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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

in the school houses. Having been
teacher in the public schools OF
this State for the last twenty years,
we can, with heartfelt sy mpathy, pity
the teachers who must soon be shut
out, as it were, from the gay, busy
old world, and be tied, as it were. to
the school room for the next eight
months to come, subject to all the
ANNOYANCE that half hundred pu-
pills can produce, besides all the
grievances that may arise among the
patrons, trustees and busybodies.
Some of the schools in this dis
trict will be supplied as follows :;
New Town, Miss Henshaw; Smoke
Town, Miss Bender; Ridenour, MI
Howard Oak Grove, Mr.. Neil !;
Greensburg, Mr.. Foltz, and Swan
Pond, Prof. Moser-so we were in
formed
The wild goose plum, introdu
ced into this country some years
ago. proves to be a decided ac-
QUESTION, being a prolific bearer and
proof against the attacks of curculios.
We acknowledge the receipt ola dish
of butter and tumbler of jelly made
of them from Mrs. J. Daily.
Butter, 1Sc; eggs, 13c young
chickens, loo per pound.
ARcTURUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
j. WIN. DEGRANaE, Secretary.

Mn. PINT SHOWERS realized 81 200
gross on his two acre garden last
year. The Statesman itemizes it as
follows: "Sold 1000 cabbage plants
at cent per plant, making $l60,
raddishes 800, tomato plants and
peas $40, 5000 cabbages at Sets,
$500; potatoes and corn $35, beats
SIS, and cucumbers $25, making
1885 already harvested and he csti-
mates what is yet to be gathered as
follows 10000 celery stalks at 9
cents making $500, Lima and snap
bean crop 800, later cabbages and
corn, 800; late cabbage plants $50;
celery plants $50; tomato crop $50,
and egg plants $50, making the act
ual and estimated receipts 81 ,675."
This is the kind of gardening we
read about.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
A Mysterious Affair.

PIEDMONT, July 30th.--Sunday
morning Michael Naughton found a
man lying between the tracks Of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail-
road near the Piedmont bank. He
called Sergeant w. r. Powell, who
summoned assistance and had him
taken to the Council Chamber, where
DIR. Il. III. Parsons dressed his
wounds. He had a cut across the
back of his head four inches long
made by coupling pin, which lay
beside him with blood on it. After
working with him for some time he
became sensible and said his names
was John Steele aud he resided on
Phoenix Hill, Nd He said at 1920
he started for Bloomington, and as
passed passenger car man struck
him with something and knocked
him down, and that three men Jump
ed on him and kicked and beat him
until he became unconscious.
Fred Ross, colored, said he saw
the man at 1890 lying there, but as
he had no light he supposed the man
was drunk and did not disturb him,
which shows he must have lain there
nearly four hours. Steele's arms.
legs and body are badly bruised
where he was kicked, and he is inter-
nally injured, which may prove very
serious if not fatal. There is no clue
to the DerDetrators Of the outrage.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
THE PRooF.--Mr. Colston, of the

The PRooF.-Mr. Colston, of the
Statesman, denies the item in last is
sue of the INDEPENDENT, to-wit II
will never support another Jefferson
county man so long as / i've" We
will prove it. Directly after the JEFF
ferson delegates left the convention,
Mr.. Colston walked up in thejury box
and leaning on the railing made use
of the identical words above quoted,
and repeated them twice. Now,
Captain, we can easily prove
that you did say so. Occasionally
you do these little things under cir
cumstances of excitement and enthu-
siasm, and then aoant to foget all
about them. But such actions are
too thin entirely. You used the
language attributed to you and you
know it. We admit you were terri
bly, excited and angry.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

LAST Saturday night, it is said, an
attempt was made to burn the wood
EN- bridge across the Potomac river
at Shepherdstown. A small fire was
kindled, but it did not burn to
great extent. 1t is thought that it
was the work of some drunken men
who didn't know what new mischief
to get into.--Shepherdstocn Regis
ter.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
INdIAN GUM SYRUP

A FARMER of Lancaster county,
Pa, went out to see the eclipse of
the moon, and has not been seen
since. Poor fellow, when the Grim
son veil drifted DER the face of pale
Luna he grew desperate and fled like
a bird to the mountains, determined
to unyeil the lovely features again.
But meeting a band of mugwumps
they 'wumped' him in and fed him to
the wild-eyed English bull.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

