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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

through the Intervention and plead
ings of friends of the condemned man,
a respite of "a hours was grant
ed One of those who was most active
in Mr. Boyd's behalf was his cousin,
Miss Bette cambridge, then beauti-
ful young lady, and who still resides
n Winchester.
Mr.. Boyd had entered the Union
ines through a secret pass, k6nwn to
overall Of his comrades. and at the
ime Of his capture there were other
Confederate soldiers within the lines.
inspecting this, the Union officers OF
cred to revoke TIE sentence of death
f the Confederate soldier would dis
close the manner in which he had en-
red the Union lines, but with death
~ the scahold starinS him in the face
ae condemned man Steadily refused
o betray his comrades.
The respite of "A hours enabled the
other Confederate soldiers to reach
their army in time to inform Genera.
Fitzhugh bee Of the proposed fate of
Mr.. Boyd, and the Confederate genera
Immediately sent a courier to the
Union general, informing him that he
held three Unibn soldiers captured I'm.
der similar circumstances. and that if
the order to hang Mr. Boyd was exc
cuted, he would Immediately retaliate
by hanging the three Union men.
In the meantime the fate of the coli
demned man trembled in the balance
Summary action had been determined
upon by the Union commander, and
preparations for the execution were
Immediately made The grave to re,
ceiye the body Of the man who was to
suffer the most disgracefuI of deaths
was dug, the guard to accompany him
to the scaffold was at the door of the
house and an ambulance was in wait
ing to convey him to the scene of The
execution.
But the threat of General Lee and
the earnest efforts OF the Winchester
friends Of Mr. Boyd succeeded in turn
ing the Union general from his pun
pose, and five minutes before the exc
cution was to have taken place Gen
eral Sheridan revoked the sentence of
Death, sending the following order:
January IS, 1865.
General orders No. s, January II,
1860, from these headquarters, is here
by revoked The prisoner, John E.
Boyd, Confederate soldier. to whom
it alludes, viii, at once be sent to Fort
McIIenry, Md, there to be confined in
charge of the guard until the end of
the war.
by command of Major General
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
- KINGSBURY, JR.,
Assistant Adjutant General
Union Officer Pleaded For Him.


One of the most interesting Incl
dents of the whole stirring event was
the fact that Captain Inwood, who eff
rected Mr. Boyds capture, used his Ut,
most efforts to get General Sheridan
to revoke the sentence Of death. He
personally went to the Union com
mander, stating that Mr. Boyd was
raptured in fun uniform and there,
fore could not he treated as a spy. He
declared to has commanding general
that il the sentence was carried out.
ne would Immediately resign his com
mission and return home.
Mr.. Boyd was Immediately taken to
Fort McHenry. near Baltimore, after
his escape from the scaffold, and re,
manned in the union prison five or six
weeks, when he was released ON pa
role and went to Richmond. returning
D his home in Berkeley county after
The surrender at AppomattoX.
Later Mr. Boyd went to- Winchester
and visited rhe scene of the most dra-
matte and per,ous incident of his life.
He found tlmt the grave thar had been
prepared to receive his body was still
untitled, and the grim reminder of his
narrow escape from death at the
hands of the hangman remained in
that condition for many years, finally
being filed almost Level with the sur,
face by the action of the elements,
Mr. Boyd, erect vigorous and giving
promise of many more years of hfe.
after ~ years looks back upon this
stirring incident with feelings that
may be better imagined than describ-
ed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
SHOWS REMARKABLE GROWTH.
Merchants G Farmers Bank a Spleen
did institution.


The annual election of the directors
of the Merchants & Farmers 5ank di-
reefs attention to the remarkable
growth and splendid condition of this
institution, which Las the distinction
of paying a higher dividend on its
stock than any other bank in Mar
tinsburg, and the further honor of the
highest quotation on the stock of any
similar institution here. The bank has
paid up capital of $50, 600, with
surplus of S27 600, deposits of $780,
600 and total assets of more than
100000. Last year the oank paid
dividend OF Is per cent, and p aced
10 per cent of it's earnings in the re-
serve fund The last stock sold
brought 1913 per share of the par val,
ne of 800. This is a record of which
many older banks could be justly
proud, and is a splendid Illustration of
the sound and conservative methods
of the Merchants & Farmers bank
The bank is sound. safe and growing
steadily, ana Martnsburg and Berke-
ley county can we'll feel proud Of such
a splendid institution. The bank is
open Saturday evenings, G to s
o'clock.
Merchants s. Farmers Bank.
Directors-Dr S. \. Myers, Jonit
Kennedy. n r. Roberts, J. II. Fulk,
Harvey T. Han, John E. Boyd, P R.
Harrison. C. l.. Stuckey and T. p.
LickHder. The officers will BE elected
Thursday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
Merchants s Farmers sanx.
ELECTED OFFICERS.
City Band Members Held the Annual
Meeting Thursday Night.

