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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-03-21
STATE NEWS.

John Mooney, one OF the most
noted burglars in the Ohio Valley,
and who is wanted in dozen differ
ent places for shooting officers and
blowing open safes, was captured in
Wheeling, W. Va. Monday night by
the police and lodged in Jail. This
is his FIRST visit to that institution
since he made his escape, in 1885.
Mooney is wanted at Ashtabula, O.,
where he recently shot policeman,
and he also killed q man in Wells
burg in 1884. He served term in
the West Virginia penitentiary in
the early eighties.
Isaac Google and John Freeman,
claiming to represent Google Bros
nursery, at Risvssville, are under ar
rest at Simpsons, charged with
swindling and perjury. Their meth
cd was to present alleged contracts
for the purchase of fruit trees to
farmers, and when payment was re-
fused, to institute suit. Farmers
generally were scared into com-
promise. Last week they presented
a contract to a Mrs. Goodwin, who
denied it's genuineness. Suit was
commenced, and it was shown by
Mrs Goodwin that she could neither
read nor write. The plaintiffs then
swore that Mrs. Goodwin had direct
ed her daughter to sign for her. The
testimony produced showed that the
daughter was as illiterate as the
mother.
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Oico.

At her home in this city, March II, 1891,
Mrs. Helen Virginia, wife Of Mr.. VIM.
Wilger, in the seth year of her age. For
sixteen years Mrs. Wilger probably never
knew what it was to be well. For several
years she has been almost constantly bed
fast. 1t is difficult to realize the degree
of her sufferings and yet she was always
submissive and cheerful. She leaves four
children to the care of devoted father,
for whom her great concern was that they
should be kept from the evil one. May
peace abide upon that home.
F.M.W.
REED.-On Monday March IS, 1891, at
l: 80 a. M. g., William A. Reed, IN the twenty
sixth year Of his age, beloved son of the
late Amos and Francis q. Reed.
Friends and relatives are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his late
residence, 304 East Randall street, thence
to the Rev Thomas Lows Church, and
from there TO Camden Station, to be inter-
red at Martinsburg, W. va, on Thursday
10Th inst .--B0Jto. American.
Mr.. Reed was brother of Mrs. c. M. La
mar, of this city and his remains were taken
to her home on west Burke street. and bur-
led on Thursday morning in Greenhill Gem
etery.
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The Louisiana Company Working BY
Way of Mexico.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Posteffice
Inspector Fitz has discovered, as the
result of several months investiga-
ton, that the Louisiana Lottery has
succeeded in evading the Anti-Lot-
terry law by establishing branch of
flee, under the name OF the Mexican
International Banking Company, at
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, under the
patronage of General John Gesby. 1t
is flooding the large cities of this
country with its circulars openly, and
the postal authorities are powerless
to prevent it, because they have no
authority to tamper with mail from
a foreign country, even if they know
it contains lottery matter. Captain
Fitz has the names of the agents of
the concern in most of the large
tiles, and the Post Office Depart
ment will prosecute them; but it is
not thought that this will affect the
business to any considerable extent,
as the lottery company has lists Of
the names and addresses of nearly
all who play the lottery.
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SoME STATISTICS OF CRIME.-Cen-
sus bulletin No. 81 states that in
1890 there were in the United States
1929 convicts in a population Of
63,622 $50. an increase Of ID in the
million as compared with 1880. The
population was 24.86 per cent. great
er in 1890 than in 1880, but there
were 1928 per cent. more conyicts.
OF the whole number OF convicts
67.58 per cent were whites, 32.47
per cent. colored. OF those in penti-
tentiaries 1850 per cent. we're native
born, 90 10 per cent. foreign-born.
In the South Atlantic States 81 SO
per cent of the convicts were color
ed, 1882 per cent. white. Women
were but 39 per cent. of the convicts
in penitentiaries. Maryland's per-
centage of the population Of the
Union was l.66 per cent. Her per-
centage Of its convicts was 1873. Vir-
ginia also had less than her share of
convicts, and West Virginia had
only half her share. California and
Texas, on the other hand, about
twice their proper proportions.
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Teller and Funds Missing,

