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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

OF all the trusts the ghouls of the
coffin trust are the most desplicable.
They prey upon the poor in the hour
of their grief when the savings have
been depleted by the enforced non
earning power Of the bread winner.
The cheap box, called a coffin, with Its
tawdry trappings that cost but trfle
Is sold for sum that represents weeks
of labor. This coffin trust is protected
by the Republican tariff from compe-
tition by an import duty of 80 per cent
under the paragraph in the tariff law
Of manufactures of wood not specially
provided for. Thus the Republican
standpatters have made the govern
ment the partner and protector of this
ghoulish trust which adds to the mis-
cry of the bereaved enes by the imposi-
ton of tax upon necessity when
least able to bear it.
One of the first duties of Democrat
ic Congress will be to amend the tariff
law by putting collins and Baskets
upon the free list.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

"Trust-busting" is bee ming habit
with the government. The railroad
trust, the meat trust, the oil trust, the
coal trust. the paper trust, the grain
trust, the tobacco trust and others
have their existence enliyeHed by the
Roosevelt adm,nistr ration. and now it
is proposed to call time on the powder
trust.
The above paragraph has been going
the rounds of the Republican press of
this state, the product of Stephen b.,
Elkins press bureau. The man run
ming the Elkins mill has more cheek
than the divil himself. This is Elkins
for you. Who has heard of any trusts
being knocked out? 1t is true there
has been a grand-stand play at the
trusts, but what trust has been hurt?
Teddy started out to put the rail-
road rate bill through and Elkins
managed in his slick adrout way to fix
the bill to suit the railroads and Teddy
then accepted it. The meat trust was
given, to use the Republican Attorney
General words, AN immunity bath by
young Garfield of the bureau of cor
porations. The oil trust is still in the
saddle running the country. The
coal trust is still in business in the
same old way but charging us little
more than ever before as are all the
rest of the trusts mentioned.
done and this kind of crop-trop will
not fool the people. Such lies have
not the resemblance of plausibility and
the man who wrote Ii either means to
ridicule the pretenders or is monu-
mental prevaricator.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

| President Roosevelt in one of his
speeches made during his famous trip
across the country in 1903 at the ex-
pense of President Cassatt of the Penn
sylvania railway, said: We have in
our sc heme of government no room for
the man who does not wish to pay his
way through life by what he does.
Yet. the most prominent feature of
our present scheme of !Govsrnment, as
administered by the republican party,
is protection, 80 called. Under this
scheme of plumber and favoritism,
Dmething like 81 600, 900 year is
stealthiIy transferred from the pockets
of the masses to the pockets of the pro-
tected classes. Nothing is given in re-
turn for this billion dollars, except
some transparent sophistry and the
opportunity to observe the display OF
wealth on the part of the protected
balons, who remain in this country or
who leave phllanthropic institutions
behind them. The protected barons
do nothing to pay their way, except
that they assume control Of the gov
eminent whose edicts fill their pockets
with unearaed and undeserved tariff
profits.
Yes, our scheme of government by
protection is one of, for and by graft
ers. Fifth avenue is lined with these
protection drones. Their mansions fill
all the finest streets of our great cities.
The world never before saw such
wealth as this privileged class claims
title to. 1t is rather strange that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, being historian and
student has not observed the most pat
ent fact, Pay their way through life?
They no more pay their way than did
that poor tramp who was seraped off
the underside of Cassatt's Presidential
train with club, just before Roose-
welt made that speech. Come to think
of it, were all those on the ainside of
that gorgeous train paying their way?
Not one. Cassatt was paying their way
| in return for millions stolen from the
ne ople through extortionate railroad
rates, rebating to the Trusts and favor
shippers and grating by the railroad
officials Hagers town Mail.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The tatesman has frequently in the
past called the attention of tho city
council to the urgent necessity of plac-
i1s several watering troughs at vari-
Gus places fer watering horses, for pub
Ii; use, and we again urge the council
to take some action in this matter. We
have been urged to this by country
people who realize the Importance OF
it. Many horses are driven long distan-
ces to town, stand for hours in the hot
sun and are then driven home without
a Crink of water.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
Changes I'm N. and w.

