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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Suicide.-Dr. Thomas j, Grahame,
residing in Garrett county, about
three miles west Of Frostburg, shot
and killed himself Monday afternoon.
He had been Respondent for several
months, owing, it is said, to the sud
den loss of his wife last May. He
made an attempt last fall to destroy
himself, but the family prevented its
success.
Monday afternoon, however, he di-
rected an early supper. All went out,
save a little nine ear-old son, to carry
out the doctors wish. He occupied a
rocker in the sitting-roOm, and, taking
a small revolver, raised 1t to his mouth,
fired, killing himself instantly. The
little boy, experimenting the situation,
plead with his father-''pa, don't
shoot! please don't shoot :" But he
was needless, and with these tender
pleas sounding in his ears he passed
by his own hand to the other side.
When the family reached him he was
dead. The ball had penetrated the
roof of his mouth, and, ranging up
ward, passed out the top Of his head
and lodged in the ceiling.
A note was found, partly illeglble,
addressed to his daughter, Lizzie, who
was at the time visiting in Frostburg.
1t stated that he was ''tired of life,"
and closed with ''good-bye, Lizzie -
DR.. Grahame was native of Fred
erick county, and a lineal descendant
of Thomas johnson, the first governor
of Maryland. His first wife was a
Miss Bell, of South Carolina, to whom
one daughter was born, now Mrs.
Thomas G. Mason, Of Mckeesport, Pa.
His second wife was Miss Annie M. E.
Duke, of Frederick, by whom there
were eight children born, seven sur.
viving. The oldest, Eugene, lives at
Johnstown, Pa.
The funeral took place Wednesday
at the family residence, Rev. A. C.
Haverstick, of Frostburg, officiating
interment at the johnson family's
graveyard.
DIR. Grahame was a man OF more
than ordinary intelligence, and passed
in and out as a citizen and physician
of quiet and cool-headed qualities.
No one would have put him down as
man likely to destroy himself for any
cause.
Several hel pless children are left to
deplore his death.
Surprise following Is an ex-
tract from a private letter from men,
Der of the family of Rev. L. G. Martin,
of Prince Frederick, Md, a former
pastor of the Frostburg M. e. Church,
South:
Last Friday evening we had most
complete and pleasant surprise. About
half past seven someone knocked at the door
and in walked thirty-tive ladies and gentle
men, who proceeded to pound us unmer-
cifully. Besides a bountful supply of sub
stantlals, they brought refreshments which
were served at 10 O'Clock. The evening was
pleasantly spent in social chat, games, etc.
and at II they left, expressing themselves de-
lighted with the success Of their surprise.
"3oi."-A Washington CD. CO. cor
respondent of the JOURNAL writes:
The first fiye-dolar note of the First
National Bank of Frostburg has fallen into
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COUNTY NE US.

4 Soldiers Dedth.-The recent de-
cease of Capt. James Goodwin, of Bar
ton, is the subject of an interesting
biographical sketch in the Cumberland
Ne,cs of Tuesday from its Barton cor
respondent.
Capt. Goodwin was born in Scotland
in 1912, and, dying Jan. 20, 1890. was
in the 4Sth year of his age, In 1900
he located at Barton. The correspond
ent continues:
At.the age of 10 he enlisted in the Indiana
infantry, then stationed at Cumberland, Nd.
At the close of that term he re-enlisted Tor
three years in the same regiment, at the enu
of which time he again enlisted as veteran.
He participated in the battle that eliminated
in the capture of Fort Donaldson was at the
siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Shiloh ana
was severely wounded at Champion HILL and
the kind nursing was all that saved his arm
from amputalon.
The regimenta color-beare being in
capactated Capt. Goodwin was tempo rarly
APPOINTED to take his place on this field OF
battle and for gallant conduct was permanent
ly appointed to this position which he held
until 1865, when he was advanced the position
ofadiutant of the regiment. He held this office
with credit to himself and the satisfaction OF
officers and men He was with General 6Aed But But
with his regiment when it took part in num-
erous battles in the Shenandoah valley under e
Barton me- entering into the mercantile business;
in 1870 he was appointed postmaster t, "a ana
of State militia of which he was Captain. He
m mS1 instrumental in the organization
ofHall Post No A. q. a. 49, OF .i'ls tb pace 10
NON ,o Of adimtant mil his death, and so par
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Business Locals.

