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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
TRUE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP.

It would seem as if the Pennsyl.
vania Republicans could have avert
ed much of their party dissension by
allowing the representatives Of the
people free choice of candidates,
without regard to the preferences of
individual leaders. Senator Quay
did successful work in the last cam.
p2ign, and is a leader of such recog-
nized merit that his will would have
been law il he had refused to be a
party to the dictation of political
candidates. To perpetuate the sue
cess of party and principle, it is nee
essary that party leaders leave to
the will of the majority the disposal
of party gains, after claiming the
reward for themselves 10 which they
are entitled. To gain a closely
contested political victory requires
a combination of forces; the unity
OF all elements actuated by com.
mon motive. To insure future sue.
cess, the rights and demands OF all
interested should be considered, and
the most popular sentiment of the
party honored in the observance OF
its will. Leaders and parties would
be stronger if they worked together
after the victory as they do before,
in perfect harmony. Meetings, dis
cussions and exchange of views end
after a victory is won, and that is
the very time they are the most
necessary There can never be any
dictatorship to get IN power, and
there can be none to keep in. The
Pennsylvania Republicans like the
West Virginia Republicans, made a
gallant fight for Harrison and Pro-
lection, and the quicker the party
gets back into the hands of the
main body of its workers and voters
the easier to win will be the battle
against a united Democracy. This
can best DO accomplished by party
conventions and reorganization
Look what sacrifices the Democrats
made to count Fleming in in the
this state,-sacrifces of law, honor
and principle. The Republicans are
not called upon to sacrifice either
but they should be willing to yield
to each other in their individual pre-
ferenceS for the sake OF a higher
principle than leadership or Office.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
THE GROWTH OF THE WEST.

We fear that the average Ameri-
can has not an adequate idea OF the
greatness of this country, Many
people grow localized in their infor.
nation and in their politics, as well
as in their residences. They do not
always seek a comprehensive view
of things; they do not fully under.
stand the new conditions that come
with every ten years of growth.
This nation is a phenomenon not
only in the politics of the world, but
in its own progress as well. Not
only has it defied tradition and
upset all presidents in international
history, but it is astonishing its own
people, and furnishing new problems
before old ones can be fully solved.
To say that Chicago has doubled
its population in ten years seems
like mere statement of rapid deve
lopment, but when the additional
fact that its rival, Philadelphia, has
grown ouly about onc-third as fast
is mentioned, there comes the proof
of the Vests enormous progress
and Of the enormous power that the
progress gives. How many people
consider the fact that line drawn
from st. Paul to Fort Worth, Texas,
has to the west of it two.fifths OF the
national domain, with $4,000 miles
of railroads, 100000 miles of tele-
graph, and more telephone and
electric light cables in proportion to
population than are in use elsewhere
OH the continent Add to this the
fact that within ten years four new
states in this area have been admit.
ted, and the certainty that within
the next ten years all the territories,
with possibly ono exception, will be
similarly received
What does this mean in politics ,
Behold the aggressiveness OF the
West, its increasing hold on nation.
al legislation, its almost invincible
power in presidential conventions,
and its policy of grabbing all that it
can get. For thirty years every
president. except one, has been a
Western man. The East has been
obliged to be satisfied with a vice
presidency. Will the East ever
have another man in the White
House; or will the West, with its
increased and increasing sovereign.
ty, dominate us for all time to come.
There is no more interesting prob.
lem in politics than the growing
ascendancy of the West.-Americdn
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
CEDAR GROVE NEWS.
Oh. the troublesome flies!