The members of the City band held
their annual meeting and election on
officers Thursday night, Mr.. L. Dew.
Gerhardt, who has been president OF
the organization for several years. re-
tired on account of his inability to
give the position the time required
and Mr. James B. Bawick was chosen
in his place The members also made
material changes in the bylaws, and
expressed their determination to use
all efforts to advance the interests OF
their organization The officers
chosen are as follows:
President-James b. Barr,ck
Vice. resident-John McAneny.
Secretary. F. Y. See.
Treasurer-Frank A. Minor
Director-G A. Berkeley
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

CountL Superintendent Barhes a
day or tvs ags slaughtered a porker
that broke this winters record IN
Berkeley county. The animal weighed
572 pounds, dressed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

Mr. John E. Boyd.
Hill, and who We're prevented from
carrying out the sentence only through
the earnest intervention OF friends
and a threat ON the part of General
Fitzhugh Lee to hang three Union sol
diers in retaliation.
This incident formed one of the
most interesting chapters of the his
tory of the Civil war in this section
and was recalled a few days ago by
the finding of copies Of the order from
General Phil Sheridan condemning
Mr. Boyd to death and the subsequent
order reyoking the sentence and or,
dering the Confederate soldier to be
imprisoned in Fort McHenry, The
copy of the order was unearthed by
Mr.. Z. Holmes Boyd, of Winchester,
in Volume XLNI, series 1, of the of
fetal records of the Union and Con
fed.rate armies and a copy of the or
ders were made and sent to Mr.. Boyd
here. reaching him OH the anniversary
of the day he was made a prisoner.
Although - years have elapsed since
the stirring incident. the facts in the
case are still vivid in the minds o.,
many persons in this city and county.
and viii he remembered with. interest
especially by the former comrades On
Mr. Boyd
Captured at Bunker Hill.
MIR. Hotd was a member or ,ne IA
nous Company q First Virginia Cav
airy. made mp almost exclusively OF
Berkeley county men, and which won
onyiablc distinction by its gaIlantry
and bravery during The Civil war. On
January H.. 1865. me was at bis home
near Bunker Uul, having passed
through the Union lines to see his
mother a negro, who knew of his
presence. furnished information to the
Union troops, who were then in anu
about Winchester, only a Few mics
away. under command of Genera
Sheridan and Mr. Boyd was captured
by CAPTAIN Iuvood >Vbo commanded
company i'm a New York regiment.
some Time before Mr. Boyd was
mado a prisoner. General sheridan
he'd issued am order That all Confedor-
ate soldiers caught within tho Union
lines should be- treated as spies. ana as
the fate 0f these was death ou the
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Of Mr.. Charles f. Thompson a 10. on
East South street for $500
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
SENATORIAL
 CONVENTION

Mayfield, Ky, March 14.-A dis trict convention is in session today at Fulton for the purpose of nom- mating Democratic candidate to succeed Hon. Henry George The Hon. John R. Ray, present repre- sentative from this county, has an- nounced himself a candidate for the state senate, and Sam Norton is also in the field. Prof. Houston Brooks, prominent school teacher of this county, has announced him. self candidate for the legislature, and Leon Vans, druggist here, is also expected to announce his can didacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
MANCHESTER
 A BUSY PORT

New York, March 14.-Gloster Arm strong, local representative of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, has made public statement concerning the grain and lumber developments at the port of Manchester The imports for lumber during the year 1906 amounted to 566,401 loads, as against 44o,619 loads in 1905, this being an increase of over 100000 loads, bet, ter record than that made by any othI CT port in Great Britain, including London and Liverpool. The importa- ton of wheat, maize, etc., during 1906 amounted to 331,505 tons, as againsy 213,3SO tons in 1905, approximating an improvement of 60,000 for 1905, ax increased record not eXcelled even by London itself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
DIFFICULTY OF
 SECURING ELIGIBLES

Washington Al t:ca 14.-The diff ticulty in securing eliglbles for con- sular positions lies mainly in eEe fact that it is very hard to find ap- plicants properly equipped tech nically with tha necessary knowi- edge of tWJ or n:O-e languages, and at the same time 'pussessing an
 acquaintan 'e witk. worldly affairs and busin 7ss n4e :hods likely 10 make them good coLsui:;rs. It is probable that some changes of more or less im!.; tance vii! be made in the scheme fer examinations al- ready laid l,wG before the app'.
 cants are act ;ily called fore the examiners e:l the state department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
SUNDAY IS
 DATE OF FESTIVAL