WHEN you visit Baltimore stop at the
Malthy House, where will be found first
class accommodations at very low rates
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BreUities.--A child of John and
Margaret Langham, of Ocean, aged 10
months, died Tuesday and was buried
i'm Frostburg Thursday.
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Every Home Should Have lt.-lti.

Every Home Should Have lt-Itis not
always convenient to call physician for
every little ailment. Having Red Flag Oil
in the house you have physician always at
Burns, Bruises and all Aches and Pains. Price
% cents. There are few things in this life of
which we may be certain, but this is one of
them Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure
has no equal for Coughs, Colds and Consump-
ton. Price % cents. AT |. G. Ian bert's Drug
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gnSolvenG Notice
John Gordon
rs. No. lISO lnsolyents
His creditors

'"' w tN' lIlNDlNtlllS.
His creditors
ORDERED, This 10th day of December,
OlSS9, that the second Monday in April,
1890, at 10 O'Clock Il. m, is hereby fixed as the
time at which JOHN GORDON, inSOlvent pc
titoner, shall appear in the Circuit Court
for Allegany county, to answersuch interrog-
atories or allegations as his creditors endor-
Scrs or sllreties may propose or allege against
him, and that j. SENMES DEVECMoN, perma-
nent trustee for the benefit of the creditors of
said petitioner, shall, prior to the said sec
ond Monday of April, next, give at least forty
days notice of the day so fixed and of the
purport of this order by weekly publication in
some newspaper printed in Allegany county
THEO. LUMAN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
True copy. Test: THEo, LUMAN, Clerk.
Dec lit
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Miscellaneous Advertisements
LEF AND DEATH
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

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OGILVIE, Publisher, 81 Rose St, New York.
Jan 25-4t
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STILL STANDING FIRM.
The Great New York Central
Strike Situation.
A FIGHT TO THE BITTER END.
The Strike Expected TO Extend 10
Other Rohds-T!c Convention Mt
Tcrre ffnuto-An important
Conference Report To-day.

New YoaH, August 24.-I.ocal Assem.
bly, No. 3ll was in session all day today.
President johnson, Of tho Assembly, To
commenting upon the situation, said !:
"The men stood where they were at the
first. They were right in their course.
They would eight to the bitter end. He
thought the strike had just begun, un.
less the company conceded. The men
do not expect the engineers to join, and
can win without them. They do expect
5000 men on the Vanderbilt system to
walk out II ordered, and they expect tho
strike to spread to other roads," =.
General Master Workman .powderly,
Secretary J. W. Hayes, A. W. Wright
and John Devlin, OF the General Erecu-
tive Board Of tho Knights Of Labor. left
for Albany at & p. IN. Mr.. Pow
derly will address a meeting there to.
morrow night in the Park street rink.
The Board will be joined at Albany by
J. J. Holland, who comes from Buffalo.
Their future movements will be then
determined. ..r
a prominent leader in the Central
strike and an officer OF ono of the local
assemblies who is in position to know
whereof he speaks, said tonight:
"A tie.up in the yards OF the
West Shore and Fitchburg roads ut
Rotterdam Junction has been deter.
mined. The men are all ready 10 20 out
when they receive the word. The
titchburs road now has forty Pinkertou
men in the yards in anticipation OF
trouble.
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CANDIDATES IivAuKED,

