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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
IN CHANCERY.

Chas. E. Riley VS.. Henry Riley,
decree ordering deed to Edwin Glo-
yer, and distributing funds in the
hands of special commissioner; Liz
zie Feltner ct al. decree referring
case to commissioner, and to distri-
butte second payment; NJ. E. Pluser
&C., adm. VS.. G. 0. Payne ct al. de-
cree confirming commissioner re-
port; j. H. G. Daily VS.. VIM. Wills,
&c. defendent Thos. Wills filed his
answer to plaintiffs bill; Lucinda
Cosgriff VS.. j. Polk Stump trustee
&c, decree referring cause to CON-
missioner to ascertain the amount
unaccounted for in hands of trustee;
e. G. Hedges VS.. Theresa A. Mus
setter, ct al. decree distributing
funds in hands of special commits
sioner; E. B. Faulkner &c. VS.. Mel
vina Grantham &C., decree appoint
ing special commissioner; Robert
Lamon &C., VS.. Martinsburg Manu-
featuring Co, special commissioner
filed his report; D. Elmer Wolf VS..
Daniel Pitsnogle ct al. on motion of
plaintiff the case was dismissed.
AT LAW.
Decatur Hedges, Chas. j. Faulk-
ner Jr and Moses S. Granthan VS..
F. NJ. Davis, Scire facias, executions
for defendant amounting to 1894; M.
G. Lotter VS.. G. W KEGS, debt, con-
tinued at plaintiffs cost; James W.
Troxell &C., VS.. Daniel Poole, debt,
trial by jury, verdict for defendant,
motion for new trial; County Court
VS.. John L. Slonaker, bastardy, trial
by jury, verdict guilty; G. F. Laise
VS.. James Fl. Clendening, trespass,
trial by jury, verdict for defendant,
allowing $40 damage; VIM. Rutledge
VS.. W. FL. Faulkner, appeal, the
court decided that the defendant pay
to the plaintiff the sum of $28.47;
Aquila Jannev Guard VS.. j. Morgan
Sencendiver, debt, case continued.
The grand and petit jurors were
allowed their per diems for services
during this term.
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Life. Fire. Accident and Live
Stock!
BACK TO s AY.
Insurance BUSINESS

in all its plans, representing none but
the solvent, old reliable Companies. In.
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quote rates for risks in competition
with safe Companies, barring Wild cat
and non paying Companies never pay.
Prudent people always insure in the
best Companies. Call on or address,
VIM. MORGAN,
Office, Blondel Building, Corner Queen
and Main Sts.. Martinsburg, Va.
Jan. "a, 81 ly.
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A great move in carpets this week
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Departed this life on the morning of the
goth of April 1891, William Wilen, aged
Y years.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
A Queer Story of Crime.

New YORK, July 27.-Dominico Mel
chianda, an italian. was released from o
prison in Baltimore where he has been
serving five years sentence for killing
fellow laborer. and was brought to
this city in order to be taken to Italy,
where he is wanted for murder. He will
leave for his native land tomorrow on
the steamship Inziative from Brooklyn.
The history of the italian is most ro.
mantle. He killed man in Italy who
testified against him in case OF assault.
and then fled to this country. He mar
ricd and became father. He was
secure from arrest, for no one knew of
his crime. but in o moment OF evil
passion he killed another fellow. being,
and the highway of misfortune was
opened to him. When he went to prison
to serve out his five years sentence, he
placed his wife and child in the care of
his cousin. This cousin taught the
young wife to forget her husband, and
two children we're born who were not
Melchianda'r.
AS the time approached for Melchi-
anda's release from prison the cousin,
who lad betrayed his trust, fearful Of
his lite betrayed his mistress husband
to tie authorities AS consequence
Melchianda was at once taken from
prison and brought before the United
States authorities without obtaining
oven SO much as glimpse Of his family.
1t is said that some friends who visited
Melchinndn in prison today told him OF
his Cousins perhdy and that that indi.
viduals life is no safer new than ii
would bc if Melchianda was fee.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Bad Man to Keen.

