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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

AS FIVE negroes were crossing the river at
Evansville, Indians, their skin capsizel aud
they were AL drowned.
THE disease called "blacklcq" hiss attacked
the catlle IN Elkrideo township, Illinois. A
number OF fine animals have died aud II iH
feared the disease will spread.
A LARGE boiler exploded IN mwmill on
the Ncscopeck Mountain nent Espyt0wu, IN
Columbia county. Pa, killing Frank and
Isaac Gfoyer and two other men, whose names
are unknown
LOUIS RHODES, Edward Taylor and Stew
art Booth, miners, while returning 70 their
homes in sewickley Pa. were run down by q
freight train. Rhodes and Iayler were killed
and Boo.h was badly injured.
JoHS O'BRIES sss killed. md John Bohan
badly injured by being struck by train ia
Chicago, l}ohan received bis injuries while
attempting 10 pull his companion from tho
track just before the engine struck him.
Mrs +. 4 TUBNER, George Herbert, Mr.
Case sud Frank !. Greene we're drowned In
Lake Tohopekalega, Florida, by hecnpsizing
OF saiiboat. They were prospecting for
location, having moved 70 Florida from Con
necticut
A wAGos containing four persons was
struck by freight train at Sioux City, Iowa.
and one Of the occupants Miss Y. J. Lap,iey.
was killed. The others escaped with slight
injuries.
A sIx.YEAR.oLD son Of W. i. Hahn, Of
Minneapolis, was run over and killed by an
electric street car. The y, who was accom-
panied by his mother, had len a car 70 cross
the other track and was run down by q car
coming from the opposite direction.
ALFRED JuSIoE, a linemau Of the Missouri
Electric Light and Power Company, at 81
Louis. was Killed while on q pole making a
connection. lie was pulling On a pair Of
blocks . tighten wire when bis other hand
came IN contact with the opposite wire and
the current passed through bis body.
A FEEIGHT train on the Spokane branch Of
the Union Pacific Railroad got beyond con-
trol while descending steep grade near
Hays ed Oregon. and the engine md a nums
Der Of ears left the track. The engineer, ire
man aud brakeman were killed. and an-
other brakeman was fatally injured.
Two tramps we're put on train going into
Cincinnati the other night They got On on
the other track, and almost In front Of a
horth.bouni express They gave no heed 10
the conductors warning. and we're caught ~
the engine. One was Killed outright and the
other fatally wounded. The wounded man
Is George Williams, bricklayer, Of Morris
Plains, ". j. The other one IL not known.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
Peculiarities of Jelly Fish.

The Jelly dsh have no resemblance to
fish, and scarcely appear to exist.
They are Of no use to man, and when re-
moved from the water dwindle by little
and little to tiny film aud nothing more
they dissolve into air and water.
Cases have been known and tales told of
how farmers collected hundreds of these
Jelly fish for manure, and when the cart
reached the field, to the mans astonish-
ment, nothing was left but what APP
peared as cobweb in the place of the load
Of ish,-Nev Tork Dispatch,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
AMPUTATED HER BRAIN.


Remarkable Surgical Operation I'm a
Chicago Hospital.
A patient viii leave the county hospital this
week who has undergone one of she most re-
markable cases of brain amputation that has
ever taken place in Chicago. Four-year-old
Mamie Brown was admitted to the county
hospital last August suffering from fracture
OF the skull. The entire left side of the head
had been crushed in by the kick of horse
A trephining operation was performed. No
i'll effects were noticed for several days when
curious growth was observed on the head
above and behind the right ear. A close in
yestigation showed that the dura mater. or
tough membrane covering the brain had been
fractured, and the brain was forcing its way
through the aperture and out through the
fractured skuil. There was a hole in the
head as large IS a silver half dollar The
brain continued to protrude, forming what
was called hernia OF the brain. Enough forced
its way out to form lump larger than wal
nut TWAS ihen that an operation was decided
on 1t was seen that an attempt to replace
the brain would be useless, and il Yves decided
TO remave it, The operation was in every way
successful. Little Mamie rallied from the
operation and WIS so n able to be running
arou I'd the wards. She has lost none Of her
faculties and seems to be as bright as any four.
year-old girl should he-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
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CRUSHED BY The MASONRY.
A Blast Furnace Gives Way lad Kins
Eight Men.


