pathos
of his useful life, and of the profess
sional and personal loss caused by his
sudden death.
His body was conveyed to the beau
tiful Elmwood cemetery Shepherds
town, for burial, large procession,
many friends and neighbors joining
the company.
This sad day was frightened with
grateful sympathy, sweet beautiful
flowers, and so levely a season, after
refreshing showers, as nature ever en-
joyed.
A verse from Thomas Gray's elegy
would be eminently appropriate for
DR.. Wolfs epitaph. Gray wrote it for
his own.
Large was his bounty and his heart
sincere,
Heaven did a recompense as largely
send;
He gave to misery all he had, a tear,
He gained from heaven, twas all he
wished, a r.end."
William Hedges.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

Republican papers have much to say
about Bryan at one time in his career
advocating the free coinage of silver.
He did. They forget, if they ever
knew, that William Mckinley ard
James A Garfield voted for the free
image of silver, and further, when
rutherford B. Hayes then president,
vetoed the bill, they voted to pass it
over the veto. That's history.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

Wooster, o., it is claimed, has the
only regularly laid-out and plotted
cemetery for the exclusive burial of
dogs in the world, and, likewise, he's
the first official dog funeral director. o
The schedule of prices, which in
cludes digging of grave and lot are:
Small dog or pup, 50 cents; good-sized
dog, 50 cents; dog that has been a
good while dead, 81; dog that has
been dead so long that lime and en-
balming fluid are necessary, $1.25.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

The muck rake has reached Senator
Elkins, David Graham Phillips, in
the July number of the Cosmopolitan
Magazine pays his respects TO the Sen
ator and unfolds an interesting tale.
An howl has gone up from the Elk
ms press all over the state. Now if the
Senator has been done an injustice he
h his remedy. He is said to be worth
thirty millions, and of course can sf-
ford to appeal TO the courts for vindi-
cation. The magazine is the property
Of William r. He, r5t, another million
aire, SO, in case of verdict in favor of
Elkins there would be no doubt about
getting ample remuneration for dam
yes. Will he do it? Well see.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

There is no excuse in the world for
taxing 1.-THE farmers pigs, chickens,
lambs, his lard and bacon, and hun
dreds of other articles which the Daw-
son new tax law covers and we hereby
promise the farmers of Berkeley coun-
ty that if elected to the State Senate
we will use all our influence and power
to have the law changed and have these
items stricken from the assessable list.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
Gone on Vacation.

The Rev. John S. Douglas, accom-
panied by Mrs. Douglas, left Wednes-
day morning, on his vacation He will
probably be absent month, and ex-
poets to include visit to Woods Hole
in his travels. On the Sundays of
August 18th, 10Th, and Goth, his pulpit
will be filled. On the first date by the
Rev. Mr.. cambridge, on the second by
the Rev. Mr.. Trapnell, and on the last
by Bishop Gravatt.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
Loss Settled.

On Tuesday last | settled in full the
fire loss of Mr.. \. Morgan Vanmesre.
on Dwelling, Furniture and Piano
which was burned several days before
that in the middle of the afternoon
Nothing was saved except two chairs
that were on the porch and this goes
to show that even in the daytime when
a fire occurs in the country it is always
apt to be total loss. If you have no
all of your p. operty insured | will be-
glad to write you policy and will be
glad to have you call to see me or call
me over the phone about it.
Respectfully,
H. l.. Alexander.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

The editor Of the Statesman had a
conversation not long since with a Re
publican upon the subject of Senator
stephen b. Elkins. The gentleman is
a business man Of great experience and
has his opinions " hich are his own and
he is not afraid to express them, He
stated that he would not vote for any
Republican for the Legislature unless
re knew that Republican would not
vote for Elkins. He remarked that
some people might say he was infiu-
enced by personal matters" yes am
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1905

If thirty years faithful services to the
party without balk or a break is
worth recognition, we hope our Demo
cratic frirnds throughout Berkeley
County will give token of their APP
probation by voting for us at the pri-
maries to be held on Sept. in e
country districts and in Martiasburg
on Aug. 81.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
CURED OF BRIGHr's DISEASE:

CURED OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE .
Mr.. Robert 0. Burke, Eiuora n. Y.
writes: BE o. Issue 10 use Foley S
Kidney Cure | d 10 ct up from
IL to 20 tiules a night, and | was all
bloated up with diopsy and my eye
S gbt was so impaired l could scarce
ly see one of my family across t e
room. had given up hope Of living,
when friend recommended Foley 5
Kidney Cure. One so cent bott e
worked wonders and belo:e | had
taken the third bottle the dropsy had
gon., as all other symptoms Of
Bright's disease"
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
RANIER