New York. July 24.-Im portant
changes were affected in the directorate
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company at meeting OF the board
held today, Two di ectors, represent
ing the Pennsylvania Railroi d interest
resigned, and were succeeded by by
men not identified with the latter cor
poration. The reasons for the change
given, unotlicially, of course, was that
the Pennsylvania Railroad, due to the
developments of the recent investiga-
ton, wished to escape the criticism
that its directors dominated the Nor
folk and Western board.
The Pennsylvania Railroad owns a
controlling stock interest in the Nor
folk and Western, and UP to today S
meeting of the IL directors were di-
rectors and officials of the Pennsylvan-
ia. The Pennsylvania men on the
Norfolk and Western board were Will
liam II. Barnes, John 2. Green, James
McCrea, Johr b. Thayer, Samuel Rea,
and y. Parker Shortridge. Mr. Barnes
and Mr.. Thayer, who is fourth vice
president of the Pennsylvania, resign
ed. They were succeeded by Henry c.
Frick, one of the largest individual
stockholders of the Norfolk and Yves
| tern, and Levi {. w eir,presldent of the
Adams Express Company.
With this change the Pennsylvania
representation is reduced from six tC
! four members.
This action Of the Pennsylvania in
! terests excited considerable comment
in railroad and financial circles ano
caused speculation regardinglany pro
spective changes in the Baltimore ano
Ohio Railroad, which is controlled by
the Pennsylvania
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Teddy and the &. o. p. are pointing
with pride TO their record as "trust
busters; AS far as we are Informed
the vuItures are still preying on the
people, There is not particle of truth
in all this Boosting about breaking up
the trusts. They are all doing bust,
ness at the same old stand in the same
old way and. charging the same old
prices excepting that some of them are
screwing up their prices bit now and
alI then.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The Sun Graves permission TO pre-
sent its humble service to the supreme
powers at Oyster Bay, to Messrs. Plat
and Depew, to the new and austere
hierarchy of Odell and associates, tC
one Frank Waylani Higgins, the pu.
tative governor of the State of New
York, and to all the sober-ninded and
self respecting republicans to whose
confidence it can appeal, and wit. al
Difference and respect, submits:
The next governor of the State OF
New. York will be Democrat.
The next governor of the State O.
New York will be the next President
hf-,i!-d Gfatas-N " Gun
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The very principle of protection is
wrong though there may be some, at
last plausible, excuse for protecting
sin sant industries" but when 1.-THE in
fan s grow to the size of the sugar, oil
be no sensible reason for longer taxing
the people for their benefit.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The National administration is
spending this year twenty millions
more than the total revenue of1S97 and
yet cur Republican friends have been
Boosting how they have been econo-
MIXING. Roosevelt and the staddpat-
thing else excepting in taking care of
the trusts that are robbing the people
through high protective tariff.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

APolled Angun COW with large bell
fastened on her neck by chain, is now
dry and has streak of hair Off the
back, solid jet black and is without
horns, left my place on July 8. | VIII
pay cost of keeping and for any trou-
BILE informant may be at in letting me
know where she is.
Charles Burrell,
Hedgesville w. Va.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Congressman Garter Ola :, Of Viz
ginia, has brought SUIT tor SIS, 900
damages, against j. +. Bell, Pub. Co,
Of Lynchburg, for libelous pubhcauCn
IL n anonymous lJcok printed by ,he
BELL company entitled, 1 he ldea,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Under our new tax laws assessors
are required under oath to assess pro-
perty at it's "true and actual value
and yet that is about as unreasonable
basis as could be set. No two men
will set exactly the same value on any
property and the market fiuctuates
daily on all classes of property and es-
pecially on the property of the firm
ers.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