HEARD AT THE PosT OFFIcE.-"Aw,
Cholly, haven't seen you out late
ly with Miss Flossie. Anything the
mattah, old boyW
eyes, Alfwed. She insulted me
the othah day, and I've dwopped
her"
''Insulted you, Chollyl How?"
Showed me little pug dog that
she had twained to sit upright and
suck the head OF cane, bah Jaye n
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

ATTENTION Nc Pro- Buy your
Pure Silk Mitts ut l5c.
Buy Our Pure Silk Gloves at 29c.
Buy nice Satteen yd wide Al l2d,
Buya large Satin Parasol for 81 90,
Buy Our Happy Hit White Shirt
for soc.
G. p. HERRING,
Cor. Queen and Martin SITS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
NEW TOWN.
.uLifnl growing weather.

Beautiful growing weather.
The whistle of the engine is again
heard in the country, indicative of
wheat being threshed.
Only a few weeks and the teachers
will resume their unthankful duties
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

Earned Runs, Martinsburg Hag-
erstown, 3; Bases Stolen, Timmons
/; Struck out, by Nichols 3, by
Young 8 Hit by pitched ball, Hobbs;
Left on bases, Hagerstown I, Mar
tinsburg 5.
The fourth game viii be played in
Hagerstown about next Thursday
aweek. lfwon by the Hagerstown
boys, they will be the champions,
but if Martinsburg succeeds one more
game will have to be played.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04

The Paris census shows 69l5
Americans, l4,70l English and 3d.
708 Germans.
Boston purists are wrathy over the
advent of new word, "solistic."
Next thing, they say, we shall have
"choroistic. and "duoistic."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
"a BAR of iron worth SIS becomes

ga BAR of iron worth SIS becomes
worth when made into horseshoes,
$40; into needles, S55; penknives,
$3,2S5; and into watch-springs, $780,
900, or more than its weight in gold. "
The same can truly be said of Stone
braker's
INdIAN GUM SYRUP
for children teething. In the drug
store it is only rs and so cents, but
in your medicine chest where you can
put your hands on it when emergen-
cies arise, it is worth $500 or a
thousand times its weight in gold
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-08-04
INNINGS.

Hacerstown, o o Ito 0 3 10
Martinsburg, 9 0 l o 0 0 0 Q Id
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
MINNEAPOLIS
THE ODD FELLOWS, FAIR.
An Immense Attendance and Lots
Of Fun.


The fair at Harmonic hall, which Is
given under the auspices Of the North
Star Lodge No. 6 and Ridgely Lodge
No. So, of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, drew an immense crowd
last evening, and it was UNI
fortunate that larger ball had
not been obtained, as the hall would
hardly accommodate the crowd which
was in attendance, and the fair
just begun. The principal feature of
the evening was the mock initiation OF
a member into the mysteries of Odd
Fellowship. The officers who performed
the ceremony were as follows: Cham
pion tycoon and pyramid, grand senior
humanitarian. grand junior humanita-
rian, reflected ancient rytnm, chief
watch dog of the outpost, pr8torian
guards, of whom there were eight,
right minded bull dog of the treasury.
sublime secretive secretary. The
candidate who was initiated was A. w.
Scott, and SorroWful time he had at
the hands of his inquisitors. The par
ties taking part in this ceremony were
dressed in the most cOmical manner
imaginable and the whole proceeding.
although conducted in very solemn
manner was extremely ludicrous. The
ceremony lasted about an hour
and the final act was the brand
ing of the candidate on his bare
left shoulder, with the three links, the
emblem of the order. The grand draw
ing, which will take place Saturday
evening, will be the prominent feature
OF the fair, the principal gift being a
cash prize OF $500. The drawing will
be conducted by two persons selected by
the aildinncn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
Chips From the Ties.