CooPERsTowN, N. D., July 26.-John
O. Hanson and his father, Ed Hanson,
are wanted, charged with stealing stock.
John G. and the stock got out of the
state for tho state Of Washington. Ed
was c,ueht at jamestown, and The
Couri says: ut is reported that Han
son, 'fter being arrested at jamestown,
escaped from the sheriff, but was recap.
tured in the city of jamestown, after
which the sheriff wended his way to-.
wari Cooperstown with his "bird, and
every il,ing went all right until they
reached the residence OF Richard Lar
ron, when the sheriff went out to water
the horse which he did, but while the
sheriff WAS taking drink out of the
bucket Hanson got tired of waiting and
drove away with the sheriff's team
leaving the sheriff to drink or walk a,
he pleased. The team was subrequently
found ut Sinolair's place, near Bald Hill
tied to building but Hanson has no
been heard from up to the present time
When he left the sheriff he had chair
on his leg with ten. pound bull at til,
end OF u. Several parties, toRethe
with th, sheriff. are hunting after th,
escaped prisoner, and he will. no doubt
bo reoaptured, The action OF the pris
oner In trying 10 eyade The law will
make II oil the harder for him when b
does appear In court. I"
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
4 Wise Ieeversal.

BISMARCK, July 2s.-Attorney Gen.
eral Spencer has reversed the opinion
OF his deputy relative to the payment OF
bills incurred by the railroad commits.
sioners for publishing the schedule of
the journey of the board ON their annual
inspection trip. Spencer holds that the
law is blind, but that he will give the
commissioners the benefit of the doubt,
and advises theauditor to issue warrants
in payment therefor
A decision was filed in the supreme
court this morning in the case Of Bauer
vs.. Bauer from Pembina county, and is
reversed and ordered dismissed. The
suit grew out OF law passed in 1890,
providing means for wife securing q
divorce to receive alimony pending the
trial of the action. Ihe plaintiff ID this
action applied TO the trial court and SO.
cured an order to show cause, directed
TO the defendant. Why he should not pay
her the sum demanded. The supreme
court rCyerses the order OF the court
below on the ground that It had nc
juriadiction; that 10 summons had been
served and hence the defendant Was no
! Ii oonsh
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Wnshout and Landslide.

GOLDEN, CAL, July GA terrific
washout and landslide combined 90.
CURED last night on the Colorado Gem
trail Road. A cloud burst about three
miles west of Idaho Springs on the
mountain and struck the railroad track
at place called Fall River, the water
rushing down the side of the mountain
and carried with it an immense amount
of sand, gravel and great rocks. Il
struck cabin on the hillside, in which
q man named Brooks was sleeping, and
wiped it out of existence. The unfortu-
nate man has not been seen and it is
probable that his body is under the pile
of debris which covers the railroad
track. After striking the cabin the slide
continued down over the Colorado Gem
tral track. covering it for distance Of
400 feet and TO the depth of fifteen feet
with lightly packed sand and bpulders.
Over 15O miles of track was com pletely
washed away, Ess5 s &
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Missouri River Damage

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July s7.-Unless
almost miraculous influence is brought
to bear upon the Missouri river to pre-.
vent inroads made at point west oi
the city known as Belmont Bend, the
town OF Elmwood, opposite st. Joseph,
and territory alb ut six square miles Of
farming country will be submerged and
the bridge and r.ilroad tracks will be
rendered useless A neck of land sep.
arating the two bodies below the bend
has been reduced to q width of 900
feet. The banks are oaving in acre by
acre every day. Citizens of st. Joseph
are awakening to a sense of the neces.
river rive CT cut through % the Kansas Gtd bottome .1,e
this city would be deprived f three of
its most important lines of railroad.
For months at least the sewer system
will be useless.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Wns 1t u WnrninRs

GREENv11LE, Pa, July 2G.-This
morning while Rev. J. 9. Sculler was
delivering his sermon in the United
Presbyterian Church, sudden storm
arose and the high steeplo was struck
and badly shattered by thunder bolt.
There were over 300 people in the
church at the time, and panic followed
that was only quelled by the pastor and
other cool heads demanding that no
rush be made for the door. Many of
the women screamed and tainted when
binding flash was followed by the
side Of several slight shocks, no one was
injured. The congregation Joined in q
prayer of Thanksgiving for their marvel
GUS escape, and were dismissed with
tremulous benediction.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Northern Pacific Crops,