Oh, the troublesome flies!
Weather warn--amost hot.
Harvesting Is the order of the day with the farmers.
Wheat is generally good. Grass and hay abundant.
Weares sorry to note the illness of Mrs. Henry Houck
and her two daughters, Nora and Katie. Hopes are en-
tertaned that they will be about again. Other
cases of sickness reported. Warm weather, we
presume, is the chief cause.
Mr.. Geo. T. Cole, our jolly census enumeration, is
about through taking the A difficult task he
considered it,
Miss Florence jack who has been visiting friends in
Hedgesville has returned home.
Mr.. Jno. w. Porterfeld, of Parkersburg, is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. Henry Chilson of oldest pedagogues, is
visiting his sister who resides at Hilsdale, Mich.
Quite an Interesting sermon was preached on Sunday
morning last. at Harmony. by the Rev. Randall of the
Westminster Theological Seminary. He is quite a
pleasant alker and seems to be full of life and energy
Now let the people turn out and do their part for the
cause. At O'Clock tomorrow Sunday afternoon he
will preach at Little Georgetown
Well, Mr.. Editor, you want the only, will
not worry you with long communication.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

1t is now announced by Republi.
can papers that Hon. Stephen B. Ell
kins has determined not to be can.
didate for Congress in this district,
and they are so disappointed and
cbagrined that they are now intimat.
ing that Hon. WIN. l.. Wilson's
acceptance or declination of Mis-
souri, University presidency hinged
on Mr.. Elkins' decision.-C Charles.
tOa0n Free Press.
The Gazette does not believe that
Mr.. Elkins has declined, but that il
nominated for congress, like any
other good Republican he will accept
Most of the fuss about Mr.. Elkins
being q candidate, has been made
by Democratic papers, which seem
to be in mortal terror of him. Their
abuse Of him has not been sensible
or in good taste-especially in adj
vance Of his nomination, while he is
attending to his own affairs as a
private citizen.-Ritchie Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

Tho federal election law was warm.
ly discussed and contested in Con.
gress this week, and will no doubt
pass. Whether it will effect the
desired result in securing the color
ed voter the rights guaranteed by
law, is a matter OF grave impOr.
lance, open to much doubt. II the
Southern political leaders are pre-
vented from manipulating the bal.
lot boxes and controlling the count,
they will resort to the wellknown
terrOrizing methods that have been
a disgrace to the country and tho
foundation of all race troubles. A
federal law basing southern repre-
sentation on the votes actually cast
and counted might help to settle the
trouble without Subjecting the color
ed voter to the shotgun policy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
THREE DROWNED

PARKERsBURG, W. VA, June 20
This afternoon two destrutiyt
transforms in quick succession visit
ed this section accompanied by sharr
lightning. In few minutes the
streets became small rivers and
houses on the low ground had the
cellars flooded. A house on Depot
street was struck by lightning and
the inmates rushed to the streets
into the torrents of water paralyzed
with fear. Along Ann street, where
a sewer IS being put in, the damage
is heavy on account of the caying Of
the streets. The rains were gener
al along the Kanawha and much
damage was done. Passengers on
a train from the West report a cloud.
burst in Athens, o., and that three
persons were drowned, while large
amounts of property was destroyed.
The Little Hooking is very high.
The Harrisyille & PennsbOro rail.
road, which week ago lost a large
number of bridges and trestles, has
again suffered heavily. The mercury
has been higher than ever before
known in June.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

QUEERLY INJURED.-Robert John
ston, proprietor OF the Johnston dis
tillery, in Antrim township, was sin
galarly injured recently. Mr.. John
ston has a colt which he has trained
to rear up and place his forefeet or
his masters shoulders. The gentle
man was putting his equine through
these maneuvers on Friday last
when the horse miscalulated, struck
Mr.. Johnston a blow sufficiently
hard to knock him to the ground
and the animal in its descent land
ed its forefeet directly in Mr.. John.
ston's side breaking all the ribs on
that side, and badly bruising him
otherwise. Mr., Johnston is improv.
ing nicely, but the horses daily ex.
ercise is being neglected for the pre-.
sent hambersbnrg, Register.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

DUNBAR, PA, July 2.-The work
of smothering or putting out the fire
in the Hill Farm mine has common.
ced. The mine cannot be flooded
and an effort is being made to
smother the flames. 1t is thought
there is only one way in which the
property will be OF any use again.
That is to shut up the burning por.
ton in walls OF brick. By confining
it in this manner part of the vein
which has never been reached will
be within reach The coroner's in.
quest over the bodies of the two
men brought out of the slope will
begin Monday. 1t will be one of
the most important ever held in this
district. 1t will be the aim of the
coroner to try and test the entire
work from the first. What is most
needed here now is relief for the
twenty.one widows and seventy.
seven orphans of the victims of the
explosion. Money is needed badly,
as there is much suffering.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
DYING FROM THE HEAT,