a Reception Given Ia their Honor by
Richie Republicans.
The reception given by the Richie
district Republican Club Saturday even.
ing il honor OF the county and district
candidates, was IN enjoyable affair, and
a commendable new departure in local
politics. I. was informal and social only,
there being no speeches. Among the
candidates present were s. l.. Brice,
Richard Robertson, Charles Morning.
star and John Cummins on the county
ticket, and Augustus Schrltze and
Adolph Fritz on the district ticket. The
reception continued from I uatil 0
O'Clock, during which time u nun.
ber OF voters were introduced. Frank
Rinehart, President of the club. and
Joseph 4. Arkle, Secretary, were active in
seeing that all had a chance to shak.
hands with the standard bearers. A few
Democrats joined the crowd. Will
Blon, Henry Shodder, Andy Ray, Ed.
Wheat, Godfrey Shul, G. W. Keiier, DR..
Statlers. ]. G. McCrtady, Tom Smith,
John Baker, Wm. Beswick, Ab Drum,
Louis S!ienbecker, Charles Craig, John
Devine. W. II. Hater and a number Of
other well.known politicians were motto.
ed IN the crowd, which from beginning
to end must have numbered over three
hundred.
The Ritchie Club has rented Knokc's
hall for six months, and is in for the
war. Meetings will be held every Mon.
day night, the first this evening, when
it is hoped that good crowd will be
present.
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ENDORSES P,WDLRLY.
DIR. sarseant Quotes Chauncsy Depow IL.
Favotins Labor Unions.

Mr. Sargeaut Quotes Chauncsy Depow ms
FavotinE Labor Unions.
TERRE HAurs, IND, August 24.-No
decision is expected until tomorrow, or
perhaps later. The Executive Council
did not meet today, but the members
were busy. The leaders Of the train.
MEN, iremen and switchmeu have re
ceived the result OF the Council's delib.
crations and they will give their answer.
The committee OF the Supreme Council
has been in session since 5 o'clock last
evening. The Associated Press CORES.
pondent called at Mr.. Sargeant's house
to-day. In regard to Mr.. Powderly's let.
ter to Mr.. Webb, he said be ad-
mired Powderly's stand, as it would
convince the public Webb vas wrong.
He said Depew was in favor OF organized
labor, aud quoted from one of Chauncey
Depew's speeches as proof. Mr.. Sar.
geant said he was surprised that the men
should have been in the employ OF the
New York Central from fifteen, to TWEEN.
ty years and now be dismissed on &C.
count OF character. It is sad commenta-
ry on the management Of the road. He
then quoted from Depew's friendly ut.
terances to the Engineers Brotherhood
ut New Haven, which concluded with
"lf any of my subordinates practice any
injustice on men underneath them, I
would take them by the throat and
throttle them.
"At the New Haven meeting" said
MIR. Sergeant, "Mr. Depew went on
record as advocating the combining OF
labor for it's own protection. And the
Knights Of Labor are doing to-day inst
what he advised, in opposing manifest
injustice. lam in sympathy with the
boys and think Powdcrly's position is
correct"
President Sargeant was shown the
statement made to-day by Mr.. Webb
in which the latter said he was Of the
opinion that the Terre Haute conven-
tion would not support the knights, etc.
Mi. Sergeant, after reading the dispatch,
said: "Why did not Mr.. Webb investi.
gate the charges last Wednesday when
Nr. Powderly requested an investiga-
tion? Why does ne wait until the true
facts are given to the public through the
agency Of sworn atlidavits2 Itlooka
like 'nicger in wood piIe.'" This is
all Mr.. Sergeant would say on the sub
ject.
| Special reports have gone out from
Terre Haute within the last hour
that the Supreme Council tonight
have gone into executive session. MIR,
sargeant personally told the representa-
tives OF the Associated Press that the
meeting is only informal and will have
no bearing on the official statement
which will be made public tomorrow or
next day.
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DEMOCRATS AGREE
Tot the Republican Programme In tho Sen.