Mr.. George w Ramer, one of the
best known and highly respected citi-
zens of this County, died at his home
on South Raleigh Street at an early
hour Sunday morning, after a linger-
ing illness, from the infimities of age,
he being in his S5th year. He was
born in Hardy County, w. Va, but
came to Martinsburg before the war
and engaged in the hotel bushes
which he continued, with the eXceI.
ton of few years spent in farming,
until advancing years obliged him to
retire from active life. He was man
of strict integrity in business matters,
and of fine social qualities.
He is survived by his widow and
five sons, George s. and John of Cali
fornia Randolph, of Alexandria, Va;
Scott, of Warrenton, Va, and Peyton
of the Berkeley Hotel, in this city, and
two daughters, Misses Kate and Eliza.
His funeral took place from his late
residence at 3 p. M, Monday. The
services were conducted by the Rev. f.
NJ. Woods, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of this city, and the interment
was in Green Hill Cemetery.
| SILER,
Mrs. William II. Siler, for many
wears a resident of Back Creek Valley
died at her home hear Tomahawk on,
Wednesday at noon, after an illness Of
several months. Death was due to can
Ger of the stomach. Some time ago Mrs
Siler was taken to hospital in Baiti-
more for treatment, but little could be
done for her relief and she grad ually
sank until death ensued.
She was aged about 80 years. and il
survived by her husband and three
children-Mr. John c. SIler, adivinity
student at;the Hampton sydney col
l4ge near Richmond; Mr.. Percy Slel
and Miss Doris Siler, residing at home
Mrs. Siler was formerly Miss vii.
son, a sister of Mr.. John l.. Wilson ,
merchant of Jones Spring. She was
bora in England and came to this
country with her parents when chile
She was a consistent member of thu
Presbyterian church, and was mos
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03

came he closed his eyes and "slept,"
peaceful as tired child; responsive to
the call ''enter thou into the joy ofthy
Lord His wife was Miss Agnes Mar
garetta Kelly, of this town, who pre-
coded him nearly eight years to the
better land. He is survived by three
chrildren-Miss Lille w. and Lewis
X, of this place, and Enos G ), of Cum
berland, Md. The fundral took place
Monday from the Presbyterian Church
services conducted by Rev. DR.. A. c.
Hopkins and Rev, J. S. Alfrend. In
terment in Edge Hill Cemetery
Free Press.
DENNY
Virginia, the S month infant of Mr.
and Mrs. J. r. Denny, died at their
home near Gerardstown on Monday
morning, July 80. The funeral took
place on W ednesday at 10 o'clock from
the house and the interment was at
Gerardstown.
HUTTON
Elisha Hutton an aged and respect
Ell citizen died at the home Of his SON.
IN law, Chas Dick in frederick county
just over the line above Gerardstown,
on Monday at the age of 50 years. The
funeral took place on Tuesday and the
interment was at GerardstoWn
WILTSHIRE
Mrs. Sarah j. Wiltshire, widow of
/ Davenport II. Wiltshire, of Jefferson
| county, died Monday night at her
home near Charles Town, aged II years.
She is survived by three sous, Clarence
b. j. Beverley and Robert S., and one
daughter, Miss Lucy l.. Wiltshire.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-03
Deaths.
SNAI'I'.

