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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS.
October Estimates of the Yield of the Ce-
reals and Cotton.

The October estimates of yield per acre for
the entire breadth of cereal crops, as CONSOLE
dated by the Department of Agriculture, are:
Winter wheat, 10.s bushels per acre; Spring
wheat, Ills; the wheat crop, ILL; oats, 1913;
barley, 81; rye, Ills bushels. The condition
of corn is 700, instead of 70l last month;
buckwheat, 90.7, instead of )O5; potatoes, Gil
instead of 657; tobacco, s5.4, instead of s2.t
There is practically no change in the general
average of condition, except reduction OF
four points in potatoes, and an increase Of
two points in tobacco.
The effect of Winter frosts upon wheat is
shown by the low rate Of yield TO have been
severe. The figure would have been lower
but for the reduction of area by blowing and
planting OF the worst fields in other crops.
The crop made a very low yield throughout
the South, where acreage Is small. la the
ONO Valley the variation in yield in differ
ent counties, as on farms in the same county,
has an extraordinary range-trom five to
twenty five bushels, and in exuepe cases
IRON one to thirty bushels. Oae county in
Illinois Claims the best crop in year" and
another "a poorer crop than was expected"
Soils in good condition that had thorough
tillagc made the best yield..
The October statistical returns report
material decline IN cotton prospects and "a
fall in general percentage from S5.5 to so.
The State averages are as follows: Virginia,
81; North Carolina 81; South Caroiiua, So
Georgia, 81; Florida, 81; Alabama, 80; Misss-
s.ppl 70; Louisiana, 50; Texas, II; Arkansas,
50; Tennessee, SO
Tho largest deterioration has been IN Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana,
the fertile and productive bottom lands OF the
Mississippi Valley. The cause is too much
rain. Excess of moisture, coupled with lack
of sunshine and reduced temperature, delays
opening, causes immature bolls to drop and
tull grown ones to rot, and induces sprouting
of the seed. The same cause discoiors the
open cotton, near the ground, and discharges
the coloring matter OF the bolls, staining the
fiber. The value of the crop will be some
what reduced by djscoloration.
The high expectations of the early season
were first reduced by early droughts, and later
more seriously by more or less continuous
rains, from North Carolina to Eastern Texas.
In the more Southern districts there is some
complaint of the boil worm, with little mem
ton of the caterpillar. The effectiveness of
insecticides, when persistently applied, is fire.
0uentlv affested
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
FRIGHTFUL HOTEL Fire.
Over Score of Lives Lost in Burn.
ing Syracuse Binding.
Fire Breaks out at Midnight la the Lee
land HoteI-Sleeping Gnests Awak-
ened Oaly 10 he Sudoeated.


ened Oaly 10 he Sufoeated.
What proved to be the most disastrous FIRE
that has visited Syracuse, n. Y, for many
years was discovered in the Leland Hotel at
1880 O'Clock in the morning.
An eyewitness Of the fire says it is positive
that at least twenty-five persons have lost
their lives, and many more have been more
or less injured. One woman was being low
cred from a window by the aid of rope She
had reached point opposite the third story
when the rope became ignited from burning
sill parted, aud, the woman fell to the
pavement, her brains dashed out, and her
body fiattened into shapeless mass
So great was the confusion and excitement
that the identity of those killed and injured
is wholly unknown.
Frank Cary, of Glens Falls, n Y, has been
identified as one of those that were burned TO
death. Many lives were lost, caused by peo-
pie, erazed with fright Jumping from win
dows. One man says he saw six people jump
from different windows on the Fayette street
side of the building within space of four
minutes and the sight sickened him with its
horror, and he was compelled to leave the
spot.
fre-escapes on the outside aud roped on the
inside, which were the means of saving many
lives.
Burnet Forbes, stock broker of Syracuse
escaped into the street almost entirely naked.
He was slightly injured about the hands. He
loses gold watch valued at $500 and all Of
his clothing.
One woman was found with nursing baby
IN her arms, erouched in a stairway, where
she had been overcome by smoke. Sac was
removed by the tiremen, and il is impossible
to say what her name or experience was. The
ire is said to have started in the kitchen.
The building will be total loss. II was
built two years ago at cost of SI50000, 1t
was six stories high and contained 400 rooms
1t is impossible to learn how many guests
were in the hotel at the time the FIRE broke
out.
The total loss viii not fall short of half a
million dollars, and the building is partially
covered by insurance. Ii is impossible to
learn as to how much insurance was carried
on the hotel furniture or what the private
and individual losses will be.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
A Cold Winter Promised

