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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
The latest news from Eastern

The latest news from Eastern
Kentucky and Western Virginia re-
port "this large teri itory terribly
afflicted, the people dying very rap
idly" In one neighbOrhood twelve
persons died in single day in the
latter part of last week, and there
were scarcely well people enough 10
make their coffins and bury them.
On Browns creek, which rises in
Harlan and emptieS into the Cum
berland river in Bell county, the dis
ease is raging with frighttul fatality,
and there is no means of keeping a
record of the dead. All along the
banks OF the stream people are sick,
and physicians and medicines, ont
side of herbs and roots with whose
curative properties the natives are
acquainted, are unknown and unob-
tainabIe. Most of the people called
it finx,' and it Is probably a very
aggravated form of that disease.
1t begins with gripping pains in the
stomach, followed by IA facilitating
diarrh4a and swelling of the threat,
and if not fatal in three or four days,
the patient, as rule, RECEIVERS. All
reports agree as to the cause of the
epidemic, it being attributed to the
use of impure water by the natives.
The season has been unusually dry !;
the streams, as rule, consisting
only of narrow threads of murky.
foul smelling and foul-tasting water.
The corn crop in all the counties
named above is good, and starvation
and want only exist because the
people can spare no time from the
sick to gather it. No mills are run
nirg on the smaller streams. NV
informant had no news except in a
general way of the prevalence fthe
plague il Virginia or West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-At meet
ing today of the Board of Directors
of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company President Hood presented
the annual report. 1t showed that
the gross earning we're: From pas
sengers, S269,292.22; from freight
and express, S343, 1913; from milk
and marketing, S32,SO5.52; from
mails, S13,955.97 and miscellaneous,
Sc, 1925, a total of S665,995.65.
The expenses for the year were S407,-
1896. The increase of expenses
over 1888 was $4,070.75. The in
crease ofearnings over any preceding
year was $114,015.55. The report
recommends the laying of second
track to HagerstOwn, to accommo-
date the increased traffic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Senator Germans complimentary
dinner in Baltimore on the evening
of December IL bids fair to rival
the lannon's Dorsey dinner. "The
banquet will be served,n as the Bal
timore papers tell, ain the foyer of
the Academy of Music, where the
galleries will be thrown open to the
ladies of subscribers. The subscrip-
tions, at 800 each, are limited to $50,
the dinner cards admitting two
ladies or lady and gentleman es-
cort to the galleries. The dinner is
fixed for 7 o'clock and the galleries
will be open at $50, before the speak
ing is begun. Invitations will be
sent to President-elect Cleveland
and Vice President-elect Hendricks
and the former is expected and the
latter will almost certainly come.
About 200 will be at the dinner $50
subscribers and so by invitation"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
WHEELING w VA No

WHEELING, w. VA, Nov. a.
About SIX months ago man, woman
and three children arrived in this
city. There was nothing about them
to attract unusual attention, and,
securing u pleasant house OH the
island, the aristocratic portion of the
city, they settled down. The man
gave his name as John III. Stancliffe,
and soon went to work in the Office
of the Domestic Machine Company
here. They were good neighbors,
aud were favorably regarded b.,
those who formed their acquaintance.
To day Deputy Sheriff Blyler, of
Des Moines, Iowa, arrived in the
city and arrested Stanclitfe and wife
on requisition from the Governor
of Iowa, charging the former with
seduction and the latter with biga
my. Blyler states that Stancliffe's
wife is really Mrs. Hannah w. Nc
Conkey. who OH July 9TH last eloped
from Monroe county, Iowa, at Stan
cliffe's solicitation, coming direct to
this city. The arrest was SO unex-
pected that the woman was prOstra
ted. This afternoon Stanclitfe sold
everything they had in the house,
and tonight he, his wife and her
three boys, aged two and a-half,
seven and nine years respectively,
are in jail, but will leave in the
morning for Iowa. The woman says
her husband was untrue and abused
and neglected her, and that the
present movement is wholly the re-
silt of a desire for revenge. Mrs.
McConkey's parents are among the
wealthiest and most respectable PEG
pie of Iowa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

A fire at Waynesburg. Pa. d.
stroyed the newspaper office, Ne
CaIlums 4 Sprague's stores aud
other buildings. Total losses, So.
600.
Masked men mobbed The sole
saloon in Bladenburg, Ohio, and
killed the proprietor.
Investigation shows that the
"chimneys" of Northwestern New
Mexico are lava cones, thrown upby
volcanic action.
The Congregational Church at
Evanstown, His, was burned. Loss
$4,000.
Mr.. Burnand, the editor of London
Punch, has eleven unmarried daugb
tiers.
Henry M. Stanley has just receiv.
ed the PHI. ID. degree from the Uni
versity at Halle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

