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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-13

II is quite probable that new revenue law
viii be passed this session, and that one of its
provisions will be to require an assessment of
real property every year, instead of in every
even. numbered year. The present being an odd
numbered year, assessors would under the
present law not be required 20 list real property
but If the new law passes they Will be required
10 make such lists. assessors already
anxious TO go ahead with the work, but they are
uncertain us 10 whether or not to assess all
property. Jones OF Chehalis county has
introduced an emergency bill requiring
assessors TO assess real property this year He is
anxious TO have its early consideration. that the
work OF assessment may not be delayed longer
An important bill relative TO concurrent in.
risdietion of the Columbia river was presented
Ia the House yesterday by the joint committee on
fisheries. II provides that no person other than
citizen OF the state shall engage in fishing for
salmon or sturgeon for the market, except that
citizens OF Oregon may fish on the Washington
side of the Columbia. The Oregon legislatures is
expected 10 pass a bill allowing citizens OF
Washington similar privileges the Oregon
shore, and also excluding foreigners Nv the
provisions OF this measure all Oregon and Wash
ingtou fishermen have equal privileges en- the
Columbia
The Parcell labor bill came up in the House
yesterday, upon recommendation OF an
amendment hy the judiciary COMMITTEES.
couehed in the following language: "The nro-
visions of his act shall not apply 80 any com
pany. corporation or persons or their agents EN-
ploying iabarers 20 work on farms: and fur.
ther, shall not apply to any company corpora
ton or other employer OF labor not employing
al one time more than twenty-five laborerss
Debate upon the amendment was begun bat
was shut OF by the intervention of special or.
der.
Acting upon the suggestions OF Acting Cover
nor Iaughton in his message, Representative
DysaFt has introduced n DILL TO change
the method of arranging names of candidates
IL Aasl 49,
stead Of heiEg arranged In alphabetical orsier
they shall be mimic. fnlisfral e,rr,r,
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE Bank Examiner in charge of the
Cheyenne National Bank, of Cheyenne, has
telegraphed the Comptroller of the Currency
that he thinks the bank will be able to meet
its obligations and resume business and that
there was nothing in its condition to have
caused the cashier to commit suicide.
THE Navy Department has received infor-
nation of the sailing of the U. 5. $. Charles
ton from Yokohama, Japan, TO Honolulu. 1t
is said at the Navy Department that it has
been the intention to relieve the Charleston
from duty on the As attic station soon as the
Lancaster arrived aud it is believed that the
latter vessel, which went around Ahiea, will
soon reach China. 1t is not known whether
Admiral Belknap is aboard the Charleston,
nor will the officials OF the department say
how long the vessel is to remain at Honolulu.
THE L. S. S. Newark, the new flagship for
tie South Atlantic station, sailed from Boston
for New York to complete her equipment
THE Secretary Of the Treasury has accepted
the resignation Of John b. Patterson ss Chief
o. the Accounts Division, Architects Office
and has appoin ed William h. Window. son
0 the late Secretary in his place. Mr.. Win
Div son OF the same office and bis transfer
leay, tfat Office vacant
BY tiirf elton Of Secretary T acy an examiua-
ton will be held at the New York Navy Yard
on the 3Uth instant for tn p, sition OF foreman
of that yard. This examination has been or
dered as tie board which conducted the
former examination for the position stated in
its report that they did not consider these ex-
amin anne up to the requirements.
USITED STATES TREASURER Nebeker, in his
annual report as Commi sioner Of the Sinking
Fund oil the d strict Of Columbia, shows that
the total debt of the d strict, September 80,
go pa4r rducff0f, of 40 ora 9E6
in Il princiT al stree July /, 1873, and net
reduction Of 1862, 121 in interest charge. The
amour; offs 50 bonds outstanding September
so was s14. OBS. SOC.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
Relic Of a Prel.I.torIc Rae.

