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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
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WRECKED and BURNED.
Six Persons Killed and Twenty
Hurt on the Monon Route.



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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01

The lads of Lisbon, the Portuguese
capital, are curious feature of her motley
population. They seem to have conse-
Grated the bloom of their youth to the
sale of lottery tickets for the benefit of
the church, and may be seen everywhere
hawking halves and quarters of tickets,
shouting, To-day the wheel goes round. =
When not engaged in this pursuit these
young hopefuls take to selling crickets,
which are confined in small wicker cages
three inches square. The crickets are
caught and sold for sporting purposes.
Cricket fights are as popular and arouse
as keen passions as cock fights in Spain
Nail aud Express.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01

men, Jim returned, in the same accent
less voice. Hunting u.s. Wall, mount
ain fever'll do the work if
aBill, = he said, suddenly, interrupting
himself, ''didn't you low you seed fell
Ter sneakin' round the storehouse as we
come byan
"Bili" replied promptly that he had
"'lowed" SO, and several eager voices
chimed in with the information that it
was dangerous to allow the ''feller" in
question to continue to 'ssneak.
II reckon that thar's the detective"
Big Jim hazarded.
There was unanimous expression of
belief that such was the case. Then, led
by Big Jim, the gang filed out into the
darkness.
sole man. said Big Jim, slowly, as
he turned to go, ssif you need any help
'tendin' to any sick men anywhere around
yere, send fer me-
can mep cried several voices
San if he gifts well, tell him story
bout little gals letter that saved a
feller's life. If you do, mebby his sick
ness'll sorto make him fergit all about
what's happened in this section aa' that
anybody on COMMENT land
'tI've heerd Nv sech cases." answered
old man Sigsby.
When they had gone, sigsby stood for
many minutes staring at the letter before
him.
''Der papa, it read, "mama and me
has been looking for letter from you
for awful many days. We are fraid your
sick an we want to see you awful much.
Ole Bose is dead. | pray for you night
an mornin. A hundred kisses from
"BEssIE.n
"Name's Bessie, old man Sigsby NUT
tered. Minds me NV"
His voice died away, and, for long
time, he seemed wrapped in thought.
Only the faint moan of the sick man
broke the silence at the shanty up the
"draw."
A month later little Bessies heart was
gladdened by the coming of the papa
for whom she had prayed night and
morning.
No report of illegal timber cutting in
the region round about the cabin up the
"draw' reached headquarters. Perhaps
his severe illness had impaired the de-
tective's memory. -Nelo York Mercury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
DEADLY NATURAL GAS.
Six Persons Killed and Many
Other Injured.
Two Buildings Blown Into Kindiing
Wood-A Scene of Terror and DE-
vasfnfiou In Conuu,hus n

Two Buildings Blown Into Kinditng
Weod-A Scene of Terror aud DE-
Visitation i'm Columbus, o.
A terrific explosion of natural gas occur
red In Columbus, Ohio, SCATTERING two houses,
killing six people and more or less seriously
injuring from thirty to sixty others.
National gas mains have been but recently
laid in Columbus The Gas was turned on
December 81. Full pressure was turned on
in main in Noble Alley, in the central bus
mess portion OF the city. The pipe was badly
racked. 1t leaked and the gas escaped. The
ground being frozen the gas foundits way into
the cellars Of the neighboring buildings.
At the Southwest corner OF Noble Alley
and Wall Alley. lived a lamplighser named
Peter Marietta. married man. with five
children, and VIM. James an elderly man
with wife and child. Some naphtha caught
fire in his house. The dwelling. it is supposed,
was saturated With gas, aud the discovery of
the blaze was followed instantly by a tremen-
dous explosion, which shattered the house and
seriously injured Mrs. Marrotte. She was car
ried to the house OF E iward Otstott, at the
Northwest corner OF the alleys. DR.. T. X.
Messenger was called and. attended her.
The fame evidently made its way under
ground across the alley. for, in about half
an hour after the first explosion. and while
the fire was still raging, second explosion
occurred which completely wrecked the
Otstott building.
Mrs. Marrotte was buried beneath the
ruins and was found at l0o'clock, deaf. DIR.
Wissenger, seeing the flames leaping around
the room, throw himself under a table and
the debris did not fall on him. He was, how
ever, severely burned around the head.
Pet MarFotte, who was at her mothers
side, wss enveloped in q tines. Sh ran out
into the alley, with Der clothes and hair all
ablaze. A nozzleman turned a stream OF
water on her, knocking her down, but saw
ing her life. All her clothes were burned
off her as far down as her waist.
There was an immense crowd in the alley
The police had not drawn the ropes around
the fire. and at least thousand people were
crowded into the alleys Immediately sur
rounding the house. When the explosion
came the bricks and stones bombarded these
people, and dozens of them were cut, bruised
and otherwise injured.
The scene following the explosion was
dreadful. Men and women with blood stream
ing down their faces ran here and there. Mrs.
James staggered out from among the ruins
holding to her breast the body of her three
months old babe, which was covered with
blood from wound in the head.
During the excitement team OF spirited
horses attached to one OF the fire department
ladder trucks became frenzied by the explo-
sion and dashed away into the crowd, carry
ing disaestr in their way. They ran over and
injured many people.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
BRAZIL HAS NO FLAG.


