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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01

notice her old Aunt Barby; and my
Cousin Maxwell as good as turned
me out of doors. But Elizabeth Ann
is her mother right over again-the
kindest-hearted crectur that ever
breathed. I'm glad ! come here to
Thanksgivin,. l guess III stay"
She said all this aloud, in her
strange, croaking voice, although she
evidently imagined that she was on
ly thinking it.
Frank" whispered Mrs. Elston.
smuggling close up to her husband,
81 think she is Eighty. She's so very
old, you know; she must be eighty,
at the very least"
"Who is my neighbor 7" Frank re-
sponded, softly. II think your duty
is plain in this instance, my dear
The little old relation was busy
sewing at her balls OF parti-colored
silk strips when the Thanksgiving
company arrived, next day, and she
eagerly interviewed them as to the
cast-off silk dress question.
Each was Of different opinion,
but all was adverse to the stranger.
"Lizzie, wouldn't stand it y cried
Mrs. Howard, a gay young neighbor.
s.An old crone like that, to come
here and settle right down on you,
like the odd Woman of the Sea =
Why, never heard such impudence
in my life |"
Aunt Rhoda shook her head sol
emily.
barbara Babcock used to visit
around in York State" said she,
"when | lived there. She was q
dreadful trial, and there warn t none
of her relations but was glad to be
rid of her. | wouldn't like TO under
take the care of her -
"But she's old, Rhoda," said I'm
Gle Lemuel sand she's had stroke
or two, folks say. I dunno what's
to become Of her eff Elizabeth Ann
sends her away"
~ won't send her away said Liz
zie. She shall have home here.
Frank doesn't object, and we may be
feeble and friendless ourselves some
day."
"Frank don't know what he's un-
dertakir'," said Aunt Rhoda. ~
hain't as much patience with the old
creetur' as l should hev had, ef she
hadn't squandered away all her mo-
ney, buyin' lottery tickets. She
Wouldn't hear no ones advice. Bar
bara Babcock was as obstinate as
mule"
But Susie Starkey nodded approy-
al to her friend.
81 think you are doing right,
dear" she whispered.
SO they all ate their Thanksgiving
dinner, with many compliments to
Lizzie's housewifely achievements ;
and just as they were sitting around
the fire, cracking nuts and drinking
me-brewed cider, Uncle Lemuel
uttered cry of terror.
"Look at Barbara Babcockp said
he. "She's got another strokel"
1t was true. The poor little old
woman had sunk down, all in heap,
in her chair, with pleading look in
her distorted face, and the words
elizabeth Ann" quivering on her
lips.
And the Thanksgiving party was
broken up in dire confusion and dis
may.
OFF she was to die" mysteriously
whispered Aunt Rhoda, "it would
be the best thing that could happen
to her an all her relations !"
But Miss Barbara Babcock did not
die. She lived on, all winter, into
the time when crocuses began to
bloom and the maple blossoms blush
ed redly along the edges of the
swamps.
All this time she was quite help.
locc and hon. anlo ,Alon aia,.o xrnn Il,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01

J.F.BOYD, Superintendent
g. A RIDDLE, Gen'l. passena q agent,
W. A. GARD, -
Agent II rartiDssarg
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
The KafSer,s MAandertnr