Well diggers at Laconia, Ark, hays
made a remarkable find. Az depth OF
125 feet the drill penetrated peculiar,
hard substance, which they dociartd
must be a layer Of bricks. There are no
brick houses ia tho town aud people
laughed at them. The drillers persisted In
their assertion. Later, IN mass OF
mud brought up by the drill, was found
a piece of money. It is octasonsl ia
shape aud has hieroglyphics on It which
have not been deciphered, bat which
evidently are meant 10 represcn. tho
value Of the piece. It is totally different
from anything ever seen in that neigh.
oorhoo1, aud the piece was taken 10
Helena, Ark, where Il was shown 70
numismatics, but all agreed in pro-
nouncing It as something beyond their
knowledge It Is claimed by antiquarianB
that the bricks aud coins are relics Of
prehistoric race which lived Ia Arlsan-
Bas many years before the Indians, aud
who built the payementsI an1 roads
which were discovered at Memphis on
the other side OF tho river above Helena.
The coin will be seat to the Smithsonian
Institute for examination, but the owner
says it will take large amount Of money
TO buy IL, rs he thinks il is worth for.
tune to some one. - ChieEy0 p1ss.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
Bora 10 ths Mhile Mon,e.

oaly two children have ever beea
born in the Presidential mansion-and
neither Of them was Presidential bsby.
Strange 70 say. they arrived under tvs
consecutive administration, but, stsan.
ger still, they both n1w live ia Mont.
gomery. O1e of them Is Miss Lctitia
Tyler, lady Of rare accomplishments,
aud the other Colonel Hal 4. Walker,
a prominent lawyer, who also has large
planting Interests.
As the name Of the first indicates, she
was born under the Tyler administration,
au1 Is the granddaughter Of President
Tyler. Colonel Walkers mother WIS a
niece Of President Polk and his father
the Presidents priyaio secretary. How
gloomy the White House must have been
during most Of the years Of It's existence,
OaIy two babies for nearly a century is
poor rerord for any house, and no degrees
Of official splendor cal atone for shii
fatal shortconing. Mar Yors Nal aas
EryrIsf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

JAMES SHERIDAN and Joseph Calogiusky
were killed in Gear Spring Colliery at West
Pittston, Pa, by fall of coal and rock.
A FoUR-YEAB-oLD son of Wiliiam Dooley
died of hydrophobia near Gatineau, Ontario.
He was bitten by rabid dog short time ago
JsHN WRIGHT ard James H. Arvey, miners
of Idaho Springs, Co orado, were found dead
in the Matte Mine. 1t is supposed they were
killed by premature blast.
AT q Qualification" at Point Pleasant, Tenn,
three men were fatally pois ned by some
whisky which they drank. 1t is not known
how the liquor became poisoned.
y FREIGT train on the Pennsylvania Rail
road was wrecked al Eagle, Pa. Cyrus Hinzle,
of Columbia, the engineer, was killed, and
Joshua Shiverton, the fireman, had both arms
broken.
JAMES HOVE four years old, was killed in
his fathers barn, at kenosha, Wis, by the
kick OF vicious horse. Oliver Hoye, the
lads grandfather was also fatally injured in
the effort to rescue the child.
ONE of the boilers in the Ashley Wire Com
panys works, in Joliet, His, exploded, kill
ing the fireman, Frank McSwain. The large
building was wrecked causing loss of SO
60. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
JAMES enables, a terra Gotta operative,
was at work ms De the roof of the new Ma
sonic Temple IN Chicago, when the scaffolding
gave away and be fell 10 stories. Every bone
in his body was crushed and the corpse pre-
scented fearful sight.
A FREIGHT train and passenger train on
the Grand Rapids and Indiana kailro col
lided near Manton, Mich. Two trainmen,
named Pickle and Howard, were killed, and
james Smith, engineer OF the passenger train,
was dangerously, if not MORALLY injured.
A COLLISION occurred at Fremont, Neb.,
between freight aud passenger trains on the
Elkhorn Valley Railroad, when the conductor
and brakeman of the latter train were killed,
and Ed. Hardy, of Omaha, passenger, was
fatally burned by the stove in the smoking
car.
A COLLISION occurred on the Philadelphia
and Erie Ra lroad, near jersey Shore, between
two passenger trains, a, result of which En-
gineer Christopher G. Ray, of Harrisburg,
lost leg, and three ladies belonging TO the
Irish Visitors" Dramatic Company, were
injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
BirlI of A Doab!e Lamb.