Though next Sunday is. the date of the annual festival in honor of St. Patrick, no exercises to com memOrate the occasion have so far been announced by any of the local socities, aside from the St. Patrick service at the Catholic church. It has been usual in past years to honor the memory of Ireland's pa tron saint With programs, suitable to the occasion and more or less elaborate.
 A street parade generally forms the feature of the celebration in larger cities or where there is a large Catholic population, but there has been no parade in Pine Bluff for many years.
 1t is common to look upon St. Patrick simply as the legendary hero who drove the snakes off Irish soil He was in reality one of the foremost educators and mis- sionaries of the early days of Christianity and is equally the apostle of Ireland and it's patron saint.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
CONFERENCE
 MERRITT AMENDMENE1

Albany, N. Y, March 14.-A con ference called by the Albany cham Der of commerce is considering to- day the Merritt water short3ga amendment to the state consiitu- tion, which is now pending in the legislature. The call for delegates mayors of cities and presidents of villages in the state, and also to come as representatives of business organizations. It is declared by the chamber of commerce that it seems to be most desire ,;e that the senti- ment of the stat4 should be secured On this most iirDc3tant matter and that this method is taken to bring about a crysta llization of the sen:i- ment of municipalities and com mercial bodies regarding the sub ject.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
OPPOSED TO >~-.~ ~~ SIMMS BILL

The house recently killed the Simms bill. which had passed the senate, pro vding fine and Imprisonment sfor laborers who secure money and pro visions in advance upon a promise to pay for the same by labor, and then fail to carry out their contract
 The bill was indefinitely postponed when it was called up i'll the house. Both measures have been opposed on the ground that they virtually pro- vide for Imprisonment for debt.
 The senate today passed the house bill enlarging the powers of the state railroad commission. The bill gives the commission authority to act upon petitions for the increase of train service. the erection of depots and similar matters. Each petition must be signed by fifteen property owners affected before it will be considered, The bill has passed both houses and now goes to the governor. This law will relieve future legislatures cf much of their work. Scores of local bills are now introduced at each ses- sion to compel railroads to erect de- pots and stop trains at certain points, and these matters will now be handled by the railroad commission.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
FAVORS SALES
 BELOW PAR

New York, March 14-It is reported from Albany that it Was stated that on Comptroller Metzs suggestion a bill was to be introduced permitting the city to raise the rate of interest on corporate stock from 1 to , per cent. Mr Metz said yesterday that no such prOposit on had ever been made by him, but he said he would ad- vocate bill allowing the city stock to be sold below par. "I fully real ize,' he added, that it may be diff cult to continue selling bonds al par or little more than par at the rate os per cent. The money market and the rate of interest fortunately can not be regulated by statute but are depended entirely upon conditions which vary from time to time. Ia my opinion the only logical thing to do so as not to discriminate against the bonds already issued and out standing against the city, is to change the charter provision which does not allow the comptroller to sell bonds below par. If this restriction were removed, bonds could be sold on a f per cent interest basis and be dapend- ent entirely upon market conditions at the time of sale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
SAVING WOOL
 SAYING NOTHING" C" How "Teddy'' Roosevelt Takes All the Gossip About Third Term Candl- dacy in Washington.
OTHERS MENTIONED.
WeSterners Insist Upon the Third Term Idea and Not the "Way Down Easterncrs''- Boomers Talk With Him and Say No Third Term.
Special to the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, D. C., March 13.-It is considered of the greatest significance that while the Presidents friends are talking about him as candidate for a third term that he is saving wood and saying nothing. Many of them talk to him about it. and it is of still greater significance that he does not swat the talk on the head in his usual vigorous way. He does refrain from saying anything openly that might be taken as a direct permission to go forward with the third term talk, but there is the best of authority for say ing that he has not put his foot hard down on the eXuberant talk and the plans laid down for his consideration
 Some of those who still have confi- dence in the Presidents intention to refuse another nomination, declare that the President is letting all this go on with a definite purpose in view. They declare that the purpose is not the specialization of sentiment for his own nomination., as is charged, but that he wants the public to get on to the fact that there is danger of a re- actionary getting the nomination. Il this class he is said to rank Fair banks, Foraker and Shaw, although he is not so positive as to Fairbanks, who may surprise the public later on by frank statement of his attitude toward control of corporations
 It is the Western people who are in sistent on the third term idea and not the Republicans of the East, who do not take kindly to it. If the Presi dent is nominated it will be because the West sets up such howl for him that the Republicans of the East and middle West will be frightened in- to submission.
 One thing has cropped out that is Of importance. It is that the Roose- welt boomers who have talked with him leave the White House proclain- ing that Roosevelt's nomination and election again would not be third term. It would be Roosevelt's second term. It is understood to be the plan of the boomers to try to reorganize the third term expression and get the people into the habit of calling 1t Roosevelts second term. This. oe course, is to avoid the sentiment against third term for any Presi- dent, the claim being put forth that Roosevelt has had but one term of his own. z v,w.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
BACK GIVES OUT.
Plenty of Pine Bluff Readers Have
 This Experience.