JAMESTOWN, N. D., July 2G.-The fol.
lowing report of weather and crops was
received today by Superintendent Nc
Cabe Of the Dakota Division of the
Northern Pacific:
Carrington-Orops looking splendid
ly; weather every way favorable during
past week; rye and barley harvest be.
gins next week.
New Rockford-Crops of oil kinds do
ing splendidly; grain heading out and q
large yield is assured if we do not get
hail.
Lisbon-Crops of all kinds continue
to look we'll in this vicinity; no dam ,ge
by wind or hail SO far, and plenty Of
rain which is just what is net ded for
late soWn grain; barley can be harvested
next week, wheat soon after.
LaMoure-Crop prospects still bright;
no hail or frost; wheat filling cut in fine
shape.
Valley City-Crops in this vicinity
looking well; no hail since last report;
need more warm weather.
Menoken-Crops looking good; no
hail.
Steele-Weather during past week
has been favorable to growing crop; not
much rain and no damage from hail
Oriska-Grain not damaged by hail
is doing well; considerable grain a.
ready headed out; cool weather how're
port considerable late wheat; almost
cool enough for frost last eve.
Gus atselton--Weather favorable; crops
of all kinds doing WELL
Sterling-Crops are ripening rapidly,
farmers will commence cutting about
the tenth or fifteenth of August; weather
favorable; light moisture.
Sanborn-All kinds of grain iu splen.
did condition aud weather very favor
able
Cooperstown-Weather all thnt could
be ael ed for, and all crops looking fine.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Didn't Want the Promotion.

DENVER, COL, July 26.-Assistant
Quartermaster L. E. Campbell, United
States Army, who has been stationed at
Ft. Logan, near this city, is to be trans
ferred to Ft. Sheridan at Chicago. 1t is
said that bad feeling has existed for
some time between Captain Campbell
and Colonel Merriam, the post COM
mander, and that this transfer is the
wind.up of it. The story goes that
Colonel Merriam wanted lawn tennis
court for the amusementof his children.
Captain Campbell vetoed this, as it
would spoil the beautiful lawn which
Captain Campbell had taken so much
pains to make. But the colonel must
have his tennis ground, and so Captain
Campbell gets what is virtually pro.
motion, although he would have pre-
ferred to remain here
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31

Hillhb0rO NOtes,

HMLsBoRo. N. D., July 27.-HiIE
boro, musically speaking, is 8. cond to
none in the state. There arc now nc
less than twenty first. class piano players
in the city, and all other instruments
are we'll represented The Silver Cor.
net Band is down to regular twice n,
week practices, under the manogemel
of the leader, P. L Prichard. and in
case Of his absence Mayor T. Y. Sarles
steps in and takes his pl"ce with no
more effort. The bard Inns some fine
musicians in it, nnl will br the windi,st
thing in North Dakota in mouth A
part Of the boys who belong to the ST.
Yer Cornct Band bought full set of
books for an orchestra consisting OF
Mayor Z. Y. Sarles at the piano, VIII"
can thump the eternal lasstudinou,
ennui ont OF it; Attorney J. W. PLUM
EFT. lead violin, who is no slower; P. l..
Pricharl, leader of the Silver Corncl
Band, corret-and P. L. eau get up
higher than the lark; Railson at The
tuba. who is the best on that instru.
ment in the whole country around here:
Browne, DIR. Falk's best man on The
Caledonia Times. at the clarionet, who
is not slow, with first and second flutes
and bnss to be added as soon as the in
struments come. The boys have now
about $l,5OO invested in instruments
aud music.
They organized and had til, ir first
rehearsal at Mayor E. Y. Sarles' pa, lors
on Saturday night. Go in boys, and
after awhile the United States won't
need dynamite" expcrimentcrs and
balloons to precipitnte the moisture, for
when the boys get down to eome of their
nest flowing and touching strains every
eye will pre- cipitate every heart will cbb
and flow, and moisture will be home
production, to be had ut any regular
drug store upon proper atfilavits
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
ABrut..l s..rasr.