NO Regular standard Recognized
Little Revolutions.
The steamer La Place, which left Rio d
January Sd, arrived at New York. FirB
Mate Chase said that 10 Brazil all was run
ming as smoothly, apparently, as whsu e.
Emperor ruled, but behind the calm exterio
there were small revolutions which wsrelil
be 70 result In disastrous results. 1hers
10 hsg which is recognizs1 throughout n
country, The peop.s d each provinces has
q Gag Of ihsir own. Ia December last fort
sailors employed on Brazilian meu-of-Ws
went ashore and shouted "yivs PEmperor
and subsequently had their tbr0ats cut 4
their enthusiasm. Mr.. Chase related tho 10
lowing incident. An Eaglisl vessel was j
port al Rio loading co1-s And dying Bri
lillian empire flag. Orders were Issued 70 pu
down the flag; but She coffee was loaded. a.
the old flag foated until she was ready 20 leaf
port.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
CANNIBALS In KANSAS.
Religious Cranks Who suck Each
others Blood as "a Tonic.

Religious Cranks who suck Each
Others Blood as a Tonic.
The police of Kansas City, Mo, have dis
covered religious body led BY Samuel
Wilcox, who formerly posed as q faith healer
Gradually he widened bis teachings to his
little band until he openly advocated the
drinking of blood for all diseases, giving as
authority for such action the fact that the
Bible taught that the blood was the life. AT
the home of John Wrinkle were found two
emaciated children. On the bed lay Wrinkle,
who was apparently in the last stages Of con
sumption.
When questioned about drinking tho blood
OF the children he strenuously denied having
done so. The children also denied it. Their
bloodless appearance, however, excited ths
suspicion OF the offer and be compelled them
to show their arms. The limbs were In ter
rible condition, being covered with scars
around the in sids of the elbow joint, showing
plainly the effects OF the bleeding.
Chief Speers 10 anxious to put a stop to the
practices OF the blood drinkers, but itappears
there Is no law which covers the case, and
nothing can be done.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
A WEALTHY FISH.


II Must Have Picked the Pocket OF
aJohnstOwn Victim Of siO,IsO.
The town Of Edora. Iowa, comes 70 tho
front with startling fish story that is
vouched for as true in every particular. IL
is recited that John Webster With several
boon companions made fishing excursion
down TO the Iowa Kiysr Tuey cut holes Ia
the Ice and speared fine pike.
Cutting it open. they were much surprised
TO ind within Tat pocket-i ook containing
s65 in gold, SIS IN silver, t75 IN bank.notes,
$4,000 IN bonds and a certificate Of depoait
oa bank Of JohnstowD, Pa, for f2j. A alp
Of paper was also found hearing a statement,
that the Dosk and contents. belonged 70 John
j. Jones Of Jobnstowu, who WIS supposed u
have psrlshed In the terrible food There Il
no dou5t that the fish made rs way 70 tue
Iowa by traversing this famous Conenaugf
River N Pennsylvania into the Aiiek heny
then to the OHIO, then 70 tbs Mississippi an
up into the lows River.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
TWO MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
while rhey Are Unloading Nitro-GIy.