Marcus Jackson Snapp, of Win
chester, died Wednesday morning at
the age of 10 yesrs. Mr.. Snaps death
took place on his birthday. He was
born at Front Royal. Warren county,
and came to Winchester at the age OF
IA with his parents. When John
Brown was taken prisoner by United
states troops at Harpers's Ferry before
the Civil war. Mr.. Snapp was men,
Der of the Winchester Rifles and took
part in the capture of Brown and in
the stirring scenes attending his trial
and execution.
MCINTYRE.
Mr.. B. S. McIntire, Appointment ct
izen of Jefferson County, died at his
home in Kearneysville, Saturday at
p. M, aged 70 years, after a lingering
illness, of heart trouble, which resulted
in hardening Of the arteries OF that
organ. He is survived by three daugh-
tiers, all at home. His funeral took
place at 10 a. m. Monday, and the in
terment was in Elmwood Cemetery,
Shepherdstown.
He was native of this County, be-
ing the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Mcintyre.
Mrs. Gertrude Seabury Hout, widow
O. Mr.. William Sebert Hout, died at
her home on West John street on Fri
d " afternoon at o'clock after an ILL
n ess that had covered period of five
weeks. Death was due to paralysis,
and the end came peacefully after she
had been in deep coma since Monday
| night.
Mrs. Hout was native of New
Rochelle, n. Y. and was aged AZ years
In early life she removed to San Fran
cisco, Cal, with her parents and in
1879 married Mr.. William Seibert Hext
a native of this city, who died 20 years
ago. Sixteen years ago Mrs. Hout re-
moved to this city with her children,
and has resided here ever since. She
was known among her large circle of
friends as most estilnable lady and
devoted mother. She was daugh-
ter of the late Alfred Mac Lain Seabury
of New York city. Mrs. Hout was a
M ember of Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal church.
Surviving her are her two daughters
Miss Gertrude and Miss Madeline.
The funeral services were held Monday
evening. The remains were taken to
New York city for interment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
INTENSIVE FARMING.
Some object Lessons for the Ti1lers
of the Soil.

1
of the Soil.
The Wall Street Journal suggests
that intensive agriculture be more gen
orally adopted as an investment. 1t
| argues that thousands Of people have
left the country and entered the cities
because of actual necessity They
skinned away the cream from the soil
and. by extravagant methods, exhaust
ed its vitality. Then there was no
refure left except the wage-earnipg CEN
ters. But their presence In ithe cities
does not prove that they are any better
off in the possession of this worlds
goods on the contrary, it demonstrates
the opposite. In commenting on the sit
uation the Journal says:
Intensive cultivation Of ten acres
should give better returns than eXten-
sjye cultivation of hundred acres.
This is what the agricultural depart
ments of the State and nation are all
seeking to accomplish. They are ac-
complishing it much more rapidly and
thoroughly than is generally under
SlOOl. tS lINN HNN'Aiil'iiSi Nii'S ''hN N
agriculture will come to be a more and
more attractive field for capital invest
ments, even on the part of people who
live in cities. Dispatches of few days
ago stated that throughout the South
west investors from the city were put
ting their surplus funds into farm
lands. The same thing has been going
on for ten years throughout the surplus
corn states. Land values have risen
rapidly in the South also"
We have reached the day of intensive
soil cultivation. 1t has required many
wears Of experimenting and unSucceSs-
full crop returns 10 bring about this re
sult. The farmers wanted too many
acres 10 plant to corn, cotton. wheat or
tobacco. They permitted the rains 10
wash away the surface soil and leave
the clay or limestone strata. There
was no economic system In the work
of retaining soil fertility. Now all is
changed The farmer, who does not
90 to the city To find work. Is an edu
Gated man in all that makes up prof
liable tiller of the soil. He works not
only for a home and temporary abode.
but because there is profit in handling
the products of his fields.
The trend of thought toward the land
as an Investment will not be changed
I'm many years. There is something
tangible in the cultivated fields. or
chards and gardens. The world must
lie Ted from the products Of the land.
If th,t which humanity requires i not
crowd in the United States ii will be
impo-ted from other countries. The
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
SELL NO MORE ALASKA COAL.
Government Stops Sale Pending Ac.
ton on Leasing Bill,

Washington, Nov. 14.-The secretary
of the interior today issued a general
order withdrawing from entry all pub
lie coal lands in Alaska. How much
land it affected no one knows indeed,
no specific tracts could be withdrawn,
as Alaska is still unsurveyed and the
extent of its coal deposits unknown.
But this general order will shut off all
entries of land known to contain coal.
1t is issued in line with the policy re-
gently adopted in the states, and will
prevent wealthy corporations from cor
nering Alaska's coal resources.
1t is probable that further efforts
will be made to secure legislation re-
pealing the coal land law and substi-
tuting a law which authorizes the gov
eminent to lease its coal lands.
A tract of l 200 acres north of Val
dez, Alaska, lying on the glacial flats
below the Valdez glacier, has been set
apart as a rifle range for the use of
troops at Fort Liscum.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
RELIEF FUND is LOOTED.
Money Sent Mayor Schmitz Is Not
Accounted For.