The branch of the Manitoba road from
Crookston to Passion, is nearly finished, and
will be open for business the 24th instant.
The ST. Paul and Minneapolis Rate asso-
citation had q meeting yesterday and dis
cussed tourists and land excursion rates 1t
was decided to make q $l2 rate to parties of
five or more on one ticket to st. Louis. The
representatives OF the different roads also
agreed on land excursion ratee to points in
Texas, Arkansas. Colorado and Louisiana,
to begin Dec. 4th and continue every second
Tuesday thereafter up to and including
March.
j. NJ. Graham, general manager of the
Northern Pacific Il Winnipeg road, is in St.
Paul.
Mr. Hanley, general traffic manager of the
st. Paul & Kansas City road, and Mr.. Haz-
card, of the same road, have gone to Chicago.
Canadian Pacific trains will hereafter
leave Sault Ste. Marie at o'clock each morn
ing, except Saturday, and arrive at the 500
daily, except Monday, at 10:25 p. m. This
will make five direct connections per week.
instead of two as heretofore. Trains will
begin running next Sunday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
A New Rule OF Court Etiquette
Enforced

EnIOtCeu.
About two years ago Lutte Meek was
shot In the leg by Charles Ell. Wagner,
during row which occurred at Wag-
ner's saloon at Bass Lake, in Plymouth
township. A criminal action against
Wagner followed, ending in Wagner's
acquittal. Now Meek brings suit for
1920 damages for the injury received.
After the jury was drawn yesterday to
try the case G. A. Ebert, the attorney
for the defendant, made a motion that
Col. John H. Long, the attorney for
tue plaintiff, be excluded from
taking part in examining the
witnesses, on the ground that
when Wagner was tried on the GRIM
inai charge two years ago. Long was
at that time his (Ebert's) law partner,
and was in consequence associated with
him as Wagner'S attorney; had received
confidential communications from Wag-
ner, and that it was not fair play or JUS
tice for court to now allow him to use
such communications in case brought
to extort money from Wagner in a suit
growing out of the same matter. Judge
Lochren said that such pro-
ceeding was uanifestly improper
and granted Ebert'S request, but he
said that the matter should have been
brought to his notice before the case
was brought on for trial. Long then
substituted A. S. Keyes, his law partner,
for himself as attorney for the plaintiff
and the trial proceeded. Several wit
nesses were examined for the plaintiff,
but the testimony was the same as was
given in the criminal trial and which
was published at the time. The trial
will be resumed this morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
AN INTERESTING POINT.
A Boom Company Is Not Com
mon Carrier.