Whfie Ehey Are niOadtng HttrO-Giy-
eerine an Explosion Takes Place.
Att O'Clock the other morning two wagons
loaded with nitro glycerine passed through
Alton, Pa, en- route to the lease OF John Nc.
Keown, about one mile East Of tn village.
AT half-past eleven q heavy explosion was
heard. The scene of the accident was soon
covered by spectator.
1t was almost impossible to find anything
of the two men in charge. They were blown
TO atoms flesh hanging in the trees, and all
around the ground The men, w. Fl. Nc
Henry and Alexander CsrEaD, were unload
ing one OF their wagons and placing it bs-
hind log when the accident occurred. The
two teams and wagons AMI one fun load Ct
glycerine were saved, and two ms remained
safe in the wagon they were unloading.
The remains Of the unfortunate men when
picked up only q led two wooden pals.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
MORE CONsULS.
A Batch OF Appointments Made by Il
President

A Batch or Appointments Made by Il
President.
The Present sent 10 the senate the folio
ing nominations
Augustine Heard, Of Massachusetts,. 70
minister resident aud consul-general Of !
United States 10 core1.
Louis GottschaIk, Of California, consul
StuEzart
JohnF. Winter, Of Illinois, conssl at MAJ
helm.
Richard Gunthsr, Of Wisconsin, cons
general at the City Of Mexico
Thomas McDerrnoit, Of Tennessee, con
at Saint Thomas, West Indies
George u. Pepper, Of Ohio, consul A. MI
Treasury--5amusi Bailey, Dr., Of OHIO,
ssstsnt treasurer OF the United States AZ {
cinnati.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01

The bin to discontinue the coinags Of
nickel thrss- cent pieces, II it shall pess will
seriously incommode many persons who have
been in the habit Of having ail the comfort
and dignity Of dime giFers at church celiec-
tons at one-thigd the usual rates
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-01
A CRASH ON THE ERIE.

An Express Dasises Into u sleeper .
Kills Three PeFsons-
A collision occurred on the Erie railroa
Owego, New York, at - O'Clock r. n.
Train Nc. u, an east-bound passenger,
standing la the station, and Train "a,
Wells Fargo express, also east bound bai
into tbs rear sleeper, wrecklng L.
Three psrsons are reported killed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18
TRFATING TIE FREAK.

Yesterday as we passed 4 little red de-
pot l saw young sQuaw leaning up
against the building and crying. As we
moved along saw a plain black coffin,
cheap affair of pine, daUbed with wal
nut stain to make it look still cheaper, l
presume. | had never seen an Indian,
even a squaw, weeping before, aud so
the picture remained with me long
time and may for long time yet TO
come. had always read that the In
dian never wept. but have proved that
to be wrong. Possibly, however, civil
EatiCn has affected tie noble red man so
that the women 10 the working and
weeping while the men do the drinking
and heavy old sledging.
Anyway, the common language of
grief made al the passengers at once
relatives of the stricken young Pocahon-
tas. and, as she stood there with her
little common sense mocCasins, all d.
sheveled ana down at the heel, and
leaned her dark head against the old
red depot with her face hidden IN the
red and black shawl that an old shirt full
OF blue berries would easily buy. her
grief made her graceful. and the smokers
II our car mostly Ii Ple;r cigars so out.
I've never been pronounced friend Of
the Indian, as those who Know me best
viii agree. have claimed that though
he was first 10 locate in this country he
did not develop the lead or do assessment
work even, so the thing was open TO re-
location. The white man hiss gone on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