NAPLES, October 1S.-Emperor Will
liam launched the iron-clad Castaelamore
yesterday in the presence of King Hum
bert and in view of the united fleets and
thousands Of spectators. After the
launching the monarchs boarded the
royal yacht Savoic and remained on the
bridge three hours, evincing the keenest
interest in the imposing display of the
navy. Each vessel as it passed the
Savoic saluted with manned yards.
Emperor William went to Pompeii
this morning. He was intensely inter-
ested in seeing what was to be seen in
Pompeii, especially in the excavation
made in his presence, during the pro.
gress of which several valuable bronze
objects were unearthed. These were
presented to the Emperor as souvenirs of
his visit. The Emperor and King Hum
bert returned to Naples at noon and i'm
mediately departed for Rome.
ROME, October 1S.-Emperor William
and King Humbert returned to this city
to-day. They met with similar recep-
ton to that given 10 Emperor William
when he first arrived here. Enormous
crowds lined the route taken by the
royal party.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
CONGRESS-.
The Skeleton Rattles Its Dry
Bones.
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT SET
Connecticut LabOrers and Manufac
turers Demand Free Raw
Materials.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, October 1S.-In the Sem
ate to-day, Gray, in the absence OF the
Connecticut Senators, presented
memorial OF 500 citizens of Connecticut
workingmen and manufacturers, that raw
materials, particularly wool, salt, lum-
Der and tin plate be admitted free OF
duty. Laid on table.
The resolution for a recess from Satur-
day next to the 10th of November was
taken up. Paddock moved to amend by
making the recess begin on the 9th inst.
and end on the 18th Of November.
Brown, of Georgia, offered resolution
for the final adjournment of this session
at 1 O'Clock next Saturday. He said
he did not believe that the passage of
the Tariff bill would be facilitated by a
prolongation of the session. If the
Democrats were successful at the coming
Presidential election, something like the
Mills bill would be passed. if the Re-
publicans were successful, something
1 like the Senate bill would be passed.
Popular opinion on the su bject would be
known after the election.
A discussion followed. Allison ac-
cepted Browns resolution, and on the
vote the majority of the Democrats voted
| in the affirmative and the majority of the
Republicans in the negative. There was
no demand for division, and the Chair,
after longer pause than usual, declared
| the concurrent resolution adopted.
off ,1,,k,o ~. 49,
| the Com mittee on Indian Affairs to in
quire as to the truth of the report that
the Secretary of the Interior purchased a
service, manufactured with prison labor
on the subject, intimating especially
against the Commerce of Indian Affairs.
After lively debate between Teller,
Bate and Cockrell the resolution went
over on objection by Cochrell. The
Senate then took a recess of half an
hour. in expectation of some messages
from the President.
The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF the Tariff bill, and was address
ed by Aldrich. He (Aldrich) asserted
that table concerning the tariff rates in
the House and Senate bills, furnished by
the Bureau of Statistics, and produced
some days ago by Vest, was full of mis-
statements and errors, and entirely mac.
curate and misleading. and that the
Bureau officials, if they know anything
about the subject, must have known
that it was go,
The discussion was continued by SEN
ators Frye, Evarts and Teller. Cockrell
replied to Aldtich's s criticism on the tables
| of the Bureau and said fhst tbav uare
perfectly correct and had been made out
under headings prepared by himself by
keppenstein, Russian employee of the
Bureau, who had been in the department
at least since '79 and who had no interest
directly or indirectly in any misrepre.
resentation.
Allison offered d resolution authoriz-
ing the Finance Committee to continue
its investigation into tariff matters. Laid
over until tomorrow.
Adjourned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
Fever Bulletin.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October 17.-Fol-
lowing is the official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ended at 6 o'clock this
evening: New cases, 36 deaths, 3.
Total number OF cases to date, 1868 ;
total number of deaths, 32l. Advices
from Fernandino say there were 80 new
cases and 2 deaths there October 18th,
and on October 10th, 81 new cases and s
deaths.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 1s A
special from Decatur, Ala, says: Three
new cases are reported to-day. H.
Jones, President of the Board of Relief,
was taken down this morning, an d it is
feared that he will have a bad time.
Two deaths are reported for the twenty
four hours ending at noon to-day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19

A DEMOCRATIC contemporary asks,
"where are our ships?" Just SO They
have been driven from the high seas
by English ships who were protected,
subsidized and enabled to secure control of
our commerce because we failed to enable
our seamen by similar means Of en-
couragement and strength to do what
they were otherwise unable to perform.
Republicans would extend needed pro-
lection, Democrats refuse it and thus
enable England to rule the waves and
control the commerce OF the world
Pasadena Star.
The writer of the above insufferable
rubbish seems not to know that when his
party came into power the American
merchant marine was only second to that
of Great Britain, and that there was
only the width of hair between the
two in carrying capacity, efficiency and
profit; that after twenty-four years Of
such protection as eagles give to doves,
when his party happily went out of
power this pride Of every American was
a ruined enterprise. His party protected
the American commercial navy off the
seas. Hugh McCulloch, Lincoln Re-
publican, cabinet minister of his party,
is excellent authority. He tells all about
it in magazine article of the current
month. But the driveling imbecility
which knows nothing cannot be ex.
pected to read magazine articles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
Ehe Lumber Trusts.