CHICAGO, June 3O.-To-day open.
ed with the the temperature at 74o,
from which it gradually arose to 500
at 1870 O'Clock. The registrar of
vital statistic was kept busy in the
forenoon in receiving death certifi-
Gates, and up to twelve o'clock had
taken in 1O9. The usual nun Der
for Monday morning this time of
year is about forty. Up to twelve
O'Clock Saturday the number Of
death certificates in which the heat
or sunstroke was given as the cause
OF demise was fourteen, and even
that was considered a very large
number. From Saturday at noon
until to-day at noon the number
was thirty-nine.
Thity,eight cases of death from
sunstroke are on the coroner's book
for investigation.
The death rate among horses from
effects Of the extreme heat has grown
very large. About forty dead horses
in various parts OF the city were re-.
ported to the Health Department
up to noon. About one o'clock this
afternoon the thermometer register.
ed So degrees.
Dispatches from numerous points
in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin say
that although there was a slight fall
in the temperature Sunday, it was
not enough to afford much relief.
A great many prostrations and a
number of deaths are reported.
Bloomington, Aurora and Elgin re-
port the highest temperature, the
mercury having registered from 100
to 104 in the shade in those cities
yesterday.
WHEELING, W. VA, June 3O.-One
of the most terrific electrical storms
ever witnessed here visited the city
this afternoon at five o'clock and
lasted an hour. The storm came
from the southwest, and accompany.
ing it was "a tremendous rainfall, flood.
ing the streets and many of the Gel.
lars in the lower part of the city,
but no lives are reported lost. Light.
ming ran into the Telephone Ex-
change, il the fourth story of the
Peoples Bank building, and set the
tower on fire.
The entire department was called
out, and soon what babe fair to be
an ugly fire in the heart of the city
was under control. All telephone
communication In the city will be
stopped for ten days, pending re.
pairs. Lightning struck other points
in the city, but no serious damage
was done. At Wheeling Park the
annual parade of the American
Glassworkers' Union was in pro.
gress, and fully ten thousand people
were exposed to the fury of the
storm. Owing to telephone commui.
cation being shut off, it cannot be
learned what damage has been done
on the outskirts of the city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
DRESS GOODS DEPT.

At % cents--a so cent quality Of 80
inch Mohair Stripes in all the best colors
very stylish and effective, and best
value in this line yet seen. so cents for
90 cents.
A superior line of 80 inch Colored
Striped Mohairs at 50cents a yard-goods
which cost the importer 81. % TO land.
Not our loss.
AZ inch Beige Suitings with Clan Bord-
ers in l2 to 10 best colorings, at 81. These
cost SLIGO to LAND.
100 pieces Of 80 inch (strict measure)
Fancy Plaids-half wool-very neat
broken plaid in all tho light spring colors,
elegant and effective, at 25 cents. Elk.
ceptional value.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

West Virginia has secured a very
respectable diplomatic plum, namely
the post of Minister Resident and
Consul General at Siam. The lucky
man is MajorA. @. Moore, of CIarks
burg, who had already been offered
and declined the Consulship to st
Thomas. His name was sent to the
Senate on Saturday. The present
incumbent is Jacob T. Childs, oil
Missouri. The compensation attach.
ed is $4,000 per year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
BLAINE VS.. GLADSTONE.

Blaine's famous reply to Gladstone
has just been issued in pamphlet
form. This is one of the ablest pre-
sensations of the beuefits of Protec-
ton yet published, and should be
widely read. Send for copy to the
American Protective Tariff League
% West Twenty third Street, New
York, inclosing a two cent stamp.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

A school teacher near Dawson,
Ga, having instructed a pupil to
purchase grammar, the next day
received a note, thus woTded, from
the child's mother: 81 do not de.
sire for Lula shall ingage in gram
mar as prefer her ingage In yues-
ful studies and can learn her to
spoke and write properly myself. l
have went though two grammars
and can't say as they did me no
good, / prefer her ingage in ger.
man aud drawing aud vokal music
on the piano."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
Electric Ritters.