n bOOm COMPANY AS Not u Soh-
mon Carrier.
In the second trial of the old case OF
Chesley 81 Lindsay against the Missis-
sippi 81 Rum River Boom company to
recover s5,96l for logs which they claim
were lost by the boom company, the
jury under instructions from the court
rendered verdict for the defendant.
The plaintiffs claimed that the logs were
all scaled before being turned over to
the defendant, who agreed to drive
them to st. Anthony Falls and then run
them through the government Sluice,
and that after they were delivered
by the boom company below the fails
they were again scaled and showed a
decided shortage. The court in giving
the instructions to the jury to find for
the defendant, said there was no negii-
gence shown On the part of the defend
ant aud consequently they were not
liable for The loss. This case was tried
about year ago and resulted in YER
dict for the plaintiffs. On motion of
the defendant new trial was ordered,
when the plaintiffs appealed to the su-
preme court. The supreme court, how
ever affirmed the order of the district
court, and the present retrial was the
result.
The question involved in this case
has attracted a great deal of attention
from parties engaged in numbering, for
it defined the liability of boom COLI
panies, and settled the question of
whether they were to be considered as
coming under the head of common car
rierS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
President Cleveland Is Pre-
pairing a Red Rot Message
to Congress.
He Will Put Plenty Of Tariff
Ginger Into the Doeu-
ment.
Saekville's Little Speculation
in Auetioneeping--His Eff
feets Pay Him Well.
Salisbury Will Appoint His
Successor Before Cleveland
Pulls Up Stakes.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-PreSident
Cleveland went from the executive man.
sion to Oak View this evening fully de-
termined to remain at his country home
until after he has completed his annual
message to congress, which he has not
yet begun. He has most of the TOPICS
well in hand, but he finds it will be ut
terly impossible to prepare it before
congress meets if he does not escape
from the unavoidable Interruptions
which beset him at the White house.
Visitors at the mansion are quite as
numerous as ever, but at Oak View the
president will receive no visitors, and
devotes his time assiduously to the task
before him. Secretary Fairehild Is hard
at work on his last annual report. The
president is largely dependent upon the
figures III this report in the treatment OF
the revenue question in his message.
The secretary'S report will show that
the same surplus question still con
fronts the department. The figures
will be brought together as before to
show the necessity of congressional ac-
ton to lessen the inflow of the revenue,
and the danger of further delay will be
pointed out 1t is quite likely
that Mr.. Cleyeland's message will
possess some of the elements of
clever rhetoric than appeared in his last
fishery message. 1t is generally under
stood that he will stand up to the CUES
ton of tariff reform as in his message at
the beginning OF this congress, and will
make it the feature of the document.
He will not yield one jot from his posi-
ton before the campaign, but he will
probably make more emphatic his dec
lara ion that it it is a condition, not
theory, that confronts u.s." 1t is likely
that he will try to make it clear to con-
greSS that the necessity of checking the
accumulation of surplus is so great that
if the Democratic plan cannot carry
through congress they should yield I'M
der protest to tho Republican amend
ment, rather than have no reduction of
the revenue at all. There will be no
weakening from the former position,
and no confession that the popular YER
dict has condemned tariff reform. Mr..
Cleveland has said that he would sign
any bill that should come to him max
ing reduction in the revenue, whether
as to tariff duties or internal taxes. uli-
less there were something about it alb
solutely vicious. If the senate bill
should pass as it now is, it is almost
certain that he would sign it-probably
with some remarks in explanation of
his motives.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
GENEROUS UNCLE SAM.
The Government Will Pay fol
Property Destroyed in Disinfect.
ing Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Nov. 2O.-At
last the people ia the stricken city, and
the refugees from it, may know what
measures will be employed for the final
disinfection of the town and where the
losses will fall. The following letter
has been written by Surgeon General
Hamilton to Surgeon Porter, who is in
charge here:
You will inform the city council through
the mayor, Mr.. Giro. that articles actually
necessary to be destroyed will be paid for.
All articles of clothing and bedding that can
be disinfected by being plunged into disin-
fecting solution and afterwards plunged into
boiling water could be so treated For this
purpose laundry house should be imme
diateIy constructed, or if in your judgment
it can letter be done the laundry already in
operation will be rented. But nothing will
be done i'll this matter until the ordinance
shall have been pagsed, as without it it is
useless to undertake the work. My opinion
is that the class of articles that need neces
sarily to be destroyed is an ex,
their contents, pillows and comforts can
not well DC disinfected at least not without
the employment of process so expensive as
to render it useless from an economic point
of view. With these exceptions | think all
the articles in the sick rooms can be properly
diSinfected Bed chamber walls should tie
sponged and washed down with solution of
ii-chioride of mercury, and such articles as
sheets. ptilow-caSes aud blankets should be
first plunged in dlsnfecting solution and
afterwards put in boiling water. Wearing
apparel hanging in closets adjacent to bed
chambers, carpets of bed chambers and rugs
i'll bed chambers should be subject to disin-
lection by st0aming. All houses should be
exposed to mir currents as much as possible.
Upholstered furniture should be treated by
spraying with hi-chloride of mercury solu
ton. Please notify me by telegraph when
the city council passes the ordinance en-
closed in yesterdays letter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
MAKE ROOM FOR DAN'L.
Cleveland May Appoint His Sec
rotary Judge Advocate General.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The lively
strife among the army officers to aspire
to appointment as staff officers has been
still further stimulated by the report
which is gaining currency that the
president contemplates the appoint
ment of his private secretary, Col.
Lamont. as Judge advocate general to
succeed Gen. Swain. If the president
has such an intention and decides to
follow presidents regulating the APP
pOintment of civilians to high military
posts, he would first make Col. Lamont
a major in the United States army. He
would then be nominated to the senate
as Judge advocate general, and if the
nomination were confirmed by the SEN
ate the confirmation would have the
effect to remove the present judge adj
yocate, Gen. Swain, who is now under
suspension upon sentence of court
martial. This course would be in
line with regular military procedure,
while some delicate legal points would
be involved il the appointment should
be made to the higher Office directly.
Col. Lamont when first Intercepted
this afternoon as to the truth Of the re-
port said simply that he had not previ-
ously heard it and did not know any
thing about it. At later hour, how
ever, he authorized its denial, saying
''There is absolutely no truth in it
whatever"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21