President Roosevelt and his Secre-
tary of the navy have given the steel
plate trust a very generous share of the
armor plate contracts. The trust OF
course will shell cut literally to the
Republican congressional committee
this fall.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The Republican state machine is
still supreme. The weight of its in
fluences and power has been felt by
Mr.. N. G. Kline in the recent con-
gressional contest in this district and
Mr.. Kline is naturally filled with m
dignation.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Mr.. Roosevelt may fall out with the
railroads and trusts but he takes good
care TO not fall SO far that the trusts
will be out of reach with their i'll got
ten gains about election time.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

During the last four years Of Demo-
cratic administration in West Virginia
the total appropriations were s2,694,-
$50. During the first two years of Daw-
sons administration the appropria-
tions have been S3,00S, 276. More
money simply had TO be raised and so
they "reduced" the taxes.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

More than half of the marines
placed at Panama by the United States
are sick and the whole 300 have been
CT 'ered north to recuperate. Oh, that
is very healthful place since Teddy
and Taft had it cleaded up.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
Lea Cut Off.

Monday while Lafayette Lanham,
road walker, was on duty near Great
Cacapon, he was struckeby train, in
juring his hipahd one leg. DIR. Stigers
amputated the limb andihe was taken
to the hospital in.
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

The annual harvest Home of the Mt.
Wesley NJ. Z. church will be held this
year at G. w. NJ. Folks woods al
Swan Pond on Aug. End dinner and
supper and refreshments. Everybody
invited.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

z. K. Harrison has none but first
class Companies in his Agency-now
is good time TO protect y our property
against fire and lightning,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Ii the Democrats do not elect ma
jority of the next Congress there Will
be surprises in the Republican ranks,
for many are predicting it.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
FRIDAY, JULY Il, 1906

There has been more of Uncle Sans
dollars flying than dirt on the Panama
strip.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
Notice.

The name of the Berkeley coun
Mining and Fruit company is change
to and will hereafter be known as MI
Vernon Fruit Company.
NJ. l.. Dorm,
204ts. ffes.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
Money TO Loan

On good real estate securities.
Clarence E. Martin, Attorney.
Stewart Building
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27
Bushels of Warriors Bones.

Workmen engaged in digging eel
lar for the new annex to the Court
House at Gettysburg unearthed about
two bushels of human bones.
The bones were all from arms and
legs. and great mum Der of them bore
the marks of saws.
The old Court House was used as a
hospital during the famous battle, and
is supposed that the bones mark the
spot where the amputated arms and
legs were buried.
TO R II "a.
,Ihs Kind You Have Always BOugl
s's, = &sH1z1Ma
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

- n nv ACHE a9d EHEuMArIsn rydevI
6ANNbs D. Mness fse ''AS'
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

204ts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
PRESIDENT AT PORTSMOUTH
Chief Executive VIII Make Memorial
Day Address in Old
virginia.

WASHINGTON, May 29-President Roose-
welt left at 4:3S this AFTERNOON on the May
flower for Portsmouth, Va, where tomor-
row he is to deliver a Memorial day ad-
dress before the Navy and Army union.
The presidents was accompanied by
Mrs Roosevelt, his slster-in-law. Miss
Carow, and his children, Ethel and Quen-
tin. Neither Secretary Loeb or Assistant
Secretary Barnes are with the party.
Morris C. Latta, the presidents personal
stenographer, who has had wide experience
on presidential trips. will direct the details
OF the trip in the absence of Secretary
Loeb.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony at the
cemetery adjoining the naval hospital at
Portsmouth the president. Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss ,Carow and the children will be the
guests of the commandant of the Ports
mouth naval station at luncheon. After
luncheon the party will go aboard the May
flower and proceed to Hampton, Va. where
a brief stop will be made at the Hampton
institute. While the president is there the
grounds of the institute will be closed to
all except members OF the presidents party
and the students and faculty. The presl-
dent will deliver a brief speech at the in
stitute.
Immediately following the ceremonies al
the institute the president and his party
will again board the Mayhower and start
on their return trip to Washington. They
expect to arrive here about o'clock Thurs
day morning. it being necessary to make q
slow run up the Potomac on account OF the
considerable draft Of the Maynower.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
Fair in west, showers In East Por-
tiOn Wednesday. Thursday Fair
and warmer.
PANIC IN DRY GOODS STORE
Big water TANK Falls Among Clerks
and Customers OF New York
House.