Henry 5. Bragg is the possessor Of ths
greatest curiosity ever before exhibited
ia Lincoln County. II Is douoie laIb,
bora some time since on the farm Of
Colonel BroadY Hull in this county.
TIE lamb, or lambs, it ia hard to tels
which, lived b1, short time after
BIRTH, and may be described as follows:
The monstrosity hss one hsid. -four ears,
eight legs, one bo'iy until midway, tisa
two. The body Is natural until about
half its length, when it divides, the re-
mainier beiug two separate aad FER
fectiy formed bodies. About where the
shoulders should be is the breast Of one
Of the lambs, sn1 here two perfect lsgs
come oat a11 bsai backward. Iusteai
Of the shoulders Is breast out Of whjca
CONES twj legs Il Is bsYoad doaos thu
greatest carioaty Of tas kini ever SEGA
in tlis section, arr hlndrsds have called
to see it.-Trpy { w. Tins,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
Two Great Tunnels.

The KhojaS tunnel in India through
which the first train passed on September
5, is stated to be about 23S miles long,
twenty-three feet high, aud thirty-two
feet wide, with horseshoe section 1t
is on the northwestern froatier in the
Khwaja Ameran Mountains, aad has
been about four years under construc-
ton. The grade on the eastern side is
one in 1000, ald on the western side one
in forty, the latter being necessary for
drainage. The excavation was carried
on from the portals and from two SHIFTS,
Sax headings in all Compressed air
machinery was used throughout the rock
work.
The tunnel to be driven under the
Thames River at Blackwell. Eaglaad,
about four miles below Loudon Bridge,
will be about twenty-six feet ia diameter
and twelve hundred feet loag. AZ the
deepest part of the river the crown Of
the tunnel, as now located, will be hat
eight feet below the bel OF tie river. A
shield, much like that in use il tue Hub
son River tunnel, will. it Is reported, be
employed. 0a.n TO the nature of thc
ground, about Twelve hundred feet of
approaches on each side nas, BE- SIN
iafiy driven. rae tunnel IS ilten tel
for both ca age aad toos passelser
traffic. The bids ranged from 81 800. :
900 to SIS, So 00o.--.St. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28

About 1000 persons witnessed the
operation of placing five large elephants
of Sells Brothers circus in the forward
lower hold Of the steamer Monowai the
other afternoon. 1t was quite an under
taking. The big steamer was placed in
position alongside the shears at Folsom
street dock. An immense stall made of
heavy boards and bolted to iron bands,
the whole weighing 1890 pounds, was
connected with the hosting tackle. The
work of putting the animals on board
consumed FIVE hours.
Sid, the clown elephant, was the frs.
TO make the journey into the air. His
disposition is good and he quietly
walked into the stall and was hoisted on
board. He was very cautious, however,
about leaving the machine in which he
had made his aerial trip, and spent ten
minutes feeling with his hind feet to
assure himself that the exit was safe.
Mike was next on the list, but he took
dislike to the stall, and it was with
great difficulty he was induced to enter.
Then he crushed his keeper, who was in
the stall with him. Tao keeper
screamed Tor help, and, amid great ex,
element, the door was opened and the
elephant came out. The keepers kept
him in check, aud the frightened crowd
retreated. After half an hours work
with no success and many deep prods
into Mikes thick hide, novel plan was
resorted to. Dutch and Queen, two 9TH
er elephants, were brought out, and
when Mike was opposite the door of the
stall they both, at word from their
keeper, placed their big heads against
Mikes massive hind quarters and
boosted Mike into the stall before he
knew what had happened to him. The
door was quickly closed, aud Dutch and
Queen kept their big heads against it
until it was bolted. But Mike was en-,
tirely dissatisfied with his treatment,
aud, his ire being excited, he snortel
and climbed up in the stall and kicked
up great fuss, to the infinite amusement
OF the bystauders. The keepers all took
turns prodding Nike behind the ears ani
under the probes lis, and after two hours
work he was aafely placed on board.
Queen, Dutch and Topsy were each
placed on boetd IN turn with very little
trouble.
The circus fills up the Monowai so
completely that there is hardly turning
room. Many of the cages of animals and
wagons are lashel to the upper deck,
there being no room below. SIT Fran
cisco Chronicle,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
WORK AND WORKERS.

