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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
LOST IN THE sANDHILLs.


Terrible Suffering Of Two Little sisters
In Nebraska,
For week the entire male population o.
Thedford, Thomas county Nob., has been
engaged ia search for the two Little girls II
John Hammond who were l0st ~ the sand.
hills surrounding that town, The children,
ono eight years and tho other four. went 10
visit their sister, who lives about aix miles
north Of Thedfard and between four and five
O'Clock they started home They hnd gone
about mile aud the rond lead through tho
sandhils, The children lost their way aud
never reached home.
Their parents and the Immediate ncirhhorq
searched the hills all night Then The citizens
Of Thedierd aud the surrounding country
turned ont. They took Tho trnil and aooa
found where the children had wandered from
the path % gather flowers. The search was
continued until dark and the scarchcrs
canped on the trail. A relief party went
after provisions aud cnuricrg were kept IN
communication with The soarcheu ns they
went ON over the dismal search of barren
sands They came % o place whore the
youngest had lost one shoe, and could see
where the older one had carried her little
sister a short distance
AZ noon the youngest child was found NJ the
loot OF hlNh mr. nail covered win sanA,
where she had fallen completely exhausted.
The little one was unconscious. aud her tongue
was swollen 50 that n pr0trudcd from het
mouth She was soon restored. however and
when asked where her sister was she said;
Sister went home The Youngest child VIVA
found nearly fifteen miles from the point
where they lcft the road 60 pick flowers. The
search went on; q coniinued until The searchers
discovered the dead body Of the older child
ten miles north Of Running Blaine county
fully scycnty-fye miles from Che place where
the children lost their way.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
NO. Sc.
CABLE SPARKS

PRovESsoR BEcQuEREL, the French physi.
eian and author, Is dead.
THIRTY.FouR thousand foundrymen IN the
Chartered district Of Belgium are o. strike
THERE were las deaths in London lastweeb
from the grip and 5Sa deaths from lung
diseases.
THERE ere q members of the British
House Of Commons III with grip, The disease
Is ravaging London,
THE Chamber Of Deputies Of France has
adopted a bill allowing the Paris mutual
system OF betting on horse races, under tax.
A MAGAZINE at ponaghadee, county Down.
Ireland, exploded and shook the whole town.
u Is supposed the explosion was the work OF
an American dynamiter,
The organ Of the MCCarthyite wing Of the
IRISH Parliamentary party, and National
Press, Of Dublin, SAYS that Lord Molseley.
commander OF the British military forces Ia
Ireland, is recent convert TO home rule.
THE British government has despatched a
man-ei-war TO the province OF Ngnn-Hooi,
china, where natives burned the British con-
sulate, the Catholic mission and other Euro,
pear buildings.
CART EDMUND n. NERNFY, liberal meme
herot Parliament for North Bucknghanshire.
was expelled from the House Of Commons iil
consequence OF his being sentenced 60 one
fffhe imprisonment tNi conspiracy 90 procure
young gpyerncss for immoral purposes.
Si9NoR CORrI, The Italian consul Mt New
Orleans, has been notified to return home hv
his government At Washington Il Is SAP.
posed that Signor Corti has been recalled
because Of indiscrcet public uttcrancos ia con-
neetion with the lynchiug Of The Italians ina
New Orleans.
Az anti.Europcan riot has brokoi out at
Woo Hoo, treaty port Of China on the Yang
KING The natives attacked aud burned the
Catholic mission and number Of European
dwellings. The Europeans took refuge upon
hulks anchored in the river.
CoEfLo, Che well-known political economist.
SAYS Portugal is confronted hy monetary.
industrial and political crises Of tho most
threatening kind. A member Of the spanish
Chamber of Deputies SAYS uu the first attempt
TO establish arcpublic In Portugal the Spanish
prime minister viii intcrposc and assist tho
monarchy to resist any such movement
THE electors Of North Wexford. ireland.
have resolved TO stop payment Of the salary Cd
John +. Redmond, thcir representative In
Parliament who IA nov In the United Stntrs
N the interest of Mr.. parnell, aud to devote
me money thus saved 90 the relief of the
cyieted tenants Of Ireland.
UNtrEp IRELAND, the Dublin organ Of tho
Parneliite wing OF the Irish party, has am
n0unced the Paris fund which the Mccarthy
ties contend was contributed tasuppOrf oyieicd
tenants In ireland, will be used by the Par.
nellitcs rs a fighting fund for the final struggle
i"r home rule.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
SHUT OUT THE SICILIANS.
The Report of the New Orleans InvestI-
CATION Committee.

