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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
Sergeant Sanders Tells the
Story-Sergeant Frazier
Emphatic.

Washington Post. Feb. 9TH. 1907. !
Some idea OF the defense in behalf
of the discharged soldiers Of the
Twenty nth Infantry. charged witsl
shooting up the town OF Brownsville
was hai yesterday during the exami
nation oi two witnesses, both OF
whom formerly were scrgeants Az
parently the contention will be tha,
citizens OF the town murdered or
sought TO murder their own friends
The witnesses, Sergts. Fraser and
Reeves. disagreed entirely with Ser
geant Harris as TO the time in the
morning when the inspection of the
men took place, the time required
In which properly TO clean a gun.
and as TO whether the men when
Inspected the morning following the
shooting carried their ammunition
or left IL In their quarters
a feature of the session was the
admission by one OF the witnesses
a discharged soldier. that studied
effort had been made by Gilchrist
Stewart and another member of the
Constitution League 10 have the sol
diers swear TO statements intended
60 show that the citizens OF Browns
Vile and not the soldiers shot up
the town.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
AWAKENED BY SHOOTING.

Jerry T.. Reeves former sergeant
OF Company ID. said that on the night
of the trouble he was awakened Dy
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
coTNRADICTs OTHER WITNESS

In describing the cleaning OF a
gun for inspection, Fraser stated
that g took from half an hour 10
forty minutes. Sergeant Harris had
previously testified that 1t took a
bout ten minutes.
Fraser was of the opinion that
the inspection was made about 7:1O
4. NJ. whereas Harris placed the
time at 6:15. Fraser also testified
that the statement OF Sergeant Har
ris that the men at inspection car
ried cartridge boxes and that they
we're inspected was not correct. The
boxes were at quarters.
Senator Overman questioned the
witness regarding the whereabouts
of men who were not at roll call and
we're unaccounted for, but Fraser
could give no direct testimony on
that point. He stated that his zeal
in trying TO find out secretly" who
did the shooting was due 70 his de
sire TO protect his own army record
He presented a letter from Capt.
Lyons, of Company d, certifying as
to his excellent character, and recon-
mending that he be permitted TO re
enlist. he testified that all the pis
tolls of the men were In the quar-
termaster's storehouse the night OF
the shooting.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
cHAUGEs FORMER EVIDENCE.

Senator Warner cross examined
the witness. Again describing the
first shooting heard by him. Fraser
said that il appeared from the direc
tion of the sound TO be north Of the
town, whereas the evidence given by
min to the officers of the first inves
tigatiOn described il as having been
in front of company quarters, oppo
site the center of the town. Fraser
said the officer taking his afiidavit
evidently misunderstood his descrip
tion.
Did YOU at any time" asked Sen
ator Warner. "thinS that any mem
bers of Company, B c or ID were en-
gagged In the shoOting2"
After the commanding officer
told me that the town had been saot
up with our bullets, then I thought
il must have been some of our men
who did H." was the answer.
Fraser said that he had made Of
forts by talking TO the men to learn
whether they were engaged in the
shooting. but had learned nothing.
Asked IL he had heard Of any prev
ious trouble, he said there was none
except two or three men had been
beaten over the head. one had been
pushed into the river. and the men
were refused the right to drink in
the white saloons. This, however
created no bad feeling. as the men
did not want 10 go and spend their
money where they were not wanted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
BELIEVES CITIZENS GUILTY.

The soldiers talked very little a
bout the affair. he said. Some OF
them wondered whether soldiers did
the shooting. and some OF them ex
pressed the belief that citizens OF
the town did II themselves in order
to get rid OF the colored soldiers.
What is your theory about II ~
asked Senator Overman.
''My belief is, after thinking IL
over, that the citizens OF the town
did the shooting themselves. II the
soldiers hal done 1t. they would
have kept quiet few days and then
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
The Coored Soldiers Give Vivid Descriptions Outrage
Bullets Whizzed Over Barracks.

when it was all over they would
have gone around Dragging about
what they had done"
you believe that the citizens OF
Brownsville shot and killed their
own people, just 20 get rid OF the
colored sOldiers2"
~ don't know that anybody was
killed"
The witness then went on to say
that a colored soldier had been dis
charged and opened up n saloon.
When pay day came along mis- place
was so crowded with soldiers that
he was Obliged TO employ five or six
men 90 assist in serving drinks
When the white people saw that the
soldiers we're spending their money
in the colored saloon and that they
We're getting none OF IL, the witness
said, they decided 10 shoot up the
town in order 10 get rid OF the
colored soldiers and nave them re
placed by white soldiers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16
ACCESS TO THE FORT.