This remedy is becoming 30 well known
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitters sing the same song ofpraise. A
purer medicine does not exist and it il
guaranteed to do all that is claimed
Electric Bitters will cure all diseases OF
the Liver and Kidneys, will remove PIN.
pies, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affec.
tons caused by impure blood. Will
drive Malaria from the system and pre-
vent as well as cure all Malarial feyers.
For cure of Headache, Constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire
satisfaction guaranteed or money refund.
ed. Price so cts. and S1.00 per bottle at
+. c. Williams, Jr., & Bro. 8 Drug store.
Trial bottles 10 cts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

A little three-year-old daughter
of Rev. A. 5. Baldwin, formerly OF
Waynesboro, but of Fort Littleton,
Pa, had strange experience short
time ago with a turtle. The child
was playing with a turtle and kiss.
ing it, when the snapper put out his
head and caught the child's tongue
firmly. She ran into the house with
the turtle hanging to her tongue
and was released from it with some
difficulty.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

Secretay Blaine has addressed q
letter to the President suggesting
an amendment to the pending tariff
bill authorizing him to declare the
ports of the United State free to the
products of any American nation
upon which no export duties are
charged, so long as such nations
shall admit free to its ports the man.
ufactures and products of tho Unit.
ed States. In transmitting the let
ter to Congress, the President heart.
lily commends the policy outlined and
presents strong arguments in behalf
of the suggestion. Reciprocal trade
relations between the United States
aud the South American States
would open vast market for our
manufactures aud farm products,
and contribute largely to the pros.
perity of the countries so effecting
exchanges. The application of the
policy existing among the States,
of free commerce, to the friendly
South American States would bring
about not only friendly trade rela.
tons but bind the countries
more closely together in every re.
spect. The adoption Of the sugges.
ton of Mr.. Blaine would have the
effect to open the markets for Amer.
lean products to 100000 people,
including Cuba, whose trade is now
diverted from this country by reason
of nnwise laws, enacted, it is true,
with no reference to the point named
by Mr.. Blaine, but none the less
restrictive upon American com
merce.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
For what did the Union soldiers

"For what did the Union soldiers
fighti Why, many of them for eight
dollars a month and their bounty"
This exclamation is made IN the
editorial columns of the Charlestown
Free Press. one of the leading Demo
cratic papers in this State. Oar
friends on the other side are begin.
ming their filings at the Union sol
der very early this year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
l. Consumntion Incurahla Z

Read the following Mr.. C. 81. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says Was down with
Abscess of Lungs. and friends and ply.
sicians pronounced me an Incurable Con.
sumptive, am now on my third bottle,
and able to oversee the work on my farm.
1t is the finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Oh 10. says
!" Had it not been for DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of Lung Troubles. Was given UP
by doctors. Am now in best of health. II
Try it. Trial bottle 10 cts. at E. G. viii.
liams, Jr., & Bro. 3 Drug store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
The Democrats of Pannsrl,

The Democrats of Pennsylvania
in state convention nominated Rob
ert b. Pattison for governor, Chaun.
cey f. Black for lieutenant governor.
and VIM. FL. Barclay for secretary
of internal affairs. Pattison sub.
sequently appeared before the con-
vention and made speech accept.
ing the nomination.
Miss Eliza Pinston, who has Just
died in Atlanta, had a beautiful
beard eighteen inches long. The
freak is attributed to the constant
nse of ponltices for toothache when
Miss Pinston was Young glrl. She
was very modest, and had refused
many lucrative offers from showmen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

A Maryland census enumerator
has found a very old native 10 Cecil
county, in the person Of Mrs. Re-
beccs Seth, who was born October,
0. 1887, and is therefore 102 years
old. She resides with her son, at
Baldwin's, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

The northbonnd train on the Ohio
River railroad Thursday morning,
near Point Pleasant, w. Va, struck
and instantly killed two little boys
named Nays, aged five and seven
years. The father Of the boys was
at work in a field near the track,
and was Mortified eyewitness Of
the accident. Passengers assert the
engineer deliberately ran the boys
down, neither blowing his whistle
nor making an effort to sto-
Cumberland Neics. .ses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
POMPEIIAN FETE.