The Report of the New Orleans Investi-
CATION Committee.
The committee of fifty citizens appointed by
the mayor to investigate the Malta Society, in
their report, just submitted, state that sub
committee called upon the Italian consul and
assured him that the purpose of that body was
to legally rid the community of criminals, and
give greater security to life aud property to all
Its citizens, of whatsoever nationality.
The consul stated that he was satisfied of
this and was ready to Cooperate with us to
this end, and he would Immediately prepare
ana send us report containing all the infor-
nation in his possession He stated that he
was convinced of the existence OF the Malta in
tins city, and brought out the registration
papers OF Bagnetto and pulled out the imprint
OF seal, which he informed us was the seal
OF the Malta. lie said he had strong suspicion.
which amounted to conviction in his mind. as
to who were the leaders of the society in This
city, and he furnished the committee with the
names
lie stated that prior TO the Hennessy as
sasslnation he had in some way uneonsciously
incurred the displeasure of a coterie fcom-
posed principally of the men who met their
death at the parish prison on the 18th of
March; that they had invited him to supper,
anu oi'iouSh lit pdFtoOk spaFHgiy OF oyster
soup only, when he returned home he was
taken desperately i'll, suffered intensely all
night, and his symptoms bore all the evidence
OF poisoning, and he was satisfied his life had
been attempted.
The written information promised your com
mittee never came. The Consul sent word
first that he had telegraphed to Washington
for authority to give it to us, and afterwards
notified the committee that it being an extra
Judicial body, he did not feel warranted in
giving us the promised information
In the resolution of appointment this com
mIttee was requested to suggest ncedfuI
remedies. II only remains for us. therefore,
% point out the remedy, if possible
In our opinion the remedy is: /. The regu-
lation of immigration. 2. Reform in ihe
criminal laws and administration of criminal
justice. ,. A law recognizing the existence
of Sar association, and endowing it with full
power TO try and disbar any attorney whose
evil practices render him unworthy of being
an officer of court.
The only radical remedy which suggests
itself TO us is the entire prohibition OF iinIni-
grafton from Sicily and lower Italy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
SLAIN BY DYNAMITE.
Twenty Men Killed and Many Injured
at Tarrytown, N.
Many Blown Into the Hudson River--Torn
to Pieces in Horrible Manner,
Cause of the Explosion.


BY an explosion ofdynamite on flat car on
the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad near Holmes Point, midway between
Tarrytown and 1rvington, New York. from
eighteen to twenty laborers were killed, and
twenty-five were seriously injured Nearly
al Of the victims were Italians. Among the
dead is Finnegan, the Irish boss of the work.
The Italians were on the fiat car with twenty
four cases of dynamite, and were going to
section of road where third track was being
laid. A coil of rope lay or the front of the
truck Of the engine. As the train passed
Holmes Point spark from the locomotive
ignited the coil Of rope. The moving train
famed the flames, and they reached the first
package of dynamite. One of the Italians
saw this, and sprang off the fiat ear. He fell
under the wheels and was killed. The next
moment there was a rumbling noise a dense
cloud of smoke, and flying mass shot up into
the air. Before the explosion some of the ltal-
lans had tumbled off, and a few saved their
lives by so doing. The train had Just about
come to a stop. One man was blown fifty feet
in the air, and fell into the Hudson river.
Another man was blown over into tue bluff
Others We're blown in various directions.
Several are supposed to have been blown into
the river.
The air was filed with flying debris and the
fragments of human bodies which soon came
down like patter of hailstones. People a
block of were thrown 10 the ground by the
conclusion. Glass was broken in the windows
Of houses two or three hundred yards away.
When hesmoke cleared away there was a
sickening spectacle Thirty-one men, princi-
pally Italians, lay upon the ground. The car
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
RUDIDI Is AGAIN HEARD.
The New Orleans Lgnching Affair
Purely a Legal Question.
Not One of National Dignity-Why II
Recalled Fava ana Corte-A Speech
in the Deputies.