In answer to further questions by
Senator Foraker. the witness said
that a company of the Twenty sixth
Infantry, had preceded the colorcd
troops at Fort Brown. When the
Twenty fifth arrived they found
small detachment Of the Twenty
sixth in charge of the property.
Witness said at that time there were
many cartridge shells and clips lying
about the barracks. some of them
scattered on the floor. The people
of Brownsville hai access to the
grounds and barracks, and roamed
about at will, even using the bath
rooms of the soldiers in the barracks
And" added the witness. they
particularly the MeXicans. picked up
and carried of everything they saw"
II was apparent from this line OF
testimony that an effort was being
made to prove that the empty shells
and clips picked up in Brownsville
after the raid had been scattered
there in order TO give the impression
that the shooting was done by the
soldiers IN answer to further ques
tions b. Senator Foraker the witness
said that many OF the soldiers had
discarded their old uniforms, giving
them to men and boys in Browns
Vile The witness had himself Civ
en- some clothing to Mexicans.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16

to The PLANET
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16

Fraser told OF the company s
marching through the town after
the general shooting had occurred.
and OF their return 10 the barracks.
where the guns were ordered locked
In the racks and the men sent to
quarters until reveille. This. he
said. was sounded about 6-45 on the
morning OF August IA. lie then lie
scribed In detail the inspection OF
arms by Capt. Lyons.
Fraser testified that each man
was allowed twenty rounds OF am
munition. ten OF which were carried
in "a belt and ten I'm a cartridge box
The cartridge boxes were not car
ried during the inspection. but were
left at quarters. About two days
after the trouble all ammunition
was ordered turned in. and all was
properly accounted for. Asked II
he had anything TO do with the trou
BILE. Fraser answered no" and said
he did not know OF any other mem
Der of his company being engaged
in IL. Nor did he believe that any
members of mis- company were in
the afray. He had withheld no in
formation, and declared there was
no conspiracy for silence.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-16

ion was expressed by some other
members OF his company.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Twelve Things.

Some one has suggested IL things
every girl can learn before she is l5.
Not every girl can learn to play or
sing or paint well enough to give
pleasure to her friends, but the follow.
ing Accomplishment" are within
everybody's reach Shut the door
and shut it softly. Keep your room
in tasteful order. Have an hour for
arising and arise. Learn to make
bread as well as cake. Never let a
button stay off "a hours. Always
know where your things are. Never
let day pass without doing some
thing to make someone comfortable.
Never come to breakfast untidily
dressed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

When labor sends forth its edici
against the saloon, its day will have
begun TO be spent. Capital is coerc-
ing labor to let the cup alone. and Ia
Dor is waking up to the value of the
object lesson.
The United States Steel corporation
is building a city in the pineries Of
northern Minnesota-a city to be
exempt from saloons. Capital knows
what it is doing. This city. Dolerain
by name. will have water works. pub
lie school, paved streets, public libra
ry. 1t will be self.supporting. Il
will be prosperous. For it will not
stretch out one hand for the drunk
ards dimes while with the other it
pours out dollars to pay for his SHIFT
lessness, his crimes, and the support
of his neglected and abused family.
And this is merely one Of many in
stances.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Tall Stories.

A couple of witty fellows were con.
versing together recently and their
arguments finally occasioned a bet
between them. Each agreed to tell a
peculiar incident and the reciter Of
the stranger episode was to receive
the stakes, a sovereign. No. ! began
and said he knew a woman who was
"turned into wood"
Impossible" said No. 2, explain
yourself"
"Yoa see." was the reply, "ths
woman was placed on vessel and
then che was aboard.
very good, said No 2; "but listen
to this. / once knew a man who had
been deaf and dumb for 20 years, "but
last week he regained speech in one
minute.
Nonsense p rsjoined No. 1; "but
proceed"
"Well," replied No 2, "the man 1
mean went into a bicycle shop with
friend, and, STOPPING down, he picked
up a wheel and spoke.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Paint and OIL Department.


Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil, Har-
ness Oil, Machine Oil, Black Strap,
Turpentine. N. @. and Gas Tar, Gas
oline, Varnish, japan Dryer, Knot
Killer, White Lead, Red Lead,
Spanish Brown, Oalcined Plaster,
Portland Cement, Lard Oil, Plas-
tering Hair, Coal Oil, Neat Foot
Oil, Fish Oil, Bath Brick Soap, Sui
phur, Oopperas, Borax.
Patent Plastering prepared for immedi-
ate use.
international STOCK FOOD and Glea
sons Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank MiIler's HARNESS DRESSING,
Whale OilSoap.
Blac, Lambs Foot Harness Oil.
THE PERFECTION Blue Flame Wick
less Oil Stove-safest and best.
The Four Leaf Glover CREAM SEPA-
RATOR, where the milk is not
mixed or diluted with water, leav-
ing 1t pure and sweet for family use.
WALL PAPER furnished on short no
tice at reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools and
Barn Doors, Hangers and Track.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps, Gal
vanized Bucket Pump and Water
Purifier, x L Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock of Cooking and Heating
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

How many visible stars are there
To the naked eye between 1000 ard
5000. but as we can see only half the
celestial concave at once, and IS stars
cannot be distinguished near the hori-
SON, the total number visible at any
one time does not exceed l 500 to
1000. With the largest telescope il
has been thought 100000. 900 may
be visible. Mr.. Gore regards this
number an outside estimate. Having
made number of counts on the pho
tographic pint given in the late DR..
Roberts volume Of stellar photographs,
include stars down to the seventeenth
magnitude, he finds that the average
number to the square degree of the
heavens ia 4, 1877 in the milky way,
1882 near the galaxy and 40S in the
nom galactic regions, and thus he ar
rives at grand total Of "a, lS4, 756
visible stars-not including clusters
and nebula. This will allow 50,'
600, 900 stars for the milky way.
One rich globular cluster Of the Gen.
taur shows $4,000 stars in q square
degree. Obviously, then, Mr.. Cores
fguaes must exclude many of the
smaller and more remote stars. at
is row possible" says Newcomb. "to
photograph stars fainter than the
smallest the eye can see in any tele-
scope. There is no sign of any limit
to the number. The total must be
counted by hundreds of millions" "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

A little miss Of four years was be.
ing put to bed one summer night, the
first one that her parents had spent
at a resort in New Jersey. After she
had said her prayers, her mother
kissed her goodnight and said:
"Now go right to sleep, darling.
Don't be afraid, for Gods angels are
watching over you"
In about an hour, while the family
were at tea, small voice from the
nursery was heard.
Mammal"
eyes, little one, what is it2"
"God's angels are biting me-"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

John Riha, prominent dealer of
Vining, Ia, says: al have been selling
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for
about year and they give better sat
isfaction than any pill l ever sold.
There are dozen people here who have
them and they give perfect satisfac-
ton in every case. l have used them
myself with fiLe results" Sold by
Remnants Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
schedule effective June 2 1907.

Schedule effective June 2lsC7.
the time oftrainsstoppiLg
at Shenandoah Junction:
KAsr-BoUHD.
No. le-4.5oA A. II. Pittsburg and New York
Express. Stops on Signal. DAILY.
No. s-iO.2A.M. Chicago and New YORK
Express. Daily.
so. Is-l2.u p. NJ. Martinsburg and Balti-
more Accommodation, via Old
main Line. Daily except Sunday,
No. s-2.57 P. IA. Chicago and New York
Express Stops on signal. Daily.
No. $3.50 P. NJ. Cumberland and Balti
more Accommodation, via WeAn
ington. Daily except sunday
No. l4-S4P. NJ. New York Express. stops
on signal daily.
wzsT-BouED.
No. Il-2.I2 A. NJ. New York and PITT burg
No. bliss A. NJ. Baltimore and Ounber-
land Accommodation. Daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. l7-iI2s A. N. Baltimore sad Martins
burg Accommodation. Daily ex-
cept Sunday.
40. ISIS P. NJ. New York and st. Louis
Limited Express. Connects with
N. q w. south. Daily.
No. s-lrDs P. NJ. Baltimore ana Cleveland.
Pittsburg Express. Daily.
No. 5s-1o5s M. New York aud st. Louis
Limited.
No ocsl trains on Sunday.
G. w. BRANTNER, Ticket Agert.
Shenandoah Junction. w. Va
G. W. BASsETT,
General Passenger Agent.
u.s.. Fleming will sen tickets on the 3. 4
o. Railroad for the West and South.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
A Valuable Lesson.