San Francisco, Nov. 16.-The Chron-
icle says today:
A new investigation is progressing in
the course of developments in the local
graft scandal, 1t now appears that
many sums OF money, large and small
that were sent from different states to
San Francisco for the relief of the suf-
ferers from the calamity never reached
the relief committee. Some of these
amounts, which aggregated a large
sum, were mailed to the care of Mayor
Schmitz. +. J. Heney, Detective Will
liam Burns and about 100 government
agents have been making an investiga-
tion. President Roosevelt is the mov-
ing spirit behind the inquiry, and he
declares that no man guilty OF diverting
the relief funds shall escape justice.
The cases come within the jurisdic-
ton of the Federal authorities because
of the interstate character of the postal
service, which, it is alleged, was Grim
inally tampered with.
4 considerable sum of money was al
so sent through the express companies
and Wells-Fargo. which companies are
now investigating the disappearance of
$10.5S0 sent'in one package from the
citizens of Searchlight, New, which the
relief committee says it never received,
and which the company says was deliv-
cred TO the representative of the COM
mittee to whom it was addressed. The
crime of forgery is said to be included
in the offense of the raiders of the re-
lief contributions. 1t is said that in
the aggregate the stealings will amount
to 81 900, 900.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
PLANTERS SHORT OF LABOR,
Cuban Sugar Men Ask Magoon to
Aid immigration.

Havana, Nov. 14.-Certain members
of the Agrarian league, which is COM
posed of prominent planters, accom-
panied by a number of steamship
agents, held a conference with Cover
nor Magoon today on the question of
the probable scarcity of labor in the
handling of the maturing sugar crop.
The planters urged the necessity Of
making use of the 81 100000 appro-
priated by the late Cuban congress for
the stimulation of immigration, and
pointed out that Cuba was suffering
severely from the competition of other
nations seeking immigration and the
importation of labor to Panama.
The next sugar crop promises to be
very large, and the planters expressed
grave fears that the present labor sup
ply would be insufficient to handle it.
The governor arranged to hold fur
ther conferences with the planters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
MANY DIE IN
BURNING WRECK
Only Two Bodies Remain of Forty.
Seven Killed.
List of Injured Also Large and Many
of Them Will Dle-Survivors Lose
Everything-Were Nearly All Fugi-
tives From Russia Come to Settle
in America.

Chicago, Nov 13.-More than half
the passengers on an immigrant train
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were
killed or injured in a collision today
between the passenger train and a
freight near Woodville, Ind. One hun
dred and sixty-five passengers were on
the train, and OF these At were either
killed outright or were burned to
death in the fire which broke out in
the wreckage Immediately after the
collision. The names of all the dead
will probably never be known, as As
of the bodies were consumed in the
flames, or were so badly burned that
Identification is impossible. Thirty
eight people were injured, and several
of these will die. Eighty others es-
capped unhurt, but lost nearly all their
baggage and clothing.
The disaster was caused by blum
der of some emplOye Of the railroad
company, but just where the blame
lies has not been determined.
Inc passenger lIdlu, WulCH Wdo
loaded with Russian Jews, Servians
and Poles, all of them recent arrivals
in this country and bound for Chicago
or places in the Northwest, was the
second section of a through train from
Baltimore The engineer Of freight
train No. 96 on instructions received
at McCool, Ind, waited at a siding al
Babcock, Ind, to allow the immigrant
train to pass.
AS soon as the first section Of the
immigrant train had passed the switch
at Babcock, the freight train, in charge
Of Engineer Burke and Conductor
Moste, started eastward. A light snow
was falling, which increased the dark
ness of the early morning, and, as the
freight was rounding a sharp curve
lust west of Woodville, the second sec
ton of the immigrant train came In
sight short distance away, tearing
toward Chicago at the rate of 40 miles
an hour The two trains came TO-
gether with unslackened speed, and in
the crash six passenger coaches and
several freight cars were knocked into
kindling wood, and together with the
locomotives, went rolling down the
embankment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-22
Allows No Silver Exports.

Lima, Peru, Nov. IA Although
there exists no law to the contrary. the
government today refused to allow a
local firm of bankers to ship $1,000 sill
yer soils (about $50, ,000) to London.
Furthermore, the authorities are search
ing the baggage of passengers leaving
the country, and all silver coin in ex-
cess of 10 soils is being seized. The
price of silver in Peru Is advancing,
and the ministry OF finance has been
in conference with local bankers, finan-
ciers, merchants and members of con-
gress to discuss action in the premises.