A writer in the current number OF the
Overl0nd Monthly says, as regards the
tariff, that lumber is in worse category
than salt. 1t is used by everybody. In
the great Northwest, Middle West, and
Pacific States in particular, it is in uni
versal use in every kind of building.
There is no other material from which
the houses, barns, and granaries can be
made. The farmer and the mechanic
alike must pay the tariff tax of 50 per
thousand feet on every bit OF this article
of necessity he may use, and by this tar
iff tax great lumber trusts have spread
themselves over the entire country. In
the Mississippi Valley every lumberman
must belong to them the price of lumber
at wholesale and retail is controlled by
them. On the Pacific Coast the lumber
men ask what price they choose and get
it. When we remember that more than
"a 900, 600, 900 feet Of lumbe are cut in
the United State we can realize
to some extent the great tax that is
levied upon the consumer. And it is an
unnecessary one, toe. From 1854 to
1861, when the reciprocity treaty was in
force with Canada and lumber was on
the free list, the industry was never
more fourishing.
The claim of the lumber kings and
their supporters that the tariff must be
maintained to protect the laborers is a
sham. In the great lumber States of
Maine and Michigan respectively, the
laborers are paid $l70 and $3o5 per year;
while the capitalists receive $2s5 and
$337 per year upon every 81, 900 invested.
Is it strange that no single industry has
in the last twenty-five years
produced so great fortunes? More
millionaires are produced in this
than in any other business. In the
Northwest States lumber property has
increased in value from 800 to 500 per
cent, whereas the property OF the agri-
cultural community, who are compelled
to pay great part OF the tax for lumber,
has only increased one per cent. By the
removal of the duty Canadian lumber
would compete with these lumber
monopolis's and would do much to keep
prices regulated, while enough OF it
could not be imported to seriously affect
the home industry. Protected lumber
means high-priced lumber; this and
nothing more.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
st. Andrews Brothers.

New York, October 19.-The third an
nual Convention of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew opened this morning, and al
most 200 delegates listened to the address
of welcome delivered by Bishop Potter
The roll OF cities represented was called
for credentials. When fine looking man
answered the call for Salt
Lake, Utah, there was ap-
plause. The following officers were
elected: Edmund Billings of Boston,
President; F. G. Cutter, Marion, Ca,
First Vice President; w. S. Mather.
Cleveland, Ohio, Second Vice-President !;
H. A. Sill, New York, Third Vice. Presi-
dent; John J. Kennedy, Omaha, Secre-
tary, and w. N. Sturgis, Chicago, AS
sistant Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
til HOUSE.
The Senate Resolution to Adjourn
COnCurred In.

WASHINGTON, October 1S-Cox was in
the chair at the opening of the House to-
day. Farquhar, OF New York, COM
planned of the absence of the Speaker.
and inyeiged against keeping "the skele-
ton OF the House in session while the
political game was going on"
Richardson, OF Tennessee, called for
the regular order. Farquhar made the
point of no quorum. The chair ruled
that he could not officially decide that
there was no quorum, as the House had
not been counted.
The journal then was read, and the
chair asked if it should be approved.
Taylor, of Ohio, objected, and
raised the point of no quorum. The
Speaker said that on examination he
found that it was the duty of the Speaker,
not OF the House, to approve the journal,
and the journal was then approved.
The bill granting the right-of-way to a
water company across an Indian reserva-
tlon In Arizona, was called up. The
Senate amendments were rejected.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the committee on appropriations to sit
during vacation.
The Speaker pro tenn laid bsfore the
House adjournment resolution of the
Senate.
.McMillin, of Tennessee, made a re-.
view OF the work OF what he termed the
present extraordinary session of Cor
gress, he voting himself especially to
the consideration OF the action on the
tariff.
What seemed to be an interminable
discussion followed, and was participated
nv RQunn Trrrar l.
Kentucky, B. Taylor and others. The
main feature OF the debate was on the
question whether Mr.. Havemeyer's visit
to Washington and his alleged appear
ance before the Ways and Means Com
mittee had anything to do with increas-
ing the duties on sugar in the Mills bill,
the Democrats denying the proposition
and the Republicans affirming it.
The Senate resolution for final adjourn.
ment was then concurred in. Ad.
iourned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
SPORTING ITEMS.
Baseball and other COntests-The
Giants WIN from 81. Louis.