The principal topic since our last
writing is the Democratic torchlight
procession which occurred last Friday
night. After the arrival of the train
from Martinsburg, the procession,
headed by the City Band, moved on
to Hedgesville. The village was quite
tastefully decorated with evergreen
and various kinds of lights. After
the different streets had been paraded,
several speakers addressed the crowd.
Everything passed tremendously.
Bro. A. G. FL. the oysters are yours.
Mr.. John @. French of Ohio is visit
ing relatives in this county.
Mr.. Hamilton French of Pittsburg,
visited his mother during the week.
The good people of this neighbor-
hood INDUCED in considerable hog
Strengthening this week. The heaviest
one we heard ofweighed 32l Tbs. Very
little is being sold by farmers most
of them are putting it into bacon.
ALPHA.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

VIENNA, Nov. 21.-A tragic Incl
dent Is reported from Eastern Hun
gary. A clergyman, with his wife
and child, were driving on sledge
from Krasnisara to the neighboring
village of Kis-Lonka. A pack of
ravenous wolves pursued them. The
mother was terror stricken and let
the child fall from her arms. AT
that the father lesped from the
sledge to save the child. Father
and child were at once fiercely at
tackled by the wolves. The father
fought desperately and killed two of
the wolves, but he was at last
overcome and both he and the child
were devoured.
Meanwhile the horses had rushed
onward with the sledge, still bear
ing the agonized mother. In her
terror she gave premature birth to a
babe, which was dead when 1t was
born. This terrible shock, with all
the rest that she had suffered, prov
ed too much for the poor woman, and
when the sledge reached Kis- Lopka
she, too, was dead. The whole
family, therefore, persisted inside of
an hour.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
The discovery ofan immense fres

The discovery ofan immense fresh
water lake, rivaling Superior in size,
directly North of and within 800
miles of the city of Quebec, is a start
ling proofof how little is really known
of the Northern third Of the North
American continent. 1t is well
enough, doubtless. to extend our
geographical knowledge in Central
Africa and the regions about the
North Pole, but the inviting field
which lies close to our doors ought
not to be entirely neglected. Labra-
dor, for instance, is about as little
known today as it was 200 years
ago. and it is only now ascertaincd
that the regions directly West of it
contain one Of the largest fresh
water lakes in existence. There is
an ignorance quite as dense in re-
spect to the physical geography of
our own Northwest possession, Alas
ka, where very recent explorations
have brought to light an immesne
river North of the Yukon, rivaling
the Columbia in size, whose existence
had not before been even suspe cted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
In the fourth West Virginia

In the fourth West Virginia dis
trict Congressman Gibson was de-
clared elected by majority of 164
votes over his Republican-greenback
competitor. But it now appears
that over 500 tickets bearing the
latter's name were thrown out be-
cause they also contained the names
of the candidates upon a Prohibition
State ticket. In the October cleo
ton an amendment to the State
constitution was adopted providing
that the State elections should be
held on the first Tuesday of Novem
Der instead of the secOud Tuesday OF
October. This adoption the Prohibi
tionists claim renderered the Octo
Der election VOID as to State officers.
They, therefore, put out ticket in
the November election bearing, in
addition to the names of the electo
tOral and congressional candidates,
the names of a full list of candidates
for State Offices. Several thousands
OF these tickets were voted at the
Presidential election. In some cases
election boards returned them under
separate head, others returned
them as" scattering" and still others
threw them out without naming
them in the returns. The Prohibi
tionistS will now contest the election
OF the Democratic State ticket and
seek to have the courts declare their
own ticket the only one legally yot-
ed for. 1t is not likely they will
succeed, but it appears plain that
Mr.. Gibson should lose his seat
upon contest. The votes cast for
Barbour by the ProhibitiOnlsts must
certainly stand. They can hardly be
invalidated by the fact that the
tickets rejected contained the names
of persons named as candidates for
offices not in contest. Presidential
eclectors and congressman were in
contest, and it seems reasonable
that in so far az the Prohibition
tickets related to these offices they
should have been counted, even if
the vote for State officers was reject
ed Washington Republican.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Captain Richard King has sold
the largest ranch in America to a
New York company for $1,000, 900.
The ranch is in Texas. L. comprises
upwards Of 800, 900 acres, all under
fence, and nearly 100000 head OF
cattle, horses and sheep.
In an encounter between deputy
sheriffs and Italian railroad hands
near Newark, DEL, Monday, thirteen
Of the latter were wounded and
probably several killed.
The latest reports of Sundays
cyclone show much damage done
throughout New England.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
: TOWN AND COUNTY HIsTO
GENERAL NEWS.