It is an old country saying IN New
England that winter comes when its
springs are filed, and experience veriaes
it. In the opinion Of the Connecticut
weather prophet all signs indicated an
early and notably rigorous winter. The
early appearance of the fall cricket and
katydid this season, the early flock
ing OF migratory birds, and especially
the early, deluging and prolonged Sep
tember rains, all presaged the early ad-
vent of winter aud hard and snowy
oas.-Netc York SIN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
DEATH OF GEN. BELKNAP.
Inflammation Of the Heart said 90 have
Been the cause.

General W. ". Belkuap, secretary Of war
under President Grants administration. was
found dead in bis bed at about nine O'Clock
in the morning Al his apartments ia " ashing.
ton. From John ". Cameron, Gen. Belknap's
business associate, il is learned that Tor some
time il has been the Generals habit to meet
a few friends al the home 81 Dr. Hili, hO
lives less than mile Away, Tor a social game
Of cards. Last Saturday nisht be xas with
them, as usual and remained nnfii nearly
midnight, when he returned 10 his apartments
in the Evans Building, AZ lf2J New York
ayenHe, and presumably retired Immediately,
He was never again seen alive.
The autopsy on the body disclosed the fact
that the immediate canse Of death vas in
hammaiion Of the inner lining II the heart.
As s0.p 81 the death Of General Beisuap
was known at the War Department, citing
Secretary Grant ordered the flag On the buil,i.
ing to be put 1T half mast 10 honor Of tie ex-
secretary. aud gave directions that the build
ing be draPed ia Black ior the customary
period. lie also communicated with the
family Of the deceased 70 offer whatever as
sistaBee they might desire from the depart
ment in the arrangements Tor the funeral
The death Of the ex-seeretary was theme
Of universal regret among the older class If
employees al the Wa Department who re-
member him warmly ior his many estimable
qualities and generous impulses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
AN OZARK MURDER
A Georgia Farmer Charged with Pois-
oning His Whole Family.


Clayton Lloyd is in Jail at Ozark, Ala, on
the charge of numbering his wife and four
children by administering rat poison TO
them. He is a farmer Of prominence, but his
previous desperate exploits had brought him
into trouble. About a year ago he escaped
from jail and made his way 10 Texas, where
he seemed to mend his ways, and gained the
affeetionsofa young lady, whosgreedt 70 become
his wife. Her friends, however, discovered
the existence Of his family In Alabama, and
the match was broken of This seemed to
have furnished the motive for the murder Of
his wife and children. Lloyd returned home.
and, being Fugitive from justice, he was
concealed by his wife While the children
were at supper e other night three Of them,
Cora Lee, aged ten; Lambert. aged seven, and
Richard, aged bv-, fell sway from the table
slid died in iew sginntes. Mrs Lloyd and
the baby, Emory. aged two, were taken deadly
sick, and both died. Mrs. Lloyd lived long
enough to tell OF the presence Of her husband,
who had disappeared from the house as soon
as he saw the three children fall dead In
yesligation by the coroner was At once begun,
resulting IN a verdict TO the effect that "We,
the jury, bnd upon examination mat the de-
ceased family came 10 their deaths by poison,
administered by the hsnds Of one Clayton
Lloyd"
Lloyd was captured in Donaldsonville, Ga,
where he vigorously resisted arrest
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
FIVE HUNDRED PERISH.
The Sinking of the Turkish Frigate
ErtougrOal.
Further Details Of the Disaster by which
80 Many Turks were Drowned
The Boilers Explode.