Baseball and Other COntests-The
Giants win from St. Louis.
New York, October 1S.-The third
game Of the worlds championship series
between the New York and st. Louis
clubs was played at the Polo Grounds
to-day and was won by the Giants
through superior base-running and field
ing and timely batting. Score: St.
Louis, 2; New York, 4. Pitchers, King
and Keefe. Umpires, Kelly and Gaff-
ney.
PrrTsBURG, October 1S.--John Teemer,
the champion oarsman, arrived here to-
day. He has accepted O'Connor's chal-
lenge and will post the money Saturday.
The race will take place November oath,
at Washington.
NEW YORK, October 18.-Jake Kilrain
telegraphs his hacker from Montreal that
he cannot make a match with the
"Unknown," as his hacker does not
mean business.
BAY DISTRICT RACES.
SAN Francisco, October 1S.-At the
Bay District Track to-day, pacing, purse
$400-Belmont Boy won in straight
heats; Almont Patchen second best
time, 2:15.
Trotting, purse $30c-Hidalgo won the
first two heats; Argent last three and
race Johnny Hayward third; best time
2 :24R.
BRoADswoRD CONTEST.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, October 1S.-The
broadsword contest this afternoon be.
tween Byran Lynn, of this city, mem
ber of the Connecticut National Guard
and Xavier Orlofsky, of the German Blacl
Hussars, developed so much bad blood
that the police interfered and stopped
the fight after the second attack. Wher
Linn first rode up and saluted Orlofsky
the latter retaliated by giving him baG
cut on the wrist. This made the crowc
very indignant. The contest proceeded
in an exciting manner. The New
Haven man had the better of the fight,
and the score stood: Lynn s, and Orlof-
sky points. When the men came to-
gether in the second bout, Lynn greatly
surprised the German by unhorsing him
At this the latter became enraged, an(
rushing up to Lynn struck him across hi
sword arm. The crowd then made 6
break for Olofsky, and the police had {
lively time keeping them off. Wher
order was partially restored. the chief OF
police stopped the fight. The referee de
cided the score to be Lynn points, Or
lofsky 5 points, and ordered the fght
continued at some future time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
An Early Rain.

The Signal Service report of the
weather for yesterday as it appears in
the HERALD this morning gives total
precipitation for the preceding "a hours
of nearly third of an inch OF rain. All
day yesterday the sky was much over
cast with an appearance Of more rain to
follow. At - O'Clock last night the
signs were rather for clear weather, al
though the sky was not yet serene.
This rain is full month ahead of
time. The beginning of the rainy season
is not properly due here before the latter
half of November. Moreover the rain so
far as agriculture is concerned is not
beneficial. 1t has not been copious
enough to do much harm, but
duced has been bad. Il
catches more or less hay and grain still
exposed. 1t rots the dry feed on the
ground: 1t spoils any grapes that are
not gathered. And it rots root crops to
some extent. The sweet potato crop suf-
fers particularly. Then there is the corn
crop all exposed to it.
In another way the light rain is not so
bad. 1t washes the air free of all sorts
of impurity. 1t lays the dust; and, as it
will be followed by fresh ocean winds.
the air will be balmy after it, and the
roads will be perfection. Outdoor life in
this region is made even more attractive
than before by such light showers. We
may expect to see the weather clear at
once, and that we shall enjoy many
weeks OF the loveliest weather before the
rainy season sets in in earnest.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
OTHER LANDS.
Berlin's Monument to the
Late Emperor.
THE PhOPOSED MAUS0LEUM.
Continued Wrangling About Mac.
kenzie's Book - General
Foreign News.

| Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALpl
BERLIN. October 18.-The foundation
stone of the mausoleum of Emperor
Frederick at Potsdam was laid at 2:5Op,
NJ. to-day, in the presence of the EN-
press Dowager, exEmpress Victoria and
her daughter, the Duke of Spada and
others. Prince Frederick Leopold, of
Saxe-Meiningen, read an address on the
objects of the memorial. The mu-
nicipal authorities presented to ex-
Empress Victoria an address, stat
ing that in grateful recognition of
Emperor Frederick's efforts to develop
the capital of the Empire, the people de-
sired to found an institution to perpetu-
ate his memory, and &25, ,0O0 would be
granted for the purpose. The pre-
else objects of the proposed institute
would be left to the discretion of
the ex-Empress, the noble partner
of Emperor Frederick in his efforts for
the peoples welfare and enlightenment,
and they were confident that she was the
best fitted to carry out the Emperor's
wishes. The Empress appeared deeply
moved, and expressed her heartfelt
thanks, and said she would do her
utmost to make the Institute useful.
THE MACKENZIE MUDDDLE.
The National Zeitung says that Drs.
Bergman and Gerhardt have declined
to adopt the suggestion to have the pub.
lie prosecutor indict DR.. Mackenzie and the
publisher of his book, for libel. They de-
clare that DR.. Mackenzie's statements
will recoil on himself, and are therefore
anxious that his book be given the full
est publicity.
Professor Virchow, in an interview
with a representative of the Vossiche
Zeitung, protests against DIR.
Mackenzie's attempt to throw the
responsibility upon him. He said he had
not been summoned to see Emperor
Frederick. The autopsy, he added,
showed that the disease was more deeply
seated than the tumor from which DR..
Mackenzie removed the particles for ex-
animation.
The police of Berlin have seized all the
English and French copies of DR.. Mac
kepzie's book.
Prof Bergman does not object to
fighting duel with DR.. Mackenzie. DR..
Mackenzie denies the statement that
Empress Victoria read the proofs Of his
book before it was published.
| AMERICAN LITIGANTs.
The Weizer Zeitung states that action
which has been pending for some
years, brought by number of American
ship owners against the City of Berlin.
for the recovery of navigation dues
alleged to have been illegally levied, has
been concluded. The demands of the
Americans have been rejected on the.
mutual suggestion of the American
government and the Bremen council.
The question was submitted for arbitra-
tion to Prince Bismarck. who suggests
that the Leipsic court shall decide.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-19
BIaine,s Reckless Statements.

How can we expect the Republican
smallfry orators and the presses of that
party to tell the truth, when their great
oracle and leader is going before the peo-
pie and in set speeches making the most
baseless and reckless statements. Per-
haps no one interested in the success
of the Democratic party should
object to the habitual perver-
sions Of Blaine, for they must
certainly react with terrible effect upon
the prospects of the Republican party.
The American people are intelligent, and
when they are deliberately deceived by
such man as Blaine. they are very apt
to resent it in way that will prove in
furious to the cause Blaine is ostensibly
trying to advance. If John Smith tries
to get William Jones to buy a
horse and lies about the ami
malls points, and Jones knows it, the
chances are ten to one that Jones will
send Smith and his horse kiting. So it
is with Blaine and the spawned party
he is trying to boost up by deliberate
Justification. The people he is trying to
cajole will not be slow to tell him, when
they have found out his deception, that
he may take his old party and himself
out of their sight - they have
no use for that kind of politics which
can only be made to look respectable by
the aid of the grossest prevarication.
When Blaine spoke at New Albany a
few days ago, he repeated, but in more
emphatic language, the untruthful state
ments he had made in his speeches
East, about the Secretary of the Treasury
loaning the Government money to pet
banks and refusing to buy outstanding
bonds. He said:
I said before, and repeat now, that if
a Republican Secretary of the Treasury
had loaned sixty millions to pet banks
all over the country, without interest,
the Democratic party, if they controlled
the House of Representatives, would
have moved to impeach him, and be-
lieve it. do not say that the Republi-
cans would 80 treat Secretary Fairchild
had they control of the House, because
Republicans are not fond of violent
methods, but are accustomed to proceed
ing with caution and moderation in pub
lie affairs. They don't wish to impeach
him before the Senate, but they impeach
him before the high court of the people
for having done that which was plainly
against the public interest, and for hav.
ing failed to respond to the precedent set
by former Secretaries of the Treasury in
faithfully and constantly applying the
surplus to reduction of the public debt.
Since June J., 1885, the Secretary of
the Treasury has bought over $27S, ,0OO,-
600 in bonds, and is continually buying