The Marqpis di Eudini, in the Chamber of
Depnties, discussing the New Orleans affair,
said that it was simply legal question. The
departure of Baron Fava from Washington,
he continued, had been ordered as a protest
against the action Of the United States in re-
jecting responsibility for the affair. European
sympathy, the Premier added, was with Italy,
and he hoped for a friendly solution Of the
question involved,
Signor 9ainGcfi after acknowledging what
he termed the strict legality of Premier di
Rudini's action in the dispute with the United
States, and the moderate character of his de-
maiitis asked whether, in view OF the verdict
Of the New Orleans grand jury, it would not
be more dignifcd to renounce the matter and
leave the responsibility for the lynchings on
those tolerating them.
Slgnor Cavaletto expressed his regret at the
rupture in the relations between the United
Suites and Italy. He thought that little should
be said about the affair, as it was very deli
cate matter. lie begged Premier Iii Rudini
70 use every endeayor to bring about settle
ment of the dispute, which, he said ought not
to be allowed TO linger.
Premier di kudiai explained that the for
cign policy generally of the Dreibund aimed
10 maintain the European equilibrium 1t
was undesirable, he said, that the foreign pol
icy Ola great country should be discussed
often. Alliances were not made or renewed
on the caprice OF the moment. On the con-
trary, the premier declared it was essential
that great nation should pursue II constant
line of action in order to be able to gather the
fruits Of lis own policy Exaggerated inn
portanee ought not To be given 10 the New
Orleans affair, nor question essentially ju-
dicial converted into one Of national dignity.
The recall Of Baron FaYa was protest against
the conduct Of the United States government
in declaring itself irresponsible in Inc matter
The question seemed to be entering d new
phase.
judicial proceedings had been commenced
against the lynehcrs, continued the premier,
but cannot say to what extent the pro.
ceedings are seri0Gs. Nevertheless am GER
tam that Europe approves our action. Our
counsel at New Orleans has been recalled
partly because the government wishes to OBJ
tain the fullest information in regard to the
matter, and partly because we fear that some
OF the Communications which the consul
published or permitted to be published we're
inopportune."
Replying to question relating to the New
Orleans grand jury and Sgnor Corte, The Ital-
ian consul at New Orleans, Premier di Rudini
added that he had learned through the news
papers OF the incident regarding the consul.
ii the news were true, the matter would, Of it.
SELF suffice to prove the necessity Of the recall
Of Consul Corte. Tine discussion was then adj
iOuFned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
HuNDREps ARE DESTITUTE.


The Forest Fires IA Michigan still Rag
ing IN Every Direction.
A despatch from Grand Rapids, Mich, says,
The forest fires IN the Lover Peninsula are
still burning from Munisteo 20 Huron. Tho
loss from these eonaaerations is already csH.
mated al e., OO0, 900 or more, with probabili.
" that il will be- doubled. unless checked by
rain.
BALDwIE, Mich Over one hundred home
less. h0useless women and children are here,
sheltered and fed by charity, while the men
have returned 10 their late homes whenen
they were driven by The drcs, ~ gee II any.
thing remains worth saving
GAYLORD, Mieh-f The home o. Robert
Dueke a farmer " Remington. M0ntmGrencY
County, was burned md two Of bis children
persisted.
HART, Mich. Fully two score families are
here destitute, having walked twenty miles 70
escape the fires, leaving homes and egerytling
behind them.
TwIS IAKg. Mich.-The fires are still rag-
Ing in almost every direction. Three families
have been burned out The men Eho we're
fighting the Gre we're nearly hgmmed iH and
came near suioeating
WHITE Cl0rp, Mich Hundreds II families
are destitute within twenty I've miles Of here,
ana many Auuuft4e nave hYinNk " NA haFs
what charitable people Rite them some ~
them are badly burned
EscANABA, Mich. The forest hres are now
doing great damage 10 Della aud hsuominee
counties. maid are spread over vast area.
With a high wind this city would b. IN great
danger.
PtvxsgrAwsEy. PA great FIRE q raging
along the mountains between fauEsutaWuey
and BeIlwood, on the lineof The Peungylyania
and Northwestern. u D. sixty miles in length
and Is siill burning Many people have been
made homeless.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
DAVIS MONUMENT FUND.
Date Fixed for Simultaneous Action
in the Matter.