NEW YORK. May 9-By the collapse Of
a tank on the roof of Adams & Co.'S dry
goods store in Sixth avenue. followed by
panic among customers and clerks, nearly
score OF persons, mostly women, were
injured this afternoon.
The store was crowded with customers,
when the tank. owing to the giving away
Of supports, toppled over on a dome sky
light, covering a central court, precipitat-
ing 10000 gallons of water and a shower Of
broken glass on the main floor A number
of clerks and customers were cut by frag-
ments OF glass and other debris and a
panic ensued in which hundreds of women
made frenzied efforts TO reach the street
in the belief that an earthquake had oc-
CURED and the building was about to fall.
In the rush many were knocked down and
trampled on.
Firemen and ambulances were quickly on
hand and the injuries of about dozen
persons were dressed by surgeons
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
MAGoON COMMANDS FORCES
Navy and Marines iR PanamAR
waters Under Governors
Control.

WASHINGTON. May 2S-The command
ers Of the naval vessels in Panaman
waters, as wei as the oficers in charge
OF the marines there are under orders to
obey any lawful instructions given them
by Governor and Minister Charles T. Ma
COON In the event OF any disturbance IN
the canal zone. Therefore Il will be un-
necessary 70 specially instruct them from
Washington II their services are required
ashore.
Inquiry here develops the fact that there
has been no change IN the position origi-
nally taken BY this government relative 70
It's attitude IN case OF a revolutionary
movement IN Panama.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
ROME
The Eternal City
Described BY
EDWARD ROSEWATER
In Next
SUNDAYS BEE
HIGGINS vEToES TWO BILLS
New York Governor Makes Caustic
Remarks About Delays I'm Exc
cutting Criminal Laws.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 2s.-'Little less than
scandalous,' is the phrase used by Cover
nor Higgins in a veto memorandum issued
tonight concerning the laws delays" In
the case OF Albert T. Patrick. convicted
of the murder OF w. NJ. Rice. in New York
City, In 1900. The governors veto is of
two bills, introduced by Assemblyman
Wade of Chautauqua county, to amend the
code of criminal procedure so as TO permit
an appeal from an order denying a motion
for a new trial in criminal case on the
ground of newly discovered evidence The
bills which were introduced In the senate
also, by Senator Smith, were understood
to have reference especially to the Patrick
case, and the governor so describes them
in his memorandum:
Waving the objection to the bills" says
Governor Higgins, that though general in
form they are special IN their application,
and are intended to grant a right of appeal
to Albert T. Patrick to obtain review of
an order, II such order be made, denying
his pending motion for a new trial on newly
discovered evidence / disapprove them for
the reason that they introduce a new pro-
cedure to our criminal law and tend to
defer indefinitely the termination of cap
ital case.
Rice, of whose murder Patrick is con-
victed died on September %, 1900. nearly
six years ago. The laws delays in this
case seem to me little less than scandalous.
In case of extreme hardship where the
Judge before whom the motion for a new
trial is made denies the defendants mo-
ton without giving proper consideration to
such evidence, the constitution provides a
remedy. An amendment to the code OF
criminal procedure might, however, we'll be
made which would permit defendants ap-
plication for a new trial to be made to any
justice of the supreme court, within the
judicial department where the conviction
was made, so that the defendant may not
be required in any case to present his mo-
tion to the judge presiding at the trial"
Recorder Gon, before whom the Patrick
case was originally tried. has now under
consideration such motion for a new
| trial for Patrick and Governor Higgins
has reprieved the condemned lawyer for q
third time until June IS, on this account
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
CRATER OF vEsUvIUS FALLS IN
Black Column of smoke EcIipses sun
and Causes Panic Among
Peasants.