s'Six years ago learned valuable
lesson writes John Pleasant, Of Mag
nolia, Ind. 81 then began taking DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer l
take them the better find them. "
They please everybody. Guaranteed at
Hills Pharmacy. 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
ALI Kinds of Seeds.

We make specially OF ali kinds Of
Seeds. We aim 70 furnish the best
goods at the least price. Thanking our
friends for their liberal patronage Of
the past, and hoping to merit contin-
uance, we remain.
Very respectfully,
@. F. WALL CO.,
Charles Town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Hay Fever and Summer Colds.

Victims of hay fever will experience
great benefit by taking Foley's Honey
and Tar, as 1t stops difficult breathing
Immediately and heals the inflamed air
passages, and even IL 1t should fail to
cure you it will give instant relief. y
The genuine is in a yellow package.
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
NV IsltsIk:KssIsTa
- u: -; asAnAsio n E1'osf

JULY IA, 1907.
LEAVE SHEPHERDsToWN DAILY.
soUTHBoUND.
No 1868 a. m.-For Bristol and in
termedfate stations Pullman and
Buffet sleeper to Knoxville; Con-
meets with, The st. Louis Express
for all Points West Pullman Sleep
err Roanoke to ST. Louis and Chica.
go, cafe car.
No. 1854 p. m.-For Elkton and
Local Stations.
NoRTHBoUND.
No. 2s-lO.g q. m.-For Hagerstown
and intermediate stations, connects
atHagerstownf for Harrisburg, Phil
adelphia and New York.
No. 1913 D. m.-For Hagerstown,
philadelphia, New York; Pullman
and Buffet Sleepers via Hagerstown
for Harrisburg, Philadelphia ana
New York.
LEAVE SHENANDOAH JUNCTION.
No. 2-2.35 a. m.-For Hagerstown,
Philadelphia New York; Pull
man Sleeper to Philadelphia Par
\ lor Cars Philadelphia and New
York.
No. i-2.45 a. m.-For Roanoke, Bris-
toll, Blue6eld, Pocahontas, Nor
ton, WEIGH and intermediate sta
tions. Pullman Sleeper to WEIGH
Rates, Time Tables, information
cheerfully furnished upon, application
to AgentN. & w. BY.
w. B. BEVILL, N. f. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Trav. Pass. Agt.
Roanoke, Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse In
the Children's Home in New York, Cure Fe-
verishness, had stomach. Teething Disor-
ders. move and regulate the Bowels aud de-
stroy Worms. Over 5000 testimonials.
They never fall. At all Druggists. &c cents,
Sample FREE. Address, Allen g. Olmsted.
Leroy. N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

Mrs. s. T. White drowned herself
in spring in Tucker county the other
day because she was afraid her sick
child would die.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

An old negro heavyweight applied
for service with the government.
"Whst are your qualifications p he
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

Keep the pores open and the skin
clean when you have cut, burn, bruise
or scratch. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve penetrates the pores and
heals quickly. Sold by Remnants
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
was asked

"My qualifications ?"
"Yes."
well, sub" he said, "nutin' mo
nor less than des dat I'm all wool en-
yard wide
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22

A Certain Cure for Aching Feet.
Aliens Foot-Ease, powder cures Tired
Aching, isweating, swollen feet. Sample
sent FREE, also sample of Foot-Ease SAM
TARY CoRN-PAD. q new invention. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
Hardware Department.

Bar Iron Nails, Horse Shoes, Large
Iron Wash Kettles, Brass, Copper
and Porcelain Kettles. Skillets,
Waffle Irons, Trace, Butt, Cow and
Halter Chains, Farm Bells, Screen
Doors and Windows, American
Fence Wire, Barbed Wire, Saws,
Black Hawk Corn Shelters, Lawn
Mowers, Files, ALI Sizes Bolts,
Loaded Shells Powder and Shot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-05
T. B. THURBER DEAD.
Varied Career of Once WeoIthy
Business Nan Closed.