and found mineral in places, made big
output, and is still working day and
night shifts, while the Indian is shiftless
day and 11ight,fso far as have observed.
But when we see the poor devils buy
ing our collins for their dead, even though
they may go very hungry for days after
ward, and, as they fade away Forever as
a people, striving to conform TO our Gus
toms and wear suspenders and join in
prayer, common humanity leads US to
think sole1nnly of their melancholy end.
And, along with all this, we are led
to ask, Why were we endowed with
powers and capabilities which enabled
US to put the red man to sleep in two
rounds? Why was the red brother left
to study the trail of the bear and neglect
his soul, while we are enabled with light
ming rapidity to calculate the movements
of the planets and throw salt on the tail
of the most restless comet?
Sometimes it hardly seems right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

light bursts through the walls of his
house and he hears voices. Hastily
/ throwing one Of the coats of the stomach
over his shoulders, he springs to his feet
| just in time to catch about nickel's
worth Of warm beef tea down the back
Of his neck
| The patient now wears about two feet
! Of inch hose, one end of which is intro
| duced into the upper and anterior lobe
! Of the stomach. In the other he wears
| a plain cork stopper. | asked him II
he would join me in a drink of water
/ from the ice cooler, and he said he would
under the circumstances. He said that
he had just taken one, but would not
mind taking one more with me. He then
disarranged his clothing, took out his
new Goodyear esophagus, and, remov-
ing the stopper, inserted a neat little tin
funnel with which he was able to intro
duce the water. 1t gently settled down
and disappeared in his depths, and then,
putting away the garden hose, he accept
ed dollar and gave me history of the
case as | have set forth above, or sub
stantlally so at least
l could not help thinking of him after
ward. He dwelt in my mind in curl
GUS way. tried to imagine him on his
way to Europe, over a stormy sea; the
surprise Of his stomach when it found
itself frustrated and beaten at its own
game, and all that. Then l thought Of
him as the honOred guest Of some great
corporation or club and at the banquet,
when the president, in a few well chosen
words, apparently born Of the moment,
but really wearing trousers, says, Gen
tlemen, we have with Us this afternoon,
etc, etc" and then rising, all the mem
bers join in a tOaa, to the guest. Touch
ing his glass to theirs and then, grace
fully unreeling his garden hose, he takes
from his pocket small funnel and, gen.
tly slipping the generous wine through his
tin pharynx, he begins his well digested
response.
Nature did not do much for this poor
lad, but science has stepped in and made
him prominent. lie went to bed I'M
known. He awoke to find himself noted.
He went to sleep with ordinary tastes.
He arose with no taste at all. Thus,
through the medical treatment of
typhoid idiot, for a disease which was in
no way malignant or, as l might say,
therapeutic, he becomes a man of parts
and stands next to the nobility of Eu-
rope, not having to work.
Last summer. in Paris, on the street I
saw a man who played the trombone
by means Of a buL hole in his trachea,
but do not think it elevated me and
spurred me on to uobler endeavor and
made a better man If me, as did this SIM
pie hearted youa- uan who made hv-
ing by eating PUBLICLY through tin
horn, and who actUa-ly earned his bread
by eating it. l hope that the medical
faculty viii make MS case a study and
try to do better next time. That is the
only moral ] can think Of in connection
with this story.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18


they have just completed the Lafayette
monument erected by congress at a cost
of $50, 600 Mercie is an officer of the
Legion Of Honor.
Unlike most Frenchmen, he has trav-
eled extensively, and his home is replete
with the art treasures of many lands.
In his bronze medallion, the Genius Of
Art, over one of the arches of the Louvre,
he has peTpetuated the beauty Of his
young wife, who died a couple of years
ago leaving him two beautiful children.
The first model of the Lee monument
occupies a pedestal of honor in his classic
atelier THE general had very small
hands and feet, said the sculptor, taking
from behind Gobelin tapestry the cav
airy boots worn at Gettysburg. "A
young girl could scarcely wear them. q"
Over the boots hung Lees hat. The
sword was modelled from a photograph.
Have you the generals saddle:'
1T is a curious fact, SAID Mercie
The saddle Of the statue was modelled
from one loaned me by the Due de Char
tres"
The Due de Charities and his brother,
the Conte de Paris, it viii be remem-
bered. served on the Union side, and the
saddle was the one the former had used
throughout his service.
When the due loaned me the saddle,
concluded Mercie, che said. All, l see,
you with to make the south fighting
victorious The war / replied, is
over" As the guest of Virginia N Mer-
Gle and his son will sail in May. to be
present at the unveiling Of this. his first
work for America
Ida RosE MCCABE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