Z
40 Many Turks were Drowned
The Boilers Explode.
The steamship Belgic just arrived at San
Francisco, twenty-four and a-half DAYS from
Hong Kong, and fifteen days from Yokohama.
Concerning the loss Of the Turkish frigaie
Ertougroal, Japanese papers place the cause
OF the disaster to the explosion Of the boilers
during gale. According to the reports Of
survivors who were brought to Kobe, the
frigste LEFT Yokohama September 10th for
Kobe On the 18th gale sprang up of Kish-
inoski, $50 miles from Yokohama, and heavy
sea running. Suddenly a terrific noise was
heard, aud all was confusion. The men and
othoers were mostly below in the births and
they Immediately rushed Up TO find what re.
manned Of the vessel was laundering. Capt
All Bey was seen on the bridge for moment
with lamp in his HAND, and was heard toery,
Save YOURSELF" Then he disappeared and
was seen no more. Navigation Oihcor Nouri
Bey also persisted The chief engineer was
almost the first to die. lie wcnttrom the cabin
to the engine-room just before the explosion
and was literally blown TO atoms. The sea
was soon full Of debris, in which the men
fought and struggled for life Osmau pasha,
the admiral, was swimming toward the shore.
when he was struck on the head bya spar and
sank.
Out of total Of six hundred souls but six
officers and hhy-seven Of the crew reached
land. Many Of these are so badly injured
that they are not expected TO recover. Tho
vessel was an old one, aud WAS formerly used
as training ship. The engines wercof Eng.
lish make aud bore the date Of 1855. The
trigate was oycrhaulcd before she started for
japan, and Il was intended that the most Of
the voyage should be made under sail. In
consequence OF her going ashore in the Suoz
Canal, necessitating docking for repairs, aud
her detention in quarantine at Yokohama, on
account Of cholera aboard, all taking some
months and making a change In the original
plan necessary. Subscriptions were opened
for the relief Of the survivors, and the jap
ancse aud German gunboats lent all the as.
sistance possible. Up TO the 2lst Of Septom-
Der 1870 corpses had been recovered aud most
of the survivors had been removed 10 Kobo
for medical treatment
The vessel Musiha Maru, which foundercd
during gale September 10Th together with
Captain Frahm aud fifty men, was the latest
addition TO the fleet Of \ iphon lusen Kaisha
Company and was the strongest carrier OF tho
coast The vessel was built at Renirew, aud
cost 100000. IL was reported that the sailing
ship Younabu Maru, belonging 10 the samo
company, has been lost la ku channel, and
that only five lives were saved Out Of thirty
on board,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
T0RTUR,NG THE ARMENIANS,
Deprived of Food and Prevented From
Sleeping.

Deprived of Food and Prevented From
Sleeping.
A despatch from Constantinope states thai
arrests of Armenians are still being made
and that many of those who have been taken
into custody have been shockiugy maltreated
and tortured. Among othercruelties to which
the prisoners been subjected is the Withhold
ing from them of all food. They have also
been deprived o. sleep. Persons sasrGrted of
disloyalty are arrested upon information
being lodged against them by any spy
The Armenian recently arrested for at
tempting to murder an archprest in the
koonlkap0n quarter OF Constantinople, was
found dead in MS eel. 1t is alleged that his
death wa the direct result of the fortunes in
hicted upon him.
The officials at Nau, Armenia, are still
arming the Turks and outrage, upon the Ar
menlans there are OF n qucrt occurrence
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
AN HEROIC ENGINEER.
Crippled In an Explosion, lie saves An
other Train.

An engine attached 10 Chicago aud Eris
westbouhd freight broke down at West Point,
Ind, and engine No. 60, manned by Edward
Murphy, engineer, and George Kirby, fire.
man, was sent out from Huntingdon 10 take
the train on 70 Chicago. When in deep cut
about two miles yes, Of the city the engine
exploded The front end blew out and was
thrown distance of40O feet
Engineer Edward Murphy was badly
sealded, but jumped off, His legs was brok en-
By the fall. Fireman Kirby wss blown from
the engine cab back over the tender and upon
the track. He ia 80 badly burned and seaided
that his recovery IL doubtful. The engine
ran about 100 feet, the wheels keeping the
track. The explosion was heard Tor miles,
and in a few minutes quite a crowd bad
gathered.
The first man 10 arrive found Engineer
Murphy crawling up the track on his hands
and knees with a lantern to flag yestibule
train No. 8. which was hue in a few minutes.
The passenger train was stopped at the en-
trance 70 the cut Anrphy's presence q
mind and ber0ism saved shat would have
been terrible wreck.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
BLOWING UP SALOONS.