Tothe Republican Programme In tho Sen.
ate.
WASHINGTON, August o4.-No time
has yet been fixed when the motion will
be made to take vote on the tariff bill
on a certain day. There will ba no
trouble about it when it does come, how.
ever, as the Democrats have agreed to
the programme OF the Republicans,
which is a mere Encouragement OF the
Quay resolution. A date for the consid-
Grafton OF the elections bill next No.
vember will probably be fixed by sep.
arate motion, and it is probable even
this will not be antagonizad by the Dem.
ocfats, as it is now the general opinion
that the Republicans themselves will iu
some way allow the question to drop
into oblivion without further debate.
At last time is set by the House for
the consideration OF bills OF interest 10
the laboring classes. Nearly nine
months of the session have passed and
the Committee on Rules have made no
motion to give single hour to such
legislation. For two months the repre-
sentatives OF labor organizations have
been demanding attention and at last
to-day MIR. Mckinley, from the com.
mittee, reported, and the House adopted
resolution designating Thursday and
Saturday OF next week for consideration
Of the Alien Contract Labor bill and the
bill making eight hours legal day 5
work
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A Monroe Count, SunL Q Story,

UNION, W. Va, August 94.-The fol.
lowing true snake story is told here !:
Mr, Lloyd Upton killed OIL the 81 in.
stant, a rattler feet in length that sup
ported s rattles. Mr.. Francis Darnell
killed one on the StL instant, measuring
1 feet ! inch in length, and IS inches
around the body, with s rattles. Mr..
John S. Darnell killed the premium
rattle snake Of the season on the 4th
instant. His snakeship measured 1 feet
q inches in length and lGI inches
around the body. Mr.. Snake thought;
he would make MIR. Darnell retreat
when he began to make music with his
Is rattles, but he made big mistake.
Mr., Darnell dragged the gentleman home
with his bark rope. The selfsame J. S.
Darnell killed outright SO snakes of the
viper variety, and got home for early
dinner. ,,s
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pAN-aMEklCAN RAILROAD,
south Americans Enthusiastic Over tho

SOuth Americans Enthusiastic Over tho
Big Project.
PANAMA, August "a The scheme for
a Pan.American railroad is exciting a
good deal OF attention in the British COL
ony OF Guiana, South America, and one
OF the local papers suggests that the COL
ony join the scheme. 1t says:
The gigantic project OF providing rail.
way communication between the United
States and Patagonia has taken definite
shape, and may be regarded as fairly in
motion. The President OF the United
States Of America has given an EXPIRE 8.
sion ol opinion in his official capacity
strongly in favor OF it, and an appropri-
alton Of So. 600 toward preliminary ex.
penses has been voted.
Alter quoting largely from the Presi.
dents letter the paper says: B. =
The road is bound to be built, and it ia
not only possible but probable that be.
fore the close OF this century man may
step on the train at New York en- route
by rail all the way to Buenos Ayres,
either via Venezuela aud Brazil or by
the West or Pacific banch, for the prop.
er resources OF the continent will de.
mand line on each border. Secretary
Blaine lays the utility and feasibility
very plainly before his fellow citiaens.
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ANN O'DEl,lA DlSS DEBlE,
She Travels to Europe In tho Gnrb OF G
Nun-Agnin iu New fOrk.