PHILADELPHIA, M ARCH l6.-G.
Wharton Richie, receiving teller of
the Commonwealth National Bank,
has been missing since February
23d, and $1,S1960 of the banks
funds disappeared with him.
The detectives have been search
ing for the missing man, but so far
without success. The defalcation
was not discovered until February
"a, when Ritchie's ia lure to report
for duty led to the placing of clerk
in his position, and count of the
money taken in on the Saturday pre-
vious showed a shortage of the
amount named.
Ritchie is 4>,at % years of age,
unmarried, and was considered at
the bank very steady young man.
He had been employed there for
eight years, half of that time as re-
ceiving tellar. He was under bond
to the amount of $4,000, one of the
surety companies guaranteeing his
honesty for that much. To-day the
company made good the amount to
the bank.
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Three OonvIots Escape Jail:

CHARLEsTowN. W. VA, March IT.
George Fry and Howard Fidinger,
two young convicts, brought here
last November from the penitentiary
as witnesses on the part of the State
in certain felony cases and who have
been confined in the Jail of this coun-
ty since that time, and held to testi-
~ at the next term of the court, es-
capped from Jail last night by unlock
ing the door to their cell with an
improvised key made of small wire
After leaving their own cell they
went to that occupied by Edward
Allen, companion of theirs, who
was sentenced to the penitentiary
with them for participating in the
same crime, and who was also
here as State witness, unlocked his
cell door and liberated him. They
then went to the hall door of the
Jail leading to the yard and unlock
ed it, afterwards unlocking the yard
gates and escaping to the streets.
Allen says he walked with them
through town about two squares
and then concluded it was wrong to
leave so unceremoniously and tina the
would return to the Jail and inform
the Tailor of the escape. he did so
and gave the alarm. Jailor 8, G.
Young, who is very careful and vigi-
liant, at once went to the railroad
depots in the hope of intercepting
the fugitives, but could get no clue
of them. This morning numerous
kilograms were sent out by the jail
or, but nothing was received in re-
ply, and the boys are still at liberty.
The three boys range in age from
seventeen to twenty years, and all
are residents of this place. In May
last they were sent to the peniten-
tiary for two years each for bur-
glary, upon their confession. A
great deal of sympathy was express
cd for the boys, and . petition for
their pardon signed by several off,
GERS of the court and many citizens
of this county, is now before the
Governor.
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JUDGMENT UPON THE JURY.

JUDGMENT UPON THE JURY.
The action Of the people of New
Orleans in practically lyncnihg elev-
en- Sicilians cannot be justified from
any moral or legal standpoint. The
constitution of the United States
says: "No person shall be deprived
of life without due process of law"
That is the fundamental law of the
land and cannot be eyaded. To
kill without process of ltw, is to
endorse the Italian vendetta and the
Mafia's oath. That those assassins
merited death, is beyond question,
but the right to take life without
process of law isas truly forbidden.
That, this is government by law
should be maintained at all hazards
and that perfect freedom under the
law is the right of the law abiding, is
the intention of this Nation cannot
be denied. That every organization,
secret or otherwise for assassination
or violation of law should be rooted
out, must be admitted, but it should
be done under, through and by force
OF the law. 1t is questionable as to
whether the Italians who kept their
Malta oath in numbering Hennessy
or the jurors who failed to keep
their oaths in trying the assassins
should have been the victims of the
unlawful, but possibly exeusable
punishment. 1t was summary &C.
ton and severe judgment upon the
guilt of the jurors who under law ae-
quilted those willful foreign assas-
sins. 1t is hard blow at the jury
system, already growing weak in the
estimation Of leading jurists, but it
is quite certain that the Mafias are
wrong and should go, and if the ju-
ries are too weak to enforce the law,
or act through fear or bribery. that
system vii go too. This is free
country and though you may call it
q measure of force equal rights and
perfect freedom with protection to
the law abiding will be enforced by
the law.
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"AfARTINSBURRS RoE.n

Under this head the Wheeling In
teILigencer gets off what is called
special dispatch to that paper. We
say there is not any authority or
reason for any such head lines, or
for the statement that the patronage
of this town is only worth 100000
dollars a year. The freight and
passenger traffic is worth over 300,-
600 dollars per annum to the B. &
o. r. r. Co., and we are among
those who believe that there is more
sense in the directory of that CON-
pany than to thoughtlessly cut off
that amount of patronage. If we
don't like this town it is our privi-
lege to get out of it, and if the B. &
o. don't like the town or the State,
let them get out and go their own
way, ard the town will get along
and prosper with its many avenues
OF success. If person or corpora
ton don't want to live with us, we
say get out "with your tale o. woe"
We'll have none of it. There has
never been day since the old town
was Incorporated that her people
were more solid, business on better
footing, or prosperity more smiling,
than now. Wheeling with all her
industries and manufactures, for
years has been only switch tag of
the B. & O.-to be rhythmical "Did
she complain of her woe ?" or did
her people still snake things go 2"
The B. & o. has a right to manage
its business, but they must also en-
dorse the new political principle
of Reciprocity" Martinsburg is
going ahead to win and is winning
and we hope the press of the country
will stop what possibly they are not
intending, but are surely doing, in
juriug the town by bowling "woe,' y
when the country all is pros
porous and booming. Be fair and
quit it, for all statements about
woe are all absolutely visionary im.
aginations.
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Correspondence.
HEDdEsvlLLE.