Drag store. in morsant9svn, Had, Must
stop selling Sized Eye"
The liquor dealers Of Morganiowu, Ind, are
in state Of siege. A dynamite bomb vas
placed under Hsneoek's drug store, and the
explosion which followed ratified his red
eye pForniseu0usiy, damaging stock aud the
building to the amount Of 81 JjL A notice
was placed on Norsan's drug store door, say
ing that his place was next ia line. William
Musseman. a 4aloOnisf was notified 70 leave
within twenty days Or suffer the consequences.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
FL00D-SWEPT KANAWHA.


Great Damage in the VaIIcy-House.
Washed Away.
News from the valley of the Little Kanawba
in West Virginia, states that the recent flood
was disastrous one. The river at Grants.
vile is p feet and rising rapidly, and the
West Fork river is clear over its banks. and
doing great damage. Ten dwelling.houses
had passed GAINESVILLE, aud tens of thousands
OF logs were swept away The same story of
loss comes from the valley of every stream
emptying into the Ohio between SteubenyiIIe
and Parlersburg. In this county alone eight
bridges were carried away. Farmers suffer
great loss, and roads are badly damaged, while
railroad traffic is nearly at standstill' The
loss In Richie county is put at 100000, and
in Barbour, Taylor and Marshall at as much
more, The total loss in the state is probably
100000
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18

THE French cabinet has charged NJ. Roche.
minister 0! commerce. to frame a bill to be
introduced in the Chamber OF Deputies. liking
a maximum tariff upon expQrts into France.
and giving the government power TO make
concessions TO those eaHnti whose gavern-
ments in their tariff laws sayor French pro-
duets.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
ADARING ROBBERY.
An Els Year-OId Boy Holds Up an
Overland Stnge.

An Els Year-0id Boy Holds Up an
Overland Stage.
The overland stage was robbed the other
night eighteen miles north OF lrkiah, Cal.
The Wells, Faro & Coz treasure box atA the
United States mail sacks we're taken. While
the robber was cutting the mail sacks open
Driver McDaniels snapped a pistol at him,
but it would not go off. The robber retrcated
and fired two shots at the driver, neither of
which took effect. The robber was caught at
Gloverdale He proved to be boy about
eighteen years old, and a stranger in this
community. He travelled over sixty miles
afoot before he was captured lie succeeded
in getting about 500 from the stage lie has
Gdpiited that he committed the crime
THE domestic servant difficulty is to be
dealt VITA by special newspaper devoted
entirely to tue subject, in London. Mistress
and Maid is 10 be the title, and Mr.. David
Anderson is to be the editor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18
TFE NAgTusDURq HE4lLn
Published every Saturday morning, -omcs IL
Peoples Bank Building, over Post bhice.
MartinsOurs. Berkeley Co.. W. va

THE BEST COUNTY PAPER
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-18

""NH't' as the watch, are free. All the work you
need do is to show what send to those who ca-your
friends and neghb0rs those about always results
in valuable trade for which holds foryear when started
and thus repaid We pay all express freight etc Amer
you know all II would Nike work for you
from $50 $50 per week and upwards, Address
Stins0n IL Co., BOX 81 :, Portland, Maine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15

with the subject, rather irreyerently re-
marked Yesterday ON this point ~
stone bridge over such a stream as the
Mississippi would have to have an arch
SO high that man could stand on the
top of to and turn handspring into
Heaven. Bridges oyernavigable streams
are necessarily always built of iron
and in resorting to such plain trickery
as quoting that fact to back mp the pro-
posed iron bridge over Wheeling creek,
the mtoUHcpccr simply and plainly
Acknowledges that il has mo- honest
argument 20 make against the proposed
stone bridge Wherever il is possible
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad over all its
branches is replacing its former iron
bridges with stone structures. Would
that great railroad DO this if long eN-
pericnce had not demonstrated that
stone is the safest. most durable and
economical material for bridges?
In addition 20 the almost mnumera-
BILE arguments in favor of "a stone bridge
6, the fact that money spent for that
kind of a structure would De spent ir
Wheeling. while money spent for an
iron bridge would be- spent abroad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15
BRIDGEPORT.