A terrible accident occurred Of the b at
furnace department. Of the illin.is Iron and
sierl Company. works at Joliet The fur
mace, which was blown ont for refining and
r,pgifs made necessary BY rseent explosion,
which was attended with loss Of life, fell TO-
the ground without warning Eleven men
were 4 work in the inside al the bottom and
shout SIX on top when the accident occurred.
Masonry work AMI furnace liniegs were piled
~ on each other in confessed heap, mingled
With tiie dead and dying werkmen. band
Of vi ling aborers wss at once summoned
and began Ire work Of recovery and rescue.
Gafbei ed alb ut them a.id urging them to re-
newed effort we're the walling wives and chill
drcn Of the unfortunate men. Within half
an korr they had succeeded in taking out
eight bodies Five 81 the uaiortuBstes were
dead, crushed almost out If resemblance to
human shape while The other three were ap-
parentiy fatally injured.
One man vas buried il the water tank aad
smother cut in two. One Of the men on top Of
the furnace escaped serious injury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
TWILIGHT TINE.

Twilight time, and we sit and wait
With listening ear for the call of fate;
Alone in the dim and the darkening skies,
A star serene we behold arise;
And we smile as we watch it climb and
climb
On the Come Of night at our twilight time
Twilight time, and the set of sun
Mutely warns that the day is done'
We turn from our toll and we kneel to pray
While the gathering night makes al things
gray;
In the hush we hearken, and loi the chime
OF eternity's bells at our twilight time
Susie u. Best, in Detroit Free Press
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
CYCLONE i'm GEORGIA.
email One Plays Havoc In Walton
County, Killing Several People

County, Killing Several People.
Near Mmroe, Walton county, Ga, a cyclone
cleared Il space several miles long and about
100 yards wide, blowing down houses and
killing several people.
Jack Henderson, and his wife were buried
ben ath the ruins of their home Henderson
was killed, but his wife was not badly hurt
Their baby was carried 800 yards, and was SO
badly injured that it died shortly after being
found.
family of negroes named Jackson were
buried in the ruins of their cabin, and two Of
them were killed.
Another house containing seven negroes
was blown down, but all the occupants esca. ed
unburt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13
w EsTERN Maryland RAILRoAp


o.. & P. R. R. at Shippensburg, Shenandoah
Valley and B. & O. Railroads at Hagerstown;
PenHa. r. r. at Frederick Junction, and
P W. & B., N, G. and b; & P. Railroads
at Union Station, Baltic, Md
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER is growing fat.
following the illustrious example of his asso.
ciates on the Supreme Bench,
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TFE NA4TInsDuRq FEuln
Pubiished every Saturday morning. "
Peoples Bank Building. over Post once.
hartinsbuv. Berkeley Co.. wa

THE BEST co JNTY PAPER
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-13

Trans 81 II paid during the year.
81 so if not paid for over year, Sf.6C
Cash in Advance.
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MAIN LLNE AND CoNNEcTIoNs:

srh,3oie okiag Efjd Nor. ., 1870
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20

The announcement that DR.. Koch
has discovered cure for consumption
Is regarded throughout the civilized
world with the most intense interest.
The treatment of the disease Is by in
oculation and there Is evidence from
the highest authority proclaiming the
mode Of treatment complete success.
II this method continues to stand the
test Of experiment it must eventually
come within the reach of all, even as
II incubation for the prevention of
smallpox, making glad the hearts of a
pale and suffering host, and lifting
nom the human race the direst scourge
In the forlni of disease that affiicts 1t.
Consumption cures have been heralded
10 many times only to prove delusive
that the world while anxious to believe
that one has at length been discovered
that will stand the full test Of expert
ment Is inclined to be incredulous in
regard to this one, though ardently
hoping that time will prove all that
DR.. Koch claims for his discovery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20