NAPLES, May 29-Another portion OF
the main crater OF Mount Vesuvius fell IN
this morning. causing a thick, black column
of smoke to rise to a height OF several
hundred feet. eclipsing the sun and spread
ing ashes and cinders over Torre Annun-
ziata and surrounding villages The in
eident caused considerable alarm, especially
because it was accompanied by several
loud detonations, and many peasants left
their houses. Prof. Matteucci, director
of the Royal observatory, who had re-
turned to his post, ordered the workmen
who were clearing the roads 70 stop opera
tions. The professor telegraphed to Naples
that he believes nothing serious will hap
pen, even IL the phenomenon should be
repeated.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
FIRE INSURANCE RATES RISE
Schedules for Business Districts
on Pacific Coast Increased
Twenty-Five Per Cent.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 29--Loeal in
surance managers have received notice that
FIRE insurance rates on business blocks and
stocks OF merchandise have been increased
25 per cent all over the coast by the Board
Of Fire Underwriters Of the Pacific
The new rate applies only to the business
district. 1t is a part Of the horizontal raise
that has been made by the Pacific board
pending new adjustment OF schedules. A
separate circular abrogates the 20 per cent
reduction which was made here last April
on insurance for dwellings. Los Angeles
still receives a 40 per cent reduction from
tariff schedules, owing to an effective fire
department. The rate announced yesterday
Affects only new business.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
NO DANGER TO CANAL ZONE
Mr.. stevens Says Revolutions Would
Not Affect work on Canal.

Mr.. stevens Says Revolution Would
Not Anect Work ON Canal.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-"Although
have little time to look into political con-
dtions in Panama, l do not think there Is
danger of any serious revolution on the 18TH
mus OF Panama" Chief Engineer Stevens
of the Isthmian Canal commission said to-
day. 'The Panama railway was never al
fected seriously by revolutions on the
isthmus. and even II there were to be an
insurrection l do not think the canal zone
would be involved in the disorder. Any
encounters would doubtless be without the
zone"
Mr.. Stevens since his arrival in Wash
ington has been I'm conference with mem
bers OF the committee. and appeared be-
fore the house committee on appropriation.
Mr.. Stevens urged the desirability OF the
lock plan, and urged that the commission
should krow at once what type is 10 he
constructed. Speaking Of the future Of the
canal work, Mr.. Stevens said
I'VE have now come 10 the parting OF the
ways and must know what sort Of canal we
are to build. Just before left the isthmus
the first OF the new locomotives and large
cars arrived and within three months We
shall have the necessary equipment to
make the dirt fly. So far practically all
the digging which has been done was for
the purpose Of laying tracks and getting
ready 10 make use Of the large cars ana
other machinery upon It's arrival. Now the
plant for handling the dirt Is almost ready
| and a halt must soon be called II II is not
known whether the canal is to be OF the
lock or sea level type"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
G. G. DENNIS KILLS HIMSELF
Disease Drives Former Omaha
Man to Take His own
Life.


LEAD. S. D.. May 29.-(Special Tele-
Gram)-G. G. Dennis. commercial agent
for the Northwestern Railroad company at
Deadwood, committed suicide this after
noon by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver. He had held the
position with the railroad company for'the
past eight years, and was very popular
with everyone in the city and in the
Hills. For several years Mr. Dennis had
been a sufferer from rheumatism, and
during the past few days Of bad weather
he suffered a great deal from the disease.
His friends attribute the commission of
the deed to this cause, as he is not known
to have had any domestic or business
troubles. He was prominent In local Ma
sonic circles. He leaves a wife, a son
l6 years of age, and daughter 10 years
old. Previous to his coming to the Hills
he was chief clerk in the Office of Superfn-
tendent II. S. Jaynes of the Omaha road