Loe Bros have started "a store ia the old
Freeland stand
Mr.. r. J. Foreman, of Parkersburg, is
I'm the city ON business.
Eddie Porter. an .Enavillc lad had one
of his hands badly hurt i'm "a piece of
machinery few days since
Robert II. Clayland. Democrat. lSl Bur
gett McCouuaughey. Republican. l2O;
Henry b. Logan. colored Republican. lO3;
Robert Smith. Republican. %; James =.
Higgins. Republican. l6; VIM. j. Howell,
Republican. l5 This shows Cluyiaud and
McCouuaughey the successful candidates.
Miss Ida Moore. a well-known and popu-
lar Young lady of West Wheeling died YES
terdav morning. after suffering for some
time with typhoid fever The death is adj
ditionally sad. as Miss Moore was soon to
have become the bride of Bridgeport
Young man. Singular enough. six members
of the family have died from the same dis
ease. and Mrs Geo. Hanson. "a sister of
Miss Moore is seriously i'll with IT,
Bridgeport went through another cleo
ton yesterday. this time for two school
commissioners. There was no excitement
over the election whatever, and il appeared.
that about the only parties Interested %
the vote was very light. The result. which
follows, shows that another Democrat
has gained "a victory receiving the highest
vote ou the ticket The result is as fol-
lows:
Some time ago number of citizens Of
Bridgeport and Kirkwood petitioned the
Court 10 open "a roadway. starting at the
National road east of Mrs. Harow's resi-
dcBcc. across Wheeling creek, over the c..
l.. * W tracks. and run to point at the
west end of Howard street in
Krkwod. and connecting with that
street OF course, this would ncccssitate
the building of a bridge across the creek at
that point. which would be of vast ben
eft 10 residents oil both sides of the creek,
for the only county bridge across the creek
nova far west as Barton is the one at
Bridgeport which makes IL very inconven-
lent The Court appointed Messrs. Nc
Master Nch and Samuel Pollock as view
ers. and yesterday these gentlemen heard
evidence ou the matter al City Hail. the c.
L. X W. Company entering protest
against the road crossing their tracks al
grade General Manager Townsend and
Chief Counsel Judge Tyler We're present
and an the agents of the road i'm this
vicinity testified that the crossing of the
road at grade would bee dangerous as well as
damaging 10 the railroad. while many others
testified 20 It's many great advantages and
the necessity for 10. Geo. G. Mckee
/ conducted the hearing for the petitioners.
aud after viewing the location and con
sideriug the testimony i'm the case the
viewers will make "a recommendation 10
+ the Court II is generally conceded that
/ the petitioners Will get the road and bridge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15
no nE DECIDED ro-pAY.

The REo>rER. i'm it's loss to answer tne
'd..g,,'r very ,ou' l.,i 5 .', , best
iS ,;V' +, is capa6le of and attempts 10 ridi-
Guile the eminent apthorlies whom TINS TINS
l.~s,ys,.s arsT,ment with argument and au-
thority with authority MS position VII ~. r.
r .,.i 10 't tazr up each proposition advanced
not CARRIED paragraph by FRIDAY .t 5 . H.
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mort worth the spacc torciutcit Wcuced
only cal attention To- our present Mar
ket street iron bridge. which has already
cost thc city more than the proposed
Stone bridge would. That iron Struc-
turc iS oulyabouteightccu years old. and
is snow unsafe and ready 90 fall down.
The CITY Engineer has just recommend
ed au additional appropriation of $3.50
for repairs. and states chat 10 will short
ly have to Dee rebuilt. The pr'p'>'d
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15
MOI DSNILLE.

MorNp~vlLLE. April III. r. b. Ar
mold. with "a magnificent and interesting
display of dissolviug sun pictures. has
been al the Masonic Hall stree last Mon
day. He gave his last entertainment last
night with very pleasant lecture on Bel
shazzar's Feast
Mr. Jos Hicks whose granary was
burned last Sunday night, at Glendale, is
under the impression that il was the act of
an inccndiary. and thinks he has good
clue 20 the perpetrators Of the deed.
Haiues' Musical and Comedy Company
under the management of G.. NJ Faith,
will be- at Masonic Hall tomorrow night
The orchestra viii furnish music for the
play. Ii should bee well patrouized.
4 crowd of thirty-eight of our young
people attended the spelling bee at Glen
dale. Saturday night
The city bonds which We're sold last
Thursday. were disposed of conditionally
The contract is not 10 become final until
the injunction proceedings now pending be
fore the Circuit Court is disposed of, and
should that be sustained then it is not @
Doe binding
The W. !. O'Neu case is still ON trial in
the Circuit Court. and is not likely % b..
brought 90 a close until tomorrow.