President Polk, of the National
Farmers Alliance, is very jubilant
over the result of the elections. In a
recent interview he said: "The demo-
Gratis and republicans are claiming
everything just now, but when they
come to sift the chaff from the wheat
they will find the Farmers Alliance
had something to do with electing a
fair proportion Of the good men who
will have seats In the next congress.
Up to the present time it is certain
that congress will contain thirty-eight
straight alliance men, and there are
twelve or fifteen more who are pledged
to us. These men are from the South
and Northwest, the two sections in
which the most of work was done.
The alliance in Nebraska, Minnesota
and Iowa Is not our organization, and
is not amalgated with us, but it made
the same fight, and will join us this
winter. Our alliance will cooperate
with any farmers association, and in a
little while will have a grip OH the sit
uatiOn In almost every corner of the
land. We are here to stay. This great
reform movement will not cease until
it has impressed itself indelibly in the
nations history. Financial reform is
the necessity of the hour and it must
come. The press and the voices of
stump speakers were our only assis-
lance. The alliance has no campaign
fund; no Doodle. II we had money we
would not use 1t. The principles upon
which the alliance Is founded are solid
and correct. We must succeed. This
fight was no small affair. Extremists
Of both parties attacked us bitterly and
gave us no inch of ground. In the
South 1t was the democrats WHO op-
pressed us. In the North our most
vigorous antagonists were republicans.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20

There is queer state Of affairs ex-
listing in Idaho just now over some
lawsuits which have.been appealed
from district courts to the supreme
court. The Wood River Times, In
commenting on this, says: Lawyers
who were elected to the supreme bench
on the LIST of October last had previously
been retained and engaged as counsel
on opposite sides of the suits in the
district courts, and are therefore dis
qualified from passing upon the cases
when they come before the supreme
court. When ;two Of the supreme
judges had been thus engaged, it would
leave one judge only who could pass
upon the cases on appeal. But the
constitution requires that majority of
the Justices must concur in an opinion
from the supreme bench. Therefore,
1t will be impossible for certain cases to
be settled, unless the legislators shall
come to the rescue and devise some
means of obviating the difficulty"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20
Governor shoup's Report.

Boise Statesman.
The last annual report of Governor
George l.. Shoup to the Secretary of
the Interior, which was finished and
forwarded to Washington few days
since, is An exceedingly able and ex-
haustive resume of the condition of
Idaho. The excitement of the late
political campaign to some extent pre-
vented the Governor from securing
such full information and statistics on
some subjects as he desired.
AS shown by the report the assessed
value of the taxable property in the
State is $25, 5sl 1905. The bonded in
debtedness amounts to SAG, 1896, and
the registered indebtedness S92, $50 90;
total, $3.50. 267.35. There is balance
for several different funds, amounting
to s33,S64.12.
The agricultural lands of the State
comprise some 100000 acres, three
fifths of which are arid, and must be
irrigated to make them productive.
Thirteen of the eighteen counties in the
State are in the arid belt. Governor
Shoup recommends in relation to the
public lands and irrigation questions
that all the arid lands be turned over to
the State, which could then contract
for the construction of large irrigating
canals. The sale of lands rendered
productive by these canals would in
time reimburse the State for the money
expended. The Governor also recon-
mends that all the timber in idaho be
also placed under the control Of the
State government, so that laws can be
enacted by the Legislature providing
for foresters to protect the timber from
fire and the depredations Of foragers
from British America and other States.
From the sale of timber revenue will
be derived more than sufficient to de.
fray all the expenses of such protection.
Touching upon the stock interests
tie report states that it will take all
the natural increase of cattle and
horses to cover the losses of the pre-
vious severe winter. The percentage
of loss among sheep was less than that
Of other stock, because of the greater
precautions taken with them. The
owners have learned lesson from
their past experience, and such losses
will not occur again. Mining interests
which are greatly Furnishing, are
treated at length in the report. The la
Dor supply has been equal to the de-
mands of the market.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20
NcConnell's Strength.

With the close Of the campaign in
the east, interest has begun to be re-
newed in the senatorial contest in
Idaho, and among the throng of Idaho
people in the city, the political battle
to come off in Boise the first half of
December is warmly discussed. The
legislature will meet Dec. 8, but the
trouble will begin ut Boise at least a
week before that. One of Mr.. McCon-
nell's right-hand men, who was in
town yesterday, said: "McConnell
has now nineteen votes in the sem
atorial caucus on first ballot. No one
who knows the energy and persever.
ance he has displayed since he entered
this contest doubts that the number
will be increased before December. I
am certain that he will get two men,
bers from Shoshone county if Judge
Claggett withdraws after the first bal
lot. That is, they will go to McCon-
nell rather than vote for southern
Idaho candidate. The people who are
figuring that Mr.. Mcconnell is out of
the race are very much mistaken" y
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20
? PROCLAMATION.
Convenlng tho State Legislature.