Rev. Leanell breaches in the
Episcopal Church on Sunday next.
Mrs. Collier, an old resident Of
this village, is quite sick at this
time.
Mr.. Timothy Nihon, so long and
favorably known in this community,
is in very feeble health.
The P. o. Department the coming
year will occupy the room now used
by A. t. Morris az jewelry store.
Messrs Landers, of Dam No. 5,
and Mr.. Fersner, of Four Locks,
were in this village on Tuesday last.
Regular meeting Berkeley Lodge
No. 81, A. F. A. & M. occurred at
their lodge room on Tuesday even
ing last.
The entertainment for the benefit
of the Episcopal Sunday School will
take place on the evenings of April
end, 3rd and 4th.
Several resid ents of the village
attended the silver wedding Of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Ropp, on Friday
evening, 18th inst.
Mr. Author Gilmore, salesman of
Daniel Miller & Co., is supplying
Berkeley County merchants with
dry goods and notions.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Thomas
has purchased one.half Of her sis
ter's dwelling, Mrs. F. B. Weaver,
which she win occupy the coming
year.
Mrs. Kreglow celebrated her
birthday on Tuesday last by din
ner party, in which several of her
old friends were the happy partici-
pants.
The Hedgesvllle Amateur Drama
tic Club will give performance to
the colored people for one night to
assist them in canceling debt on
their church building.
REPORTER.
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Probably the Largest Deal ever Recorded.

CHICAGO, March ia special
dispatch from Denver says: 1t is
announced that the famous Maxwell
land grant, containing 100000
acres of land, has been sold. The
price not mentioned. 1t is the lar
gest deal ever made in the west.
The agent who made the deal has
been in New York for the past three
months, where he has been negotiat-
ing, but he will say very little about
the matter. Some idea of the deal
may be gained when it is stated that
the company is stocked for $l0,000,-
600. The final payment is to be
made in about three months, when
the company will take possessions of
the lands.
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Chr Sndfpeudtnt,
jim. wIsNER, Editor and Proprietor.
North Queen ST., Martinsbure, w. Va.

Published EVERY SATURDAY at Mar
tinsburg, w Va, at So. per annum in adj
vance.
TERMS FOR TRANSIENT ADVERTISING:
one inch 40 lines) one time, s1.0O
Each subsequent insertion, 80
Standing advertisements, West Virginia
Press Association Rates, Glass 'sE, on y
basis of so cents per inch, per month, num-
der of inches and months, entitled to rea-
s0nable discount.
G@special positions % to a3A per cent
additional.
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The crack that Chambersburg got
by the collapse of the Taylor Manu-
featuring Company is rather serious
and should be warning to all val
ley boomers to be prudent in con-
tracing for and managing plants. A
receiver has also been asked for the
Crowell Mandatory of grain drills,
&c, at Mechanicsburg, Pa, by a
stockholder, who alleges mismanage-
ment.
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Friend Gallaher, of the Free Press,
is making a bid for the next demo-
cratic convention, inasmuch as the
Charlestswn Jail will no longer hold
its inmates. He made that charge
recently against Martinsburg, but
now, 10, and behold we are to have a
new Jail. Score one, brother.
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SPRING EYE-0PENERs.