She Travels to Europe In tho Gurb OF a
Nun-Agnin in New iork.
NEW yoRx, August 24.-The passen.
gers on board the Inman steamer City
OF Berlin, which arrived from Liverpool
Friday morning, had one incident at
least more than is usually counted on 10
beguile the hours Of the voyage. This,
too, was exclusive OF the four icebercs
seen in one day. The incident consisted
in the presence on board Of Madam Diss
Debar, Of "spook" picture fame.
On Sunday morning Captain Land
told come of tho passengers on deck that
there was nun in the steeragc; d nuu,
too, who had apparently seen better
days, Tor when she went to Europe q
short time ago ahu sailed on the City OF
New York, occupying $500 apartments.
Her name wGs Sister lgnatius, and abe
had Just written note to the captain,
reminding him that there were many
Roman Catholics in the steerage, and
asking that Roman Catholic service
might be held there. The captain readily
gave bis pcrmissiop. but Tor some reason
the service was not held.
But the usual service OF tho Church
OF England was held in the saloon and
Sister 1gnatius attended it, and it was
then that lady among The saloon pas.
aepgers recognized her as Madam Dies
Debar. This lady had good cause to 70.
member the medium, rs she once paid
her $50 for two "spook" pictures Of dead
friends aud lost the little confidence
that she had in the medium when she
received communication from one OF
the friends asking for funds.
When 1t was reported Oh deck who
Sister 1gnatius really was, there was yet
more interest in the $500 apartments on
the New York and the steerage passage
on the Berlin, and it was ru umored among
the passengers that che had been in
Rome, and that her plans there, what.
ever they were, had not succeeded 80
we'll as she had hoped they might.
Captain Land, who has an aversion to
people sailing under falsc colors, at once
wrote on the passenger list OF the steamer:
Mime. Diss Debar, we know YOU" He
then drew Il line under the name of the
lady who had recognized the medium,
put the list in an envelope, addressed it
to "Sister Ignatius," and sent it to the
steerage by steward. The steward was
not heard from again in a'long time, and !
when he was he had no better story to
tell than the needy kniie.grinder in the
poem. For the rest OF the voyage there
were frequent inquiries about Sister L.
natius, but not word could be heard
from her. -H-A
When the ship reached quarantine
yesterday morning Sister Igna,ius OBJ.
jscted to passing in review before the
Health officer with the other stcerage
passengers, but she was soon brought to
see the futility Of resistance, and she
submitted. But the best Of the whole
story is that the agents Of the Iuman
line in Liverpool were inspired with
such confidence in this traveller OF vary
ing means that they wrote note 10
Captain Sands before he sailed asking
him to Gee that Sister 1gnatius should
be made exceptionally comfortable.
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AN AWFUL, DEATH.
An Austrian WrttrS ti- viii UntIer Va.er
md Then DIes

An Austrian Writes Hi- viii UntIer Water
md Then Dies. AS
VIENNA, August ol.-Ten years ago
all Vienna Was raving over young and
gifted actress named Josephine Wesse-
ley, who, although only a daughter OF n
tradesman, had made her way to fame
IN leading. .shakespearian, parts and was
one o., OF the ornaments of the Imperial
rheater. !. She led a modest and retired
HE, devoting herself to her family. en-
aollng her iather to establish two lar,e
places OF business. She died at the me-
Of twenty.seven, universally reprettei
n, and her portrait still bangs in the Burr
Theater. - 3
There was great commotion yeste,-
day in the city when it wns no;ss,, ui,
about that her father had died most
awful death: Last night be was busy in
h's cellar with q servant moving a cssk
which contained sulphur. The servant
held candle too near the cask and mn
explosion took placc, the clothes oi ho,i,
men caught fire in IN instant, and the
cellar was filled with dense smoke. ne
servant managed to fad his way to The
door, but Wessely, in ma,idcninc tor
ture, lost his way, and when the neigh
oors rushed in he was found in dark
corner screaming in agony and terribly
burned. lie was taken to the hospital
and placed in cold water bath ami tbe
pain was relieved. During the nirLt
the children came and Wesley, with
help OF the doctors, wrote his Viii IN
a,.porcelain slate under water aud then
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THE IRISH CROPS.
PfowiuE up Potato Fields nud Planting
.l...,. Cabbaees. . "g

PfowiuE up Potato Fields md Planting
.t...,. Cnhbages. "s
l.ovnoS, August 24.-The correspond,
ent Of tho PaK MaH Ga4sile telegraphs to
that journal to-day from Middleton, in
county Cork, that the farmers in that
district, following the advice recently
given by Michael Davitt, are now plow.
ing up the ground occupied by potatoes
and are preparing the land for crops,
such as cabbage, in order to provide
some kind Of food for the coming winter
in place Of the ruined potato crop. The
potato crop is SO badly diseased that
they nre not even food (or pigs. :
The Daily Ne,ss says thatreports from
all parts 81 ireland leavs hardly any
doubt that the country is In measure.
able DISTANCE Of famine, not only in the
south and west, but in the eastern and
most fertile pArts OF Ulster county,
Armagh and Down, Ths symptoms of
tho blight have appeared in county
Mayo. The crop Is an absolute failure,
such tubers as exist at all being no larger
than marbles, while in other cases there
is nothing at NIL at the roots. Already
the price Of potatoes in county Cork is
three times what it was last year,