WhRREAs, Idaho was admitted into
the Union of States on the Bird day Of
July, 1890, under a constitution pre-
viously prepared and adopted by a
constitutional convention of the citizens
OF the Territory of Idaho, and Ratified
ct an election held on November 5th,
1880; and
WHEREAS, It Is provided in the
said constitution Of the State of Idaho,
''that the Governor of the State, Inn
mediately upon his qualifying and
entering upon the duties of his Office,
shall issue his proclamation converting
the Legislature of the State on day to
be named in said proclamation"
Now, THEREFORE,, In pursuance of
the foregoing provisions, and by
authority vested in me as Governor
Under the constitution of the State, l
do hereby issue this, my Proclamation,
designating Monday, the 8th day of
December, 1890, as the day upon which
the Legislature Of the State of Idaho
shall convene, and the members-elect
to said Legislature are hereby re-
4uested to assemble at Boise City, the
Capital Of the State, at twelve o'clock,
meridian, on the day above named
December 8th, 1S9O) and proceed to
organize the Legislature as provided
by the constitution and laws now in
force.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State to
be affixed. Done at the City
of Boise, the Capital of Idaho,
II. s. this 3rd day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety
and of the Independence of the
United States Of America the
. one hundred and fifteenth.
GEO. l.. SHOUP,
Governor of Idaho.
By THE GOVERNOR
=. J. CURTIS,
Secretary of State.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-20
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.
Entered at the Lewiston Postofice as
1econd Glass Mail Matter.
NOVEMBER 20, 1880.

The Commercial Convention to meet
in Boise, Decembers9th, will inaugu-
rate many plans to hasten the material
development Of the'state. 1t Is to be
hoped our own Board of Trade will not
neglect to be present on that occasion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

here, in this far Off land OF bowling
wolves and god-forsnlien snvages, the
sight Of II delicate pink ribbon was clue
sufficient for us. We pressed forward
with new hope in our breasts: where
could they have been? How came they
80 near the Fort? Worst Of all, who
could they bc carrying to worse than
the grave? tt&
We went many miles AT. anafftereased
speed, aud had begun to think that
the ribbon was IL dclusion, andSthut it
WAS II bit which some squaw had some
how obtained and had lost, when we
were given something more definite.
There wyre prints 9 deiicmc shocs wo,n By
a whie womon! Only two or three such,
then they had disappeared, for evidently
the owner Of the shoes was being
carried upon IL litter.
Our increased speed ut last had its
reward, for another hour showed us 4;
little blue curl of smoke far off in the
east, and we knew they had gone into
camp. We knew more than this, for
we were well aware they were all
armed with the guns Proctor had
given them, and we must be very
cautious.
The smoke was within the edge of
II grent forest, and we now turned aside
to get into the same wood at "a point SO
far away from them that our presence
would not he discovered.
We succeeded. and approached to
within hundred paces of them, when
we halted, and the cnptain planned our
procedure. There, tied to a litter and
leaning against II tree WAS a female
form. We could not discern the feat
ures, hut our hearts beat with anxiety
to rescue the fair creature from her
desperate captors.
We finally decided upon surprise,
and the Captain told me to give an
unearthly war-whoop, and we would all
rush in and kill every man in the gang
before they had time to recover from
Jile SuflflSe.
did my best, and yelled ut the very
top of my yoice-'whoop-ee!'
Heaven and earth.'' cried Bill
Tucker my bunli-mate, what in the
dickens are you bawling like that for?"
You DANCED fool, I'll throw you into
the Maumee river if you ever bawl
that way again in my ear when 1 am
asleep!'
Well,-ah! well,-it was u dream,
and l woke up in our old log quarters
to find my vision of pretty faces, dainty
shoes, and pink ribbons faded into u
nasty soldier who lay growing beside
me, and to discover that there was
about three inches of snow all over our
bed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
California I'm 1880.