BARGAINS ON THE FACE
OF EARTH.
Bargaiss No. i
5000 YarJs Good Gallo oaly &c.
Bargain No 2
100 Parsl Lsce Curtains only Ace
Bargain No. s.
300 Oil Window Blinds SpriaS
Rollers only 23c. A regular soc.
Blind.
Bargain No. A.
$50 DIR. Warner Coraline Corset
only Tic.
Bargain No. ).
95 Dir. Warmers Health Corset
only 99c.
Bargain No. 6.
1000 Dozen Clark's O. N. 7. Cot
ton only 3zc.
Bargain No. 2.
500 Dozen, 500 Yard Basting Cot
ton only &c.
Bargain No. 8.
500 Bottles Gilt Edge Shoe Dress
ing only Tic. Others ask 25c.
Bargain No. 9.
1000 Beautiful Cherry Curtain
Poles only tic.
Bargain No. 10.
5000 Yards Good Crash only 3sc.
Bargain No. IL.
1000 Yards All Linen Crash only
Sc.
Bargain No. E2
5000 Yards Table Oil Cloth only
l9e.
Bargain No 13.
$50 Ladies' Electric Gossamers,
were 81 IS, now T5c.
Bargain No. Ii.
200 Misses Electric Gossamers,
were $1.25, now Csc.
Bargain No. I5.
800 "Our Little Beauty Corset"
now 19c.
Bargain No. 10.
200 Mems 81 Fine Shirts now only
SOC.
kstsE = Sthn NE. I'd.
500 Pair Child's SOC Button Shoes
now 25c.
Bargain No. IS.
60 Pair Boys School Shoes, were
$3.50, now 90c.
Bargain No. 10.
4S Pairs Men Fine Shoes, were
So, now 81.
Bargain No. 90.
100 Pairs Woosted Carpet Slip
pers only 3lc.
Bargain No. 81.
100 Pairs Women's Lace and But
ton Shoes, were $l.50, now 81.
SPECIAL.
just received 80 Kinds Of Ladies
Fine Shoes for the spring trade.
1t will pay any one to examine
our stock before buying elsewhere.
BLUE FRONT AND
METROPOLITAN.
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ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrs tor Of An
ME g. Sencindivsr all persons knowing
themselves indebted to her estate are notified
10 come toward and promptly settle the
same; and all persons having claims ag ainst
her estate are requested TO file the same
properly volched Tor audit and settlement.
3-2l-3t. T.B. SENCINDIFER.
Admir- of Annie E. Sincendiver, DECD
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NIIAKESPERIdN.

Mr.. Shakespeare is Mayor Of New
Orleans. He might now write q
play entitled 1.-THE Lynching Of the
Gentleman from Verona - Wheel
iin Renister.
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SATURDAY. MARCH. 81 1891.

The Louisiana Lottery Company
has departed from the U. S. and set
up an Office in Mexico. Send the
Malta with it.
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BLOODY WORK OF A MOB.
Eleven Sicilian Prisoners Murdered In
New Orleans.


The jury having acquitted six of
the nine Sicilians charged with the
murder of Chief of Police David G.
Hennessy at New Orleans, and the
opinion having become current that
the others would not be convicted,
a meeting of leading citizens Of the
was called last Friday night, the
evening of the acquittal. These citi-
zens issued call through the press
for public meeting at the base of
the statue of Henry Clay, in the cen
tire of the city. Here three thous-
and men assembled and were address
ed by prominent lawyer and 9th
ers, who advised the people to act,
as the courts had failed. At the con
clusion of the speeches the crowd
started for the parish prison. On
the way guns, which had been pro
vided by the citizens, were handed
to responsible men from an arsenal
on Bienville and Royal streets. The
prison was reached at 1890 o'clock
a. m. After a slight resistance it
was surrendered and the citizens
rushed in and shot to death eleven of
nineteen men charged with the kill
ing of Chief Hennessy. The men
who had been acquitted by the jury
were in custody on minor charges iu
connection with the case. Three of
them were among those killed. The
other three were not harmed. Two
of the eleven, Polietz and Bagnetto,
were dragged from their cells and
hanged in the street and riddled
with bullets. The crowd quietly
dispersed.
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"a ACRES And q SQUARE POLES.

TERMS OF SALE.-One half cash on
day of sale. balance in equal instailnens at
six and tw.lve months, with interest from
day of sac. Title to be Withheld until last
payment is made. j. NELSON WISNER,
Special Commis sioner-
W DopD. Aucti0ner. 3-l4-4t
hereby certify that J. Nelson Wisner has
executed bond as Special Commissioner ia
the aboFe cause as required BIZ law.
W.B. C0LSToN, CLERK.
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NOTICE.

To WATER TAKERS of Martinsburg.
Notice is hereby given that the water rent
will be due and payable April LIST, 1891.
All persons Interested will please give this
notice th cir attention. Respectfully.
3-21-4t. W. 81. WHEN, Serg't.
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AUCTIONE:E:R.