LouIsvnLE KY, July. 90. Ness
Paris this Mornings tramp iAt1 SEed !,
farmers family and attempted to mur-s
der all of them. The farmer and wis
were killed and one son fatally and
another son dangerously wounded. The
murderer was only beaten off by neigh-
bors coming up, from one of whom he
received fatal shot. Five miles from
Paris lived Nathan 8. Conway, 81 years
old, his wife. about the same age their
sons Charley and William, 88 and 20 re-
speoti,ely. Williams wife and
three children and two .nieoes,
Miss Florence and Lucie Deager.
As they were all sitting on the verandah
this morning, a negro named Craig, who
had no fixed home, came up and asked
for drink Of water. It was given to
him, whereupon he lifted rusty scythe
blade and asked if twas not q good
knife. Charley Conway nodded assent,
and the negro, throwing down the cup
of water, struck him with the knife,
splitting his skull. The rest of tho fam
lily ran into the house. Craig continued
to hack the young man until he thought
him dead. He then attacked th father
who had returned, and killed
him; then the mother coming
up had her head split open and
instantly died. After the negro had in
sanely haoke d her body in dozen places
he attacked William Conway, cutting
him in the head and body. He had
struck Conway to the ground when g.
W. Barley, neighbor, attracted by the
screams came up and shot Craig twice
with buckshot. This seemed to haveno
effect. but other neighbors had came up
and young man shot Craig with pis-
tol. Craig ran and falling beside hay
stack died in few minutes from
the effects of the bullet shot wound.
The pistol ball had glanced around his
head. Conway's were from Mayville
but came to Bourbon eigh-
teen months ago from T. q. Higgins
farm near Cynthian. They were Or
derly citizens and were held in high es-
TEEN. Craig said he had killed seven
persons and intended to kill
that whole family. He is known
to have killed his mother-in
law. He has always been known as
desperate fellow and was q brother of
Charles Craig, now under sentence
death at Cincinnati.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Fool ut n Picnic,

WHEELING, W. Va, July 2G.-A dis
tresslng shooting affray occurred at a
picnic few miles east OF tLis city at S
p. m. today, by which Miss Sarah Nc
Gowan was killed and Miss Kate Kin
ney and George Wetsell seriously
wounded. While the picnicers were en-
joying the music Of the Mandolin Club,
Andrew Height came up with q shotgun
and tseph Foley took it from him; at
the same time askingeif it was loaded
Height said it was not and Fahey
pointed it toward the crowd and
snapped it. The gun was discharged
and Miss MCGOWAN caught most of the
contents in her face and did in ten
minutes Wetsell will lose one of his
eyes and his face was badly torn and
Miss Kinney was wounded in the hip.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
A Remarkable NIisIinp.

CHICAGO, July 27.-One of the most
remarkable mishaps that ever befell a
vessel anywhere happened to tue
schooner Michigan unloading coal ut
Erie Street today. While lying at her
dock she broke in two with report that
sounded like that OF cannon. Amid.
ships she is well out of water tonight
stern lie deep in the river.
The unloadels, against the captain e
midships section. leaving it in both bow
larg, st schooners on The lakes, being
271 feet long and Al feet wide. No per
son was aboard at tho tine of the
strange smashup.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
A Sad Cnse.

HOPE, July 26.-The Hope Pioneer
says: MIR. Il. Bemis was brought to our
city last Saturday before the board of
insanity to be adjudged by that body.
1t seems that few days before he had
begun to develop symptoms of insanity.
and on Friday last became quite insane
and almost unmanageable. He eluded
his watchers upon the afternoon of that
day, and be fore he could again be Sc
cured ran almost five miles. During
the night Of Friday, after he had appar-
emily quieted down and had gone to
bed in one of his wild moods he very
nearly choked Mrs. Bemis, his wife, to
death before assistance came upon the
scene. By delay. having to wait upon
the necessary papers to arrive from
Sherbrooke, he was obliged to be de-
tanned here over Sunday.
While here the symptoms of insanity
developed into worse features, and he
had to be guarded night and day. On
Saturday night, short time before II
O'Clock, he escaped the vigilance of his
watchers and escaped through the win
dow of the little house beside the Mel.
son House, where he was being kept
aud, although only some two or three
had elapsed from the time of
his going out of the window
until the watchers were on the
spot, yet all trace of his where
abouts was lost. The alarm was imme-
diatelY given to the townspeople who
turned out almost to the man, in search
of him. The poor fellow escaped with
nothing on but his night shirt and socks,
and as the night was extremely chilly
and cold he must have suffered severely.
Tue search for him was continued in all
directions throughout the night. but
not until about 1oa'clock Sunday morn
ing was his whereabouts known. when .
gentleman drove into town about 10
o'clock with theinformation that he had
stopped at about pollock that morning
at the residence of John Hovis, about
twelve or fourteen miles south of town.
He was Immediately sent for and
brought back, and the necessary papers
having arrived from!Sherbrooke Sunday
evening, he was taken to jamestown on
Monday by way of Clifford, under the
care Of Deputy Sheriff Warrey and Ben
Baden. The affair is very sad one,
and the family, which consists of wife
and three children, have the sympathy
of the entire community. We under
stand that brother of Mr.. Bemis, iv-
ing in Griggs County, is likewise af-
ficted, and was examined by the board
of insanity of that county only few
days since, and, likewise sent to the
jamestown asylum.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
Frederick Havcmcycr Dead.