In November or December OF 1910,
while still teaching school in Platte
county, came across u Frenchman
been to California. His description was
III the superlative degree favorable, so
much so that resolved if possible to see
that wonderful land, and with others
helped to get up u meeting ut Weston
and invited him to make statement be-
fore it in regard to the country.
At that time when Il man moved out
west as soon as he was fairly settled lie
wanted to move again, and naturally
every question imaginable was asked in
regard TO this wonderful country. Roubi-
deaux described it as one of perennial
spring and boundless fertility, ard laid.
stress on the countless thousands of wild
horses and cattle. He told about or
anges, and hence must have been ut Los
Angeles, or the mission of San Gabriel,
few miles from it,
Every conceivable question that we
could ask him was answered favorably.
Generally the first question which
Missourian asked about country was
whether there was any fever and ague.
remember his answer distinctly. He
said there was but one man in California
that had ever had a chill there, and it
was matter of so much wonderment
to the people of Monterey that they
went eighteen miles to see him shake.
Nothing could have been more satisfac-
tory on the score of health.
He said that the Spanish authorities
were most friendly, and that the people
were the most hospitable on the globe:
that you could travel all over California
and it would cost you nothing for horses
or food. Even the Indians were friendly.
His description Of the countrylnade it
seem bike a paradise. -Gen. John Bid
well in Century.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27

FRiAR SERvETuS.

The monk Scrvctus sits alone
Within his small. rnfurnishcd cell:
Few comforts were this hcrmit's own
This anchortc Of book and bell.
Communion brings compauionship,
Aud lo. lc IL not all alone;
A greeting trcmhlrs ON his lip
For that which sudden round him slole
In ccst1cy ,f great delight
lie bends tu grasp his Saviour's hands;
Big, joyful tears spring At the sight;
lie knows not IL lie lsnrcls or stands.
Alas. Now strikes II hateful sound,
The jingle uf the postcrn door;
II stings him like a poisoned wound,
And summons him to feed the POOR.
4 curse upSpringS within his heart:
4 dark f"Nwn shadows orr his face;
The mrnial task. the tlrriiS.'S part
Calls yondcr. here is Christ 5 high grace
FL GOES with panc and footstcp slow,
Is long detained by hunsnr's moan;
H. hastriH hack from mortal woe
10 kiss the bare stone whore hr Shone.
What tender voice breaks on his rary
The igh' Is sof Easter morn:
As thou ''ihst go, | stili am here:
IIa,lst tLot remained. had br'u gone"
Clifford Lanrr in independent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-27
AN OLD DOCUMENT.



An old legal paper was shown us a
few days since which was made out in
the year 1881, and is something of n
curiosity. 1t reads lis follows:
''Know all Men by these Presents
that 1, Eber Wilson, acting Sheriff of
the county of Woed, (OhiOl, placing
special confidence in the ability ana
integrity of you, Joshua Chappell. of
the said county Of Wood, do constitute
and appoint him, the said Joshua
Chappell, my deputy to do and perform
all and singular the duties of Sheriff
of the said county of Wood according
to law in as full and ample Il manner as
I myself might or could do, and for
that purpose these presents shall be
your sufficient warrant.
Given under my hand and senl at
Perrysburg this sixth day of June,
A. ID. 1881.
rBrR WILSON, Seal
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of
JNo. WEBB.
The State OF Ohio, Be it remem-
Wood Co., SIS. bered that on this
sixth day of June, A. d. 1881, person.
ally appeared before me, the above
named Joshua Chappell, and was duly
sworn to support the Constitution of
the United States and the State OF
Ohio, and to perform the duties OF
Deputy Sheriff for thecounty of Wood.
Given under my hand and the date
above written.
L. HUNTINGTON,
Justice of the Peace.
On the back Of the document appears
the following:
I, Joshua Chappell, DO hereby resign
the within appointment.
JOSHUA CHAPPELL.
Oct'r 18th, 1881. s4Ig.
The appointment is written ON heavy
letter paper which has become some
what yellow with age. The penman-
ship is far better than that seen on
many legal papers made out BY officials
of the present time. 4.