Journal of United Labor WAS used to destroy
the character of man and district, and
that such journal interceded with an unfair
employer to help them in their knightly
work. / can PROVE that the orders money
was spent in the campaign by general officers,
at the same time they threatened to take
away charters of locals whose members were
exercising the right of citizenship 1 can
prove that. if the order received cold chill
from hearing the truth, I was not to blame.
but those whose conduct was such as to re.
quire that their actions be buried III silence.
Can prove that no employer was ever more
cruel in victimizing or
SEEKING TO VicTIaIzE
those who differed with them in opinion
then were the general officers. l can prove
that we had strikes in shops. mills and facto-
ries against individuals who would loom up
as honored gentlemen in comparison with
fellow who occupies the position OF chief
clerk in the general Office. can prove that
the social problem has been solved for the
general officers and general lectures-so
called through the buncombe given ana de-
ception practiced for the past three years on
the laboring people. l can prove that the
charges published in the journal of United
Labor by Mr. Powderly, Mr. Hayes and Mr..
Dewey are absolutely untrue. Can Mr. Pow
DERBY, or any Of his friends name strike or
lockout that was ever settled by him i'll
the interests of labor? Volumes might be
written of the defeats of labor's undertakings
through his coWardice and treachery. He
has given much buncombe to the order about
his overwork and has a standing order in
serted in the journal. notifying the order
not to annoy him with letters or invita-
tons to lecture, etc. The treasury re-
port shows an expenditure of $685. by the
general master workman for postage. Grant
ing that all the matter sent out from his
Office by letters, it shows the amount of work
performed by him or his clerk was less than
sixteen letters per day. John W. Hayes in
formed me that TERRY had
COMPLETED HIS STUDIES OF LAW
and could be admitted to the bar at any time
he made application, and he was now study
ing the languages" No doubt after his
studies of languages are completed the
social problem will be solved for him, if not
for poverty. who foots the bill. In con-
clus on, to the representatives, will say, in
view of these facts, and others which
might enumerate, you must appreciate your
position. l assure you I dc mine, and if
acted otherwise, than have. and intend to
act in the future, would be false to myself
and oppressed labor. T. B. BARRY.
Mr.. Barry proposed to agitate until
the general assembly of the Knights
of Labor adjournS. lie will then put
out his organization and look after the
formation of the new order, which will
be called the Brotherhood Of United
Labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
At Monanoly,s Mercy.

ST.. Louis, Nov. 2O.-The Range asso-
citation and butchers have spent the en-
tire day in caucusing, and seem to have
no set plan of action. 1t was even as
serted in the lobby of the Lindell hotel.
where the caucuses were held, that
there was a probability of no regular
eonven ton being held. This was de-
MED by delegates, however, as was also
the rulnor that the dressed beef men
had captured the convention and there
would be no war Oh the alleged. mo-
noply known as the Dressed Beef Syndi-
cate, or Big Four. 1t was stated that
the convention proper would be held,
commencing tomorrow morning at 10
O'plopk
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21

William P Todd to Potter & Thompson,
Its and 5, Auditors Subd No. g.. .22.50O
Lydia Schertzer to Mary Helen Sargent,
It's, blk l, town of Wayzata..... 600
w " Huntington TO Daniel w johnson,
Its l, ETC., blk ID, etc., First div OF
Remington Park....... ............. $1,000
Robert W Cummings to Swan & Berg,
t21. blk 8. Ramsey, Lockwood and
OtneTS duQ toV
Alexander HOnigschmidt to Jacob
Meyers, in NV "A of sec ~, town 20,
Albert Haner to Matilda Roller, 1t 16.
blk q Kirkwo6d Park add .......,,... $50
Henry T Nachtrieb to Anders G Larson,
It II, subd i'll blk 16, Cobb's add. 600
L, is Johnson ssd ...4a s.'' 1000
Meiyiiles rearr ..:..'. . s. 600
Mary Storms to Eden l. Reynolds, 1t
5, Dikk-a, Gales Second add -. 80. 5000
Oden Reynolds to E Jones, 1t 5. blk
8, Gales Second add .s..............6,00 900