NATURAL gas was discovered al Strongurst,
Illinois, at depth of 1875 feet
THE employees in the Oliver g. Roberts wire
mill, at Pittsburg, were notified of 20 per
cent. reduction in their wages.
THE strike at the American Iron Works Of
Jones & Mclaughlin, at Pitsburg, was set
tied, the engineers accepting the 10 per cent,
reduction.
THE coal famine, caused by the strike in
the Illinois coal fields, is said to be assuming
serious proportions, so far as The supplies for
the lake steame are concerned
Gov. PATTIsoN has notified the Managers
of the Huntington Industrial Reiormatory to
commence on the first day of January
next, a strict observance of the act of May
1871, providing that eight hours shall consti-
tute days labor on institutions under State
control.
ALL the trainmen on the Southern Pacific
System excepting the engineers aud firemen
have united in demand for material in
crease in pay, and, in case their appeal is re-
fused, threaten to strike. Should the engin.
GERS join the other men and their demand be
refused, one OF the greatest strikes ever seen
on the American continent would ensue."
THE General Assembly of the Knights Of
Labor completed its work, at Toledo, Ohio
Resolutions were adopted inslructing the
General Executive Board 10 further the agita-
ton in favor of "the enforcement of the law
under which the charter of the New York
Central Railway would he forfeited, I" and to
petition Congress to put finished morocco on
the free list.
THE Central Labor Union Of Boston, chose
its delegate to the convention of the Fedora
ton Of Labor at Birmingham Ala, but by a
large majority refused 10 instruct him TO vote
for the acceptance of the proposition Of the
Knights of Labor General Assembly to inter
change working cards and to cad the un-
pleasantness between The organizations.
q A REPORT was circulated at Brazil. Ind,
that the operators bad concluded 10 grant TO
the miners the advance asked. Many miners
who had heretofore tried 10 save their means
to secure food with should tie strike continue,
bought freely o many Injuries, thinking that
prosperity, plenty If work and good pay were
assured But it has now iranspred the rpInor
was untrue. Just row il started is not known.
Is the Knights Of Labor Conv ntion, at
Toledo il was decided that ''ali who do not
accept the principals eDunciated in the plat
form must either leave the Order or be ex.
PEELED" Ii was also decided that the Cen
eral Master Workman should appoint com.
mittee TO amend the constitution their work
to be published to the Order one month before
the meeting Of the next General Assembly.
I he report OF the finai &c Committee showed
an increase Of 20 per cent. in the membership
from The increase Of the per capita tax. This
does not include those restored TO full mem
bership. resolution WIS adopted favoriny
the holding at some more central city OF the
Industrial Conference, nov appointed to meet
in Washington on February I'D.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Servants suffocated in a Hotel in James
town, y. Y.

Servants suffocated in a Hotel in James.
town, \. y.
Fire broke out at ? A. NJ. in the kitchen ia
the rear Of the Old Homestead Hotel and
spread rapidly to the hotel. The frenen re-
sponded quickly, and worked with a will.
When they reached the second story of the
kitchen they found at the foot of the stairs
leading 10 the floor above the horribIy-burned
body Of a girl. All the clothing was destroy d,
and in many places the flesh dropped from
the bones This vas the remains Of Maggie
Wilson, waiter. She had been here bui a
few months, and had relatives living in
Derrick City, Pa. o. the floor above, where
the girl had been sleeping with other en-
ployes of the hotel, a woman's body was
found lying across trunk with a little bow
in her arms. This was Mrs Buchanan.
pastry cook, with her little son. She came
here from the BiddeIl House, Bradford, Pa.
Mrs. Marsh, dish-washer, was found in bed
in the same room, evidently never having
awakened. She came here from Warren. Ps.
All three bodies in this room were untorehed
by fire, death being caused by suffoeation.
Several other inmates escaped from the hotel
in their night clothing not having tine to
dress. The building was completely quilted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
SOUTHERN ADVANCEMENT
The Past Week Only a Moderately
Active One.
The Inauguration of Four Regular Euro
pesn steamship Lines From New
port News.