Baltimore has in the past presented summer
popular and drawn thither very many people
from this section. The Oriole Pageants
Trades Displays, Exposition. and the like have
been strong cards in the way demonstrating
the towns enterprise and llberality!
This summer however the city is to eclipse
III previous efforts IN the shape of a spectacle
as the Pompeian Fete is unquestienably TO be
the biggest outdoor event ever attempted
there.
The most extensive preparations are being
made at Pompeiian Park where space up.
ward of six hundred feet each way has been
enclosed and where an ampitheatre is now go.
ing up capable OF seating more than twelve
thousand people. A real lake over three hun.
dred feet long and hundred and twenty feet
wide Is being excavated, while the represen-
tation of the ancient City of PompelI will
exceed in dimensions the largest blocks OF
buildings in Baltimore.
Everything will be upon the very largest
scale. the number of people taking active part
In the rendition reaching nearly four hundred
The fete win commence on the evenings OF
July End and 9Th, and continae thereafter
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday even
ings. until August 5th. The b. & o., with its
characteristic nberality in the way of afford
ing our people every opportunity ofwitnessing
the splendid things Baltimore gets up every
summer, will put on tickets at the very low
rate of one fare for the round trip at all sta
tions west of and including Wilmington, Della
ware. and east Of and including Oakland, Nd.
and Staunton, Va. Information concerning
definite days of sale and limit for return ETC.
etc.. will be furnished by Il. o. Ticket
Agents. July %.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

In the debate on the Federal Elec.
ton bill one Southern member de.
clared that the whites would rule
the South or leave it, and they had
no intention OF leaving. This may
be taken as an intimation that law
or no law the South will continue to
see that the negro vote is suppressed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
The Great Benefit

Which people in run down state of health
derive from Hood S Sarsaparilla, con-
clusively proves that this medicine
makes the weak strong" 1t does not
act like stimulant, impartlng fictitious
strength, but Hoods Sarsaparilla builds
up in a perfectly natural way all the
weakened parts. purifies the blood, and
assists to healthy action those important
organs, the kidneys and liver.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

DEATH OF A PROMISING YOUNG MAN.-Mr N w
Linch, u S. Storekeeper at the Hannis Dstillery re-
ceved word Tuesday of the sad death of his nephew
son of Capt. B. B. Dovener, of Wheeling He was a
bright young law student. and gave promise of brilliant
future. His mother had been invalid for years. and
was just regaining her health and spirits when this sad
afiicton Mr.. Linch went on TO Wheeling to al
tend the funeral.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

NEW YORK, July 2.-Wm. Ebbitt,
for whom the noted Washington
hostelry, the Ebbitt House, was
named, died yestrday at the West
Point Hotel, West Point. The
cause of his death was Brights
disease. Mr.. Ebbitt was nearly
eighty years Of age.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

Lightning at Lima, Ohio, struck
Buckeye Pipe Lime tank No. I13,
containing $1,000 barrels of oil.
Monday. The tank was burned.
csusing Il loss of $4,000. In the
evening tank No 439, capacity 25..
600 barrels, was also struck. The
tank was full and the loss is total.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05
The BILL CLEVELAND VETOED,

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The
President today signed the depend.
ent pension bill, under which all
veterans of the Union Army or Navy
who are incapable of earning live.
lihood, and their widows and chill.
dren, will receive pensions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

ROANOKE, VA, June SOD. w
Toney white) and a negro died to
day from heat prostration. The ne.
gro was q barber, name j. A. Rich.
ards, and was originally from Jamai-
ca, West Indies.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-05

LOUISVILLE has had another terri.
BILE visitation. An explosion from a
Standard Oil tank caused a fire
which spread over five acres. Half
a dozen or more people lost their
lives.