The official vote of North Carolina
was: Cleveland, 142,905; Blaine,
125,O6S; st. John, AS.
A terrific cyclone visited Philadel-
phia Sunday and did great damage
to trees, signs and telegraph wires,
DR.. Spicer Patrick, who died at
the age of 80 years at Charleston,
w. Va, last week, was one of the
most noted Unionlsts of that State,
and figured prominently during the
early years of the great war. His
wife, who survives, is agranddaugh-
ter of Chief Justice Marshall.
We dislike to cast specrer into
the crimson camp of the jubilating
democracy of West Virginia, but We
cannot help reminding them that in
1876 the home majority was $4,000,
in 1880 it was 10000, and in October
1884 only about $500, and in three
weeks later less still. In 1888 where
Will it be I Don't you, IN the midst
of your oriental feast and high rev
elry, see the handwriting on the
wall ?-State Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Quite number of strange birds
have been captured through this Sec
ton ofcountry since the recent storm.
They belong to the great family of
Natatores, and are called by natural
lists wanderers of the ocean," and
"storm-birds." They are migratory,
but fly very high. 1t is generally sup
posed that they become exhausted
and are compelled to descend, and
thus are found in yards or fields. This
theory is not upheld by the fact that
they are found following vessels
thousands of miles at sea. The Great
Northern Diver and the smaller gulls
and divers are called birds of storm,
for by their appearance sailors know
that storm is near and it is possible
that these wanderers join their ele-
ment the storm as it sweeps over the
country, and being carried two near
the earth lose themselves, for they
seldom try to escape when once cap
tured
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

The statement is made that four
fifths OF the invisible property is not
listed; and it is further charged-by
implication at least-that it is with
held from the knowledge of the as
SCISSOR for the purpose of escaping
taxation.
The report says: "The amount
Of invisible property which is not lis
ted is estimated at fifty millions"
This astounding charge, if true,
would indicate a shameful amount
of habitual dishonesty on the part
of taxpayers and negligence BY the
assessors which it is difficult to
credit.
The reasons are then given which
induced the other two Commissioners
to make these claims, and it is
shown that no facts are quoted from
reliable sources to substantiate the
claims made in the preliminary Oh
majority report. The authors o.
that report are accused ofdemagogy
and of presenting false statements
and of expressing excited aud de
structing sentiment"
MR.. BELLS CONCLUSIONS.
1t is held in Mr.. Bells report that
the amount of untaxed property is
not large /; that the hope held out in
the majority report that the tax rate
might be reduced if property moi
now listed we're assessed is Elusive
and untrue; that the exemptions
made by the statutes are just and
wise that the stringent laws aimed
at the discovery of property now in
visible and not returned for taxation,
will only heap indignity upon the
honest taxpayer, without perma
nently increasing the revenue.
The majority report is again ar
raigned, as follows:
The preliminary report, on leav-
ing the subject of taxation, abruptly
abandons it's demand for strict adj.
herence to the Constitution and with
strange inconsistency flies to the OPP
posite extreme and suggests, a di-
rect violation of that instrument, in
the spoliation of the school fund.
1t proposes also that the State,
without any warrant in the Consti
tuition, embark in scheme of rail.
road building. This scheme, of
course, cannot be carried out with
out the creation OF State debt
This the Constitution wisely forbids,
and it is to be hoped that this re,
strictiOn will never be removed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

1t is a noticeable fact that since
the election the Democratic papers
do not publish a single business
failure or sign of depression in trade,
where before they left no such par
agraph escape their watchful eye
Some of the city papers Thursday
published over half a column of fail
ures, reduction of wages, discharge
of thousands of men, but never an
editorial comment did they make
Had Blaine been elected and these
things occurred, they would have
been loud and long in their gloomy
wailngs. This no thoughtful man
will deny, and it shows their spirit
of fairness. Before the election, be
it remembered, they were very sure
of "good times, high wages and
plenty OF work." if Cleveland was
elected. He is. The metropolitan
papers advise laboring men not to
lose day while they have work and
to be saving. This means hard
winter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Mr.. Ephraim Keyser, the Balti-
more sculptor at Rome, has been
actively engaged in his studies all
the summer in perfecting the mould
of the statue of DeKalb for the
Maryland monument. The clay
model is complete and presents an
animated, martial and vigorous
figure, the heroic soldier being in
what artists call "an enthusiastic
pose," and in the act Of leading his
troops on to victory, his nplifted
sword and radiant face indicating
.!onward and fOrward.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 26.-Rev.
A. Anderson, pastor of st. Patrick s
Church, Cincinnati, Ohio called oD
Mr.. Blaine this morning and presen-
ted him with an elegent cane in the
name of bis church. The head of
the cane is of beaten gold, inclosing
a crystal, beneath which is seen a
picture of an olive branch, with a
dove perched thereon. Father An
derson made an eloquent presenta
ton address, to which Mr.. Blaine
happily responded.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