New YORK, July as.-Frederick Have.
meyer died OF 6:sO O'Clock tonight at his
ho:ue ut Throggsneck, Wtstoheste,
County. Hayemeyer, WHO was s. years
old, was the founder of the we'll known
Havem'yer sugar firm. gleut bene.
factor to the town of Westchest,r, and
during many years he Lad u country
residence at Throggsneck. He was
identifi,d d with many enterprises for the
progress Of the town and was also active
In charitable affnirs. Havcmeyer leaves
five chil''ren, three sons and two mar
rieti daughters. He was possessed Of (;
vast estute.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
st. pnul's law md Order League.

ST. PAUL, July s7.-The organization
OF a law and order league of ST. Paul
was confirmed by largely attended
mass meeting tonight. Judge J. r.
Mcmillan is president and other lead
ing citizens are prominent in the league.
It dates its birth on July 22 1891, and
fixes that date because of tho popular
uprising which stopped the Fitzsim.
mons Hall fight announced for then.
Speeches were made by leading clergy
men, both Catholic and protestant, ana
manifehts read reviewing the work al
ready done and suggesting what re-
mained to be done to bring about a
more complete enforcement Of existing
laws
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-07-31
A Form of Petty Swindline.

Mr.. A. Frank Richardson, thoroughly
practical and experienced newspaper man,
and probably the most successful advcrtis-
ing solicitor i'll the United States, in his ad-
dress before the editorial convention last
week, called attention to the preva-
lence of q system of petty swindling, which
strikes directly and with tremendous effect
at the business interests Of every newspaper
publisher in this country He referred to
the universal practice OF local dealers, and
especially; es of druggist, in selling cheap
ycrtised preparations. This dishonest prac-
tice obtains especially with respect to the
sale of proprietary medicines. Many of
these preparations possess great merit, by
reason of which and the vast sums of
money expended by their manufacturers
in proclaiming their virtues, have become
mention, as an example, Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, whose proprietor expcnds upwards
Of q million dollars every year in ad-
yertising his medicine in the newspapers of
this country. Every local druggist and many
general dealers keep Hoods SurSaparilla in
stock. AT the same time the dealer has an
0ther similar preparation, compounded by
himself or by some so-callcd "non-secrct
patent medicine" concern bearing similar
name, upon which he makes n larger profit
and sells at lower price, and which he
palms of on the unsuspecting purchaser as
article.
tits most dishonest practice. 1t is not
only a positive fraud upon his customers.
and a direct robbery of the manufacturers
whose enormous expenditure of money in
advertising the genuine article mas caused
Ihe demand which makes the sale of his
worthless imitation possible, But it works
all incalculable injury to every publisher
i'll the land. 10 such a magnitude has this
species ofswindling grown that the legiti.
mate manufacturers OF standard proprie.
their expenditures for advertising
They, realize that the dealers in the
counterfeit goods are reaping the lions
share of the profits of their liberal patron
age ofthe press of the country. The more
money they expend for printers ink, the
more the counterfeiters, of these goods fat
ten and flourish. Within the past few
lish preparation, who has been eXpending
his article in this country, mt " e''t eabied III
agents at New York to discontinu,
all advertisements and make no NOR,
contracts for the present. Let dozc,
manufacturers of these proprietary prepay
ations follow his example and the loss t.
the publishers of the United States vii
aggregate many millions of dollars year
And that is precisely the result that may
be looked for. Tho newspapers have 1t Il
concerted action they can break up Till
them warn the people against II; ant
arouse Q righteous public sentiment agalns
q practise that is . fraud upon tho people
the honest ManutActuror and tho hard
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