At recent meeting Of the Southern Press
Association at Memphis, Tenn, a committee
Of three was appointed to cooperate with Gen.
John y. Gordon, commander.in-chiefo Of the
Confederate Veterans Association, in raising
q fund for erecting monument to the memory
Of Jefferson Davis This step was taken in
furtherence Of a scheme set on foot shortly
after Mr.. Davis, death, and which was in
tended to secure the cooperation Of southern
newspapers for this end Some money has
already been raised, but the Efforts in this
direction have heretofore been desultory and
lacking in system. The committee have there
fore thought it best that some action should be
taken to the end that a general and stimuli
taneous movement may be inaugurated. They
have therefore prepared the following address.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH: 1t has
been the custom Of all times and of all people
70 honor the memory Of their illugtrous dead
by the building Of monuments which shall be
perpetual reminders of their Nigils and
achievements Southern soil is rich with the
Blood aud ashes Of Southern heroes and
PATRIOTS whose memory will be priceless
heritage aud inspiring example forever.
Among all the noble dead there is none whose
name appears with greater power 70 the
Qifccti0nate remembrance Of the Southern
people than that Of jefferson Davis. His
splendid yaor upon the field Of battle, his
brilliant abilities in the arena Of statesman
ship, his heroic foTiitude under persecution,
unparalleled in It's atroeity and bitterness, his
patient, proud endurance Of ealumny and
detraction, make him a figure which will
stand for all time in the group Of great men 10
our history. q
.'The cause for which he fought and suffered
has gone down and we have buried tt forever.
But there is no sentiment Of honor or patriot
ism which requires US to bury The dead Of those
whose lives were cntwined with and whose
blool was shed for it. The Southern people
viii have become lost to every sense Of honor
able manhood and womanhood when they for
get him who for their sake wore the shaekles
upon his wasted limbs. We owe it to our
selves and to our children to build monu-
ncnt to his memory. We therefore appeal 70
the South, confident Of the nature Of their
response.
I'VE have appointed the 18th Of June 1891,
as a day upon which the people Of every town
and county in the Southern States should
meet md take the proper steps 70 forward the
course Of voluntary contributions Or other
methods which they may deem best. Let
those who feel patriotic interest in this move
ment everywhere begin at once 70 organize a
movement in their respective communities,
snd secure a large aud enthusiastic meeting
on the day appointed, anil send the results OF
their efforts 20 capt John l.. Weber, Charles.
ton, 5. G., who viii ct as treasurer Of the
fund.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
DESTROYED BY LOoUsTs.


French Naturalist Faiis Victim 10 the
Plague ~ Algeria.
The French sayant, " Kunekel Iereulaia,
President Of the chronological Society. Who
was employed on tbe Government mission II
investigating the locust plague In eprovi1ce
Of Algiers, has met horrible death. While
examining a deposit n locusts' eggs at the
village u Sidierai be WA overcome with IA
figue and the heat and felI asleep on The
ground While sleeping he asaitacked by
swaFrn Of l0custs.
On asaking be- struggled desperately 70 70.
cape from the living food. lie set FIRE - this
insect laden bushes near him, but al his
efforts seemed Intellectual, and finally when
the loeusts left the spot hia corpse was found.
His hair, beard and nccstie had been IN
tirely devoured. N. Hercnlais sas member
Of the French Academy and the author u
several valuable works on insects.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
MARrNsBuRG, ". SATURDAY, % 1884,
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

DURING 4 ERE in laundry in Chicago.
can Of gasoline exploded, injuring a number
q flremen, tive. il is feared, fatally,
BELOW Albuquerque New Mexico, several
small villages have been swept away BY the
flood Of the Rio Grande The bridge above
Espannla is unsafe.
a FARM house at ironsides. near Ottawa
Canada, was burned and James Hudson.
aged p years, and his 6-ycar-old sister per-
ished IN the flames.
DURTNGa thunder storm five horses on the
farm of Malvern Jones, at Elk Landing.
Maryland, were killed by lightning while
standing under a tree.
A FREIGHT train was wrecked near Vim
qua, Wisconsin, by running into COW. John
Morrison, engineer, and Frank Steele. IRE
man, were badly Scalded.
Two children of Edward Douglas. aged o
and 10 years respectfully, were struck by a
train and killed while returning from school,
in Thompsonyille, Connecticut.
4 BOILER in G.. W. Wilson's sawmiH al
Wilson's Station, near Germania, West Vir-
ginia, exploded, killing three men and a how
and seriously injuring two others.
IL a runaway accident at Peoria. Illinois.
man named Fritz was fatally injured. John
J. Friller was dangerously injured. and a
woman and two children escaped with slight
bruises.
A BROKEN axle caused freight wreck On
the Northern Central Railway, near Mahop-
tongo, Pa. 4 number of ears were burned.
No persons were injured. Passenger trains
were delayed.
SIXTEEN cars, loaded with cattle. jumpe
the track, near Trinidad, Colorado and went
over an emhankment. The ears were broken
up and 800 cattle were killed. Four tramps
who were stealing ride were buried in the
wreck.
FOUR children Of William and Sarah Fem
ton, whose ages range from two to five years.
were found starving, in rags. and covered
with yermin in a tenement in Brooklyn, ~
Y, They had eaten nothing for three DAYS
Their mother was a drunkard and their fathtt
had disappeared.
A NUMBER OF men we're engaged in loading
a threshing machine at Fort Jennings, Ohio.
when passenger train came around u curve
and the engine struck piece of timber which
projected over the track. The men were an.
der the train, and Henry Miller, Henry Slot
man and Louis Lence were killed and several
others injured.
A FREIGHTtrain on the Chicago Milwaukee
aad st. Paul Railroad ran off the track few
miles from Dubuque aud six cars were thrown
into the river james Richmond, engineer.
was killed, being buried under TIE engine.
The fireman and brakeman jumped Oh and
escaped with severe injuries.
AK extra freight train ran into train Of
loaded log cars az Shepherd, Michigan The
force Of the collision started 10 log cars down
the grade, through the shepherd yards to =
mile south of Sh epherd where the rest of The
train WAS being loaded with logs. In the col.
lision which followed three men were killed
and thirteen injured. The following is the
list of the killed. u. Bigclow, CLARK f. Stub
bic and Sherwood Clark. all Of shepherd.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
THE NEW TWODOLLAR BILL
The Late Secretary windem's Pictur,
VIII Adorn the Note.