The MdlsJuetae,'s Record, Of Baltimore,
in reviewing the industrial progress of the
South, says: The broa ching out of Southern
advancement Is illustrated this week in the
official announcement of the Inauguration Of
four regular European steamship lines from
Newport News-the first regular lines to
Europe from any port south Of Baltimore
which must mark the beginning of an ever
increasing direct foreign trade. II is not
simply intended that these steamers shall take
outward cargoes, but L at the import business
shall be worked upwith view to bringing
in foreign goods for Western distribution.
Arrangements have already been made for
loading about twenty steamers on these four
lines before the end OF the year, and heavy
contracts have been mrde for the shipment Of
Western produces grain, flour, provisions,
etc. The practical Inauguration of these
lines, through the efforts OF the Chesapeake Il
Ohio Railroad, will necessarily force other
Southern railroad SYST ms reaching the At
lantic and Gulf ports 10 take steps TO secure
the establishment of fortign steamship lines
Thus, while the low price OF cotton affects for
the time being the bus ness interests OF the
'outbt liltIt u fttduy III
general development that will add greatly TO
the volume OF trade and traffic and TO the
prosperity of the whole section. The past
week has been only n moderately active one
in the Inauguration OF new enterprises, but
the outlook Is very promising for n steady
solid growth. Among some OF the more i'm,
portant enterprises reported this week are the
building of thousand new coke ovens, the
construction OF q new railroad into an un.
developed timber section, and the proposed
erecti, of large lumber mills and the sale of
a tract OF timber land for $50 coo cash, all IN
West Nirginia; $1,000 chemical and drug
manufacturing company at Monroe. La;
furniture factory at Athens, Ga; Si29, 900
sale OF phosphate land in Florida, and several
new phosphate companies in the same State;
100000 yitrifed brick company at Clover.
port KY; wo0denware factory at Bristol
Tenn; an $4,000 furniture factory company
at Texarkana, Ark; a $4,000 tobacco factory
company at Morristown, Tenn; S200,0UO
canal company IN Florida; a S35, 900 canning
company at New Berne, N. c.; $4,000
phosphate company at Atlanta, Ga; a 81 OCO,-
90 lumber company in PITT county, n. c.; a
Sl2j, 100 manufacturing company at Balti-
more, Md; So, 90 improvement company
in Hale county, Texas; a $4,000 fish hand-
ling company at Galveston, r. xas; $500, 900
oil and company, $780, improvement
and construction company, n $50, 900 coal and
coke company and an $50 600 coal and coke
company, all in West Virginia; a $3.50
water company at Homecoming, Md; $4,000
cottonseed-oil company ut New Orleans, La,
Off -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
OUR SUGAR IMPORTS.


Secretary Foster Estimates Nine Millions
to Pay the Duty on Sugar Next Year.
Secretary Foster has incorporated in his
estimates for next year 50, 10000 to pay the
duty on sugar. This IS a reduction in tie
amount or. insily estimate which was based
on probable sugar production of ~, 10000
pounds. II is now estimated that rot more
than 40, Coz, 900 pounds Of sugar will be pro
dnead
In this conn, etion tables have been pre-.
pared at the Treasury Department which
show that during the fiscal year ended June
30 1891, g.. 4S3 417.222 p unds OF sugar we're
imported in the United States from foreien
countries for which consumers paid sl05 73S
PIG. Ut is interesting 10 note that, while Cuba
leads the world as a 81 producing coHairy,
i, 40, SO lF pounds II sugar came from that
country ont o. the 8 $50, Al, ~ ponds im-
ported. Germany comes second, the Unlted
Siates using Of her production ~, 232 $50
pounds.
The British West Indies and fbe Hawaiian
Islands follow in the order named, and from
each Of these countries more sugar was i'm
ported than the United States expects to pro
duee nf-t year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
We AnyRRrIsrNn CLERK


Fussy Man (hurrying into newspaper
oiiee)-''Tve lost my spectacles soms.
where, and want to advertise for them
but can't soc to write without them, you
know"
advertising Clerk (likely to BE- bust.
ness manager some day)-"I will write
the ad, for you, sir. Auy marks on
themg1
Fussy Msn-''Yes, yes. Gold-rimned,
lenses different focus, aud letters L. Q.
c. on inside. Insert it three times
Advertising Clerk--'Yes, SIR. Five
dollars, please
Fussy Man --''Here it is"
Advertising Clerk-''Taanks. Il give,
me, sir, great pleasure, to inform you
sir, that Sonr spectaoles are on top OF
your head"
Fussy Mainly stars So they are.
Why didn't you say so beforen
Advertising Clerk-"Business befors
pleasure, you know. "-Nes York Hekty.