 You tax the kdneys-overWork 1 them
 They can't keep up the continual 1 strain.
 The back gives out-it aches and pains;
 Urinary troubles set in. | Don't wait longer-take Doan's Kid ney Pills.
 Pine Bluff people tell you how they act.
 Claud Clegg of the Pine Bluff Paint and Wall Paper company, 417 Main street, and living at 116 West Eff teenth street, Pine Bluff, Ark, says: "For about a month 1 was consider ably annoyed by pain and lameness across my kidneys. Stopping over and attempting to strighten up would cause sharp pains to dart through Ie like knife thrusts. Having heard many satisfactory reports about Do- ans Kidney Pills from people who had used them, I gave them trial, and less than half box of them caused the lameness to entirely disappear. There has been no return of the trouble since, and I have recommend ed your remedy to a number of my acquaintances and shall continue to do so." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's- and take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
Great, and there died March s, 17O2. King William has not been

Great, and there died March s., 1702. King William has not been fortunate in postmortem tributes to his greatness. When he died the urivv council, for some good req son of their own, resolved to bnfy him unobstrusively in the abbey, and te erect q monument to him there as we'll as an equestrian statuc in some public square. The good resolutions Of the party council were never fulfilled. All that Westminster abbey holds in memory of the king is his cfii2y. Tardy homage was, however, done by the placing of marble statue in the great hall of the Bank of England in 1735. Hull, in the previ- ous year. had put up one to the memory of "Our Great Deliverer.' Petersfield is the only other English town that has honored the silent, morose hero of the house of Nassau. Ireland thinks she has done more than her share by planting his statue in College Green.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
THE DANE HOT
 AFTER JOE CANS
Battling Nelson Determined to Have
 the Negro Meet Him Again.

New York, March 13.-Battling Nelson, who arrived here recently from England, says that he intends
 to force Joe Cans into another match, but Cans, according to re- cent statements. will dictate the terms this time or there will be nothing doing.
 If Battling Nelson will agree to weigh 133 pounds two hours before getting into the ring and accept a 75 and 9 per cent division of the purse. it is said that he can have another fight with Joe Cans and that Tex Rickard of Goldfield, will hang up not less than $30,000 for the mill.
 Cans is the recognized champion lightweight, and it is his preroga- tive to dictate the above terms to the Dane. Nelson, it will be re- membered, did the dictating when he made his recent match with Cans, and he also imposed so many hardships in the articles regarding the weight that it seemed folly for Cans to accept BIt even then Cans proved that he was the master in every way.
 If Nelson therefore wants to fight the negro again, he will have to yield to the latter's terms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
EXAMINATIONS FOR CONSULAR SERVICE

Washington, March 14.-'rhe first of the examinations for the consular service under the new rules laid down by Secretary Root has been fixed for today. and many applicants have presented them selves for the positions. As there are about dozen vacancies in the service there is good chance fos an eligible to secure q place at once
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
AERO CLUB BANQUET

New York, March 1i.---The ban Quet of the Aero club will ne held tonight at the Hotel St Regis, and a large number of aeronauls from all over the United States are here and will participate. The Gordon- Bennett international aeronaut'c cup will be displayed at the ban quet, and it is hoped that the Lahm cup will be ready for exhibition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14

Nothing so thoroughly removes disease germs from the system as Prickly Ash Bitters. It gives life and action to the torpid liver, strengthens and assists the kidneys to properly cleanse the blood, gives tone to the stomach, purifies the bowels, and promotes good appe- tite, vigor and cheerfulness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
KAISER'S GIFT
 TOLONDON

London March II. - London newspapers are still agog over the statue of William III, which the kaiser has presented to London. The site for the statue, in front of Kensington palace. has been se- lectedt by King Edward for the req son that Kensington was the fa- vorisez home of William, and it was there that he entertained Peter the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14
RETAILERS ARE
 NOW BUSY

New York, March 14.-Buying in the jobbing market is becoming more active as the week progresses, and more buyers are arriving in the city each day. The first week of the month broke all records in sales put through as compared with the corresponding week in February.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-14

PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS
 General Founders and MachInista
 Brass and Iron Castings and ns chine Repairing. Stock of all atAnd ard goods and castings carried n stock all the time. Locomotives aD glnes and Boilers Repaired. Lon. distance telephones. day. A76: nigb, 334. Pine Bluff. Arkansaa Note We operate our machine shop botl day and night