Francis B. Thurber, one of the organizers of the
New York Board Of Trade and Transportation. died
yesterday at his home, No. 80 West 18th street.
He was sixty-1ve years old Beginning office
boy at 81 week, Mr.. Thurber gradually advanced
until he became one of the principal members in
the wholesale grocery company of H. K. & F.
B. Thurber Sc Co. and later president of the Amer
lean Grocery Company. He acquired a fortune,
which was swept away in the panic of 1898.
Mr.. Thurber never recovered from that loss. and,
despite heroic efforts to gain some Roadway, he
was forced to sign petition in bankruptcy In 1901
his total liabilities being than S25000. Mr..
Thurber, in his prosperous days. keenly inter
ested in the advancement OF American opera, and
lost thousands of dollars, 1t said. in furtherinS
this enterprise. Prior to and after his failure MI
TEurber studied law. and at the age of hfty-seven
IN 1899, admitted TO the bar He built up some
practice, and tried 20 recoup his lost fortune and
pay of his creditors.
Despite a brief incursion into the Independent
field he was n stanch Republican, and was one
of the trustees of the East River Bridge under
Mayor Strong. He supported Cleveland in 1884
1888 and 1892 leader of the Anti-Monopoly
League. Later, however he changed his views
and became n firm protectionst. At the trust con-
ference in Chicago. in 1899, he made a remarkable
defence Of corporations.
Funeral services will be held at the family homo
Monday morning. In the Directory of Direc-
tors Mr.. Thurber's name appears as president and
director of the United States Export Association.
president and director of the Producers Export
Company and a director of the New York Board Of
Trade and TRANSFORMATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-05

winbt u benedictine Nuns at Ryde. in the Isle Of
,,st9 ana mas just staying with her on a
NJ, mere her daughter, the widowed Archduchess
MARIA Theresa of Austria and her prandohiId
1Aichouchess Maria Annuncata acting F,mpress
eaHeS tne role of first lady of the land the
@ Oh vienna and Of Pesth. Prince Charles
1o"ehSteln who Is IN his seventy-second
.edI; mas Just taken the vows Of a Dominican
InoHK' after completing his novitiate at the mon
astery of Venloo in Holland He IS a knight of
tHe order of the Golden Fleece. a member of the
n nes or lords of Bavaria. OF Wurtemberg, OF
Daueh and OF Hesse, is related through his mother
iIlhcess Agnes of Hohenlohe, to half the regning
muses. OF Europe; was, after the death of his
paIelts. brought up a ward of his kinsman.
T T@ruiha! Prince Schwarzenberg, and has all his
NE long been identified with the Roman Catholic
1hufch IN political as well as in religious matters.
For more than quarter OF a century he one
OF the chiefs OF the Catholic party in the Rechs-
tag at Berlin. was one of the founders in the
Fatherland of that Christian Socialist movement in
which Leo XIII warmly interested, and for
tho last decade has been the active head of the
International League for the Suppression of Duel
ling. In fact he has played a very important role
in the public life of Germany during the last thirty
or forty years. and the announcement that he has
retired from the world and become a monk has
created a good deal OF sensation in the various
capitals of Europe.
Formerly such steps as that taken by the prince
were more common than they are to-day. In the
times when war was the rule and peace the eXCep-
ton. and when lives were cheaply held many men
felt toward the close their life the necessity OF
making their peace with Providence and of seeking
divine indulgence for the blood which they had
shed b.. penance in inconsistencies In fact there
were few Of the great houses Of Europe that did
not have one more representatives. in holy or
ders. In the twentieth century however, such
abnegation is moro rare, and, aside from the
princely families Of Hohenlohe. Radziwill and
Croy there few whose figure the
roster Of the monastic orders at the present time.
The name OF Lowepstein will be recalled in this
country in connection with the fate of Prince
Louis OF Lowenstein, who after quarrelling with
his English wife. Lady Anne Saviie sister Of the
present Earl Of Marlborough, mysteriously van
ished. 10 reappear some months later in the Philip
pines, where he met his death while serving under
the insurgent 1iag against the American forces.
MARQCTSE DE FONTENOY.