An equestrian statue is one Of the most
difficult feats in sculpture. Venice and
Copenhagen possess the two finest eques-
trian statues in the world. Critics de-
clare the Lee monument equal if not su-
perior to any equestrian work at Paris.
It is forty feet high, fOrty-one feet across
and weighs eight tons, and is the result
of four years careful study. The horse
alone was years labor. The statue was
cast in eight sections and was six months
in the foundry. The pedestal is twenty
one feet high, making the total height
sixty-one feet. 1t is of granite, almost
white as marble; four columns of polish
ed blue granite are on either side. The
base is designed for the statues of six
generals who served with Lee. The
three selected at present are Stonewau
Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart and A. P. Hill.
Gen. Lee sits erect upon his favored
war horse, Traveller. His cavalry boots
touch the stirrups lightly, after the man
ner of southern horsemen. He has Just
come upon the field of Gettysburg His
orders have been miscarried. Horse and
rider seem to feel the stab of an unloyal
hand.
Had the committee accepted my first
design" said the sculptor to me, cit
would have been one of the most original
if not the sublimest statue in the world.
| wished to represent Gen. Lee as he
passed among his fallen troops on the
field of Gettysburg-the horse rearing,
the dying stretching for last affection
ate glance of their leader. 1 do not
know of another incident in history in
which defeated general was greeted
with such affection and confidence in the
moment Of disaster and defeat. 1t is
sublime"
"The Confederate troops moved noise
lessly excepting their yell" explained
Col. G. P. E. Burguyn, civil engineer and
delegate sent by Virginia to receive the
statue. 1.-THE committee thought the
design too theatrical. They were bust
ness men, not artists"
"Ah!" said the sculptor, thoughtfully,
'they were artists-true artists. They
did not wish to revive the past"
NJ. Antonin Mercie is in the prime of
life. A typical Frenchman, of medium
height, he has charmingly cordial man
ners, with the simplicity inseparable
from childhood and genius. He was
born at Toulouse, and his parents ex-
pected him to follow commerce.
"What turned you to art?" 1 asked
him
''Laziness," was the naive reply. His
early life was not without hardship but
success soon crowned it. He came to
Paris at twenty and at twenty-three was
awarded the prize of the French school
at Rome David was his first import
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18
Hard Lines.

First Boy (gloomily)-Tve got to cut
kindlings and empty three buckets of
ashes and build two fires and go to the
store on an errand and then fill the coal
box.
Second Boy (enviously)-You've got a
reg lar picnic, you have. Just think of
me. Mother said when l came home
from school today I'd got ter hold the
baby.-Racket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

Therefore, ''Doc,' as he was affection
ately called by the widowers through
the neighborhood, was entirely unfit to
prescribe. He did SO, however, just the
same. That kind Of doctor is gener-
ally willing to rush in where angels fear
to tread. He cheerfully prescribed for
the boy and, in fact, filed the prescrip-
ton himself. The principal ingredient
of this compound was carbolc acid. A
man who can, by mistake, administer
carbolic acid and not even smell 1t must
do his thinking by means of sort OF
intellectual wart.
But he did it anyhow.
So, after great suffering, the young
fellow lost the use of his entire esophagus,
the lining coming off as a result of this
liquid holocaust, and then afterward
growing together again.
The parents row decided to change
physicians So after giving DOC" a COW
and settling up with him another ply
sician was called in. He said there was
no way but to reach the stomach from
the exterior, and, although hazardous, it
might save the patients life. Speedy
action must be taken, however, as the
young man was already getting up quite
an appetite.
I can imagine Old Man Gastric sitting
there patiently, day after day, every little
while looking at his watch and wonder
ing as he sang:
We are waiting waiting, waiting
Finally, as he sits near the cardiac orr
fee, where the sign has been recently
put up,