A web-footed bird known as the
loon was picked up by Mr.. Jas. Con-
molly the other day in his yard. 1t
had dropped down through sheer ex-
haustion. The loon is large, grayish
bird resembling duck with the ex-
ception of its bill being pointed they
measure from three to five feet from
tip to tip of wing and weigh to 10
TBS. They are great divers and seldom
reach latitude as far South as this.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Several young men on Saturday
afternoon undertook the grade at
Cranberry, Preston county, w. Va,
on truck, when they were over
taken and run over by a freight
engine. All the party were more or
less injured, and two brothers, John
aud Martin Cady, were seriously
hurt. Martin had an arm broken.
and Johns arm was crushed in such
a manner as to render amputation
necessary. His injury will probably
prove fatal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

LINCOLN, Nov. 25.-The vote for
presidential electors was canvassed
today, giving the following footings :
Blaine, 1851; Cleveland, 54,354 ;
st. John, 1885, Thero were a few
scattering votes for Butler, although
the electoral ticket was nominally
fusion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

1t is reported that general sus-
pension will be ordered on December
l in the Schuylkill, Lehigh, Wyom-
ing and Lackawanna regions; that
the miners are preparing for a des-
perate resistance, and that the Cum
berland and Kanawha miners will
also strike against the proposed re-
ductiOn of wages in those districts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

The late Senator Anthony's wine
cellar in Providence was found to
contain more than 5000 bottles OF
wine. Mr.. Anthony was supposed
to be worth one or two hundred
thousand dollars, but his fortune
turned out to be over 100000. He
had great quantities of wine given
to him and he seems to have saved
it all up.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Alexander Farnum's library of
rare books was sold at Providence,
r. l., last week for $4,000. The
largest buyer was the Lehigh Uni
versity. The most valuable portion
of the library was the collection of
Thomas Dibbins' photographed
works. OF these Mr.. Farnum pos
seSsed full set. Three volumes of
"Dibbin>' photographed Decamer
on" printed in London in 1917, sold
for 1920. The collection included
some rare and beautiful editions of
RuSkin'S work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

MCKEEsPoRT, Nov. 26.-This
evening while a young man named
Kennedy aud his cousin, young
Lady, were walking along the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad track near
Demier Station, locomotive struck
them, and both were killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

David Conley, pioneer of Colo
RADIO, said on the night of November
4, in voice hoarse by hurrahing /:
"All ever wanted to wait for was
the election of another Democratic
President. Now | am ready to die y
His exposure that night brought on
pneumonia and, sure enough, he did
die.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

NOTICE TO THE w. VA. EDITORS
AND Observation-Disclosures and
Publishers of this State desiring to
attend the Press Association Meet
ing at this place on the 10th of De.
cember, and coming over the B. &
O., will apply for transportation to
J. G. Pangborn, Assistant G. P. A.
Baltimore, and send their application
to p. w. Morris, Pres. Press Associa-
tion, Harrisville, w. Va, for endorse
ment. Other papers please copy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 25.-The
state canvassing board completed
their work this afternoon, and the
result shows Cleveland's vote to be
145, 497, Blaine's 1886, st. John
143: Cleveland'S plurality 6.14l.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

The United States District Court,
at Chicago, has ordered an inquiry
into the contested election in the
Sixth Senatorial District, upon which
depends the political complexion of
the Illinois Legislature aud the
election of a United States senator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

The official returns of the State
for President from the counties of
West Virginia are now complete.
The result is as follows: Blaine 63,-
O96, Cleveland 67.317, st. John $3.50,
Butler 80. Cleveland's plurality
2o1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

an. Arthur Chester is the way
in which the Paris papers allude to
the President, and some of the little
evening journals already have begun
to talk of ON. Cleveland Grover
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 25.-The Off
cial vote of Kentucky is Cleveland,
152, 1851; Blaine, 1864; Butler, L.
655; st. John, 3,1O6. Cleveland's
majority. 29.322.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
SATURDAY, NOV. 10th, 1884.

THE HERALD has the largest bona
tide circulation OF any paper published
i'm the eastern end or this State, and q
town circulation equal to that of the
other two papers combined. Printed
lists always open TO the public.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Mason Paxton, of Piedmont, w.
Va, died Tuesday of typhoid fever,
brought on by exposure in political
parades.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

MONTPELIER, VT, Nov. 25.-The
House to-day defeated the Local
Option Liquor License bill by vote
of 1913 nays to ~ yeas.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

DIR. John Maxwell, OF Springfield,
O., poisoned his four children and
himself to escape poverty and dis
treSS.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Mr.. Blalne's plurality in Massa-
chuset.s was 24,372.
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