The Late Secretary windem's Picture
VIII Adorn the Note.
The COMMITTEES appointed to design the new
two-doIlar certificate has completed it, work,
and the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
will very soon have the plates ready for the
printers. There viii not be 50 much lathe
work on ii as there Is On the old series Of two
dollar bills, and much more Of the white back
ground viii be visible.
There viii be a vignette Of the late Seere-
tary Window in the center Of the certificate,
and a bright earmine seal will be substituted
for the brown seal which appears on the old
notes. This seal will bepat n the right lower
quarter 81 the bill. About Sig.O00,0DO Of the
Old two-dollar certificates are outstanding, and
a. fast as they are received st the Treasury
they will he marked for destruction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
HAIL DOES $4,000 DAMAGE.

Cloudburst Almost Destroys the Wheat
Crop near saIins, Kansas.
A tremendous cloudburst Of hail took place
about four miles west of salina Kas., the
other evening. The district covered by the
storm was Two miles wide and eight 10 ten
long.
The hail was rs large as hens eggs, and
almost completely destroyed the wheat. One
farmer lost $50 acres and another 300. The
total damage will reach $4,000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
TRAMPS FIRE A TOWN.

After Applying Torch an Attempt y
Made to Loot the Place.
The principal business block in the town ei
Lamoute, Missouri, vas burned, the los being
$500.
The Ere was started by gang q iramps,
who proceeded to loot the town as socn a. the
blaze was under way. number Of houses
were ransaeked, and the citizens we're terror
stricken
The explosion of a hundred pounds II blast.
ing powder IN a burning hardware store added
% the confusion
The marshall and armed posse succeeded IN
putting the thieves 70 flight, capturing four 81
them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-23
"JoHN W. CHILDREss,
"PATEtCK WALSH,
JOIN LANGD0S WEBER
PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWNED.


1--WE Return.
Three lives were lost by the upsetting Of
sailboai on the SehuylkiIl River oil Gibson's
Point in the lower section Of Philadelphia.
The victims were Mrs. Susan Plseoe and her
infant son, Of No. l722 Ward street, and Miss
Mary Carr, oflfl4 Taskerstreet. There we're
also IN the party Fred Tidman, Samuel Peltz
Robert Chamberlain and Mrs. Mary Jones, a
twin sister Of Mrs. Rascoe and her four-year-
son Willie.
The party started out for a sail down the
river. Tidmau. the owner Of the boat, acting
IS saiing-masttr IN an ~ttempt 10 tg9
about the ropes became tangled around
Chanlberiain's feet aud the boat up
st~ The three men arc al good swimmers
and they succeeded IN getting the women and
children on 70 the bottom Of the upturned
boat bat they became hysterieal and frequently
got baek into the water. Finally Mrs. Pase0e
with Der infant and Miss Carr sunk.
After drifting about for some time those
still ciinging % The boat were rescued
Mrs. Piscoe's body was recovered about an
hour afterwards. She held her child tightly
ciasped IN her arms.