JOHN W. DODD is Licensed Auction
eer in Berkeley and Jefferson counties,
w. Va, Clark and Frederick counties,
Va, and Washington county. Md, and
solicits a share Of the public patronage.
VIII sell on per cent, or lump the job. Sat
istaction guaranteed
Vs. Address. JOHN W DODD, Mar
tinsburg. W. Va, or call ct the CONT
MENTAL HOTEL. dec. 10, 90-tf.
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A PROTEST FROM ITALY.

The italian government has in
structed Baron De Fsvs, the italian
minister at Washington, to present
vehement protest to the U. S. gov
eminent against the action of the
mob in New Orleans, and the United
States government promised to make
an investigation.
It does not appear that the United
States government can be response
BILE for the killings, as they were not
done under National, but the state
jurisdiction. But the affair will I'M
questionably give rise to protract-
ed correspondence on the subject be-
tween the two Nations.
Italians all over the country were
wrought to high pitch of excite
ment, and the most complete ven-
geance, in many instances, threaten
ed. Meetings we're held by them in
most OF the large cities and denun-
ciatory resolutions passed and
speeches made.
THE MAF1A AND ITS WORKINGS.
The death of Chief OF Police Hen
messy was due to degree of the
Malta secret organization composed
almost entirely of Sicilians, and
founded by an italian cutthroat
named Malta, at Palmermo, hun
bred years ago. The members are
for the most part criminals and
counterfeiters, and hesitate at no
atrosity. The inhuman cruelty of
some Of the Malta agents is almost
beyond human credence, and savors
of the brutal barbarity of the middle
ages. He may be bully, a black
mailer, mu rderer, but in whatever
he does the public opinion Of Sicily
supports him still. The code Of
ethics which maintains him is called
manliness.
The secret service OF the United
States has been aware for several
years Of the operations Of La Malta
in this country. Their counterfeit
ing, which is their diversion as well
as q part of the duties of their pro-
fession of crime, could not fail SOON
or or later to bring them before the
eye of the governments detective
force. Eight out of the ten of the
Malta murders committed in this
country are ostensibly done in the
heat of passion over game of cards.
But that is ruse of the Malta in a
majority of cases.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-27
Killed on the Rntlrood.

Clinton Sentman, who resides near
Milltown, Mill Creek hundred, having
d sposed or few bushels OF oats L.
Manuel Richenbcrger. placed the same
ia light dearborn ON rusoday morn.
ing, TO which he attached four.ycar.
Old mare, and set oil to deliver the
same In rea hing tho farm of james
Morrison several hounds ran from the
lawn, barking luriuusly. and frighten-
Ing the mare, size ran down the Is. II q.
rnllrohu tracks at "a furious gait. After
going some distance AlIs Sentman
noticed the nurihbound acuommudu.
ton train approaching him, when he
leaped from tile dearborn and rolled
down the eIu hui kmeut.
In moment afterwards the mare
came iii collision with the locomotive.
when she was instantly killed nnd
the dearborn torn to pieces. Seutnlan
was brought 10 this city on tho train
and although his right leg was hurt he
was not seriously injured llo esti
mated his loss ut 800. 1t is hardly
probable that he can recover any thing
like that sum from the railroad Com
pany rs the dogs are really ru5pun sibL
Tor the accident, and consequent y Ii,
Will be considerably out OF pocket.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-27
Reward Offered.

The trustees of Harrison street NJ.
Il. chapel held meeting on Wednes-
day evening, and decided to offer re-
ward Of $50 for the arrest and conyic-
tion of tho person or persons who set
fire to their chapel Wednesday morn
ing. 1t was a deliberate attempt from
the fact that number of hymn6ls had
been torn up to start the fire, the trap
door in the ceiling opened, and door
ana window left open to create a draft.
Upon examination they found that
their damage would reach at least 500,
and had 1t not beon for the prompt ac-
tlon of the people of the neIghborhood
the entire chapel would haye been de.
lstrOyed. The trustees return their
thanks to all those who so kindly aided
them, and for the sympathy they have
received from the public. There Will
be services on Sunday as usual. In tho
morning communion service will DO
Iheld.
Three men were seen drinking beer
on the corner late on Wednesday Eight
from keg, and AS two men were1settt
running down Harrison street Just be-
fore the alarm was given. it Is supposed
they are the guilty parties. The trus-
tees have the keg which was left by the
men under the window, and as It hss
the owners name upon ii, they believe
it will prove clue. This lis good
chance for the -four detectives to test
their skill in that line.