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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
A Dramatic Incident.

When the State of Ohio was reached oc.
CURED the most dramatic incident ever Wit
mes ed in n %nntional conyention-thst of a
presidential candidate challenging the liber.
nifty of the vote cast for him by his W
State.
"Ohio gives two votes for Benjamin Har.
rison and A votes Tor William Mckinley, "
said Ex-Governor Foraker, and the pande-
monium of enthusiasm that greeted the an
nouncement showed that President Harrison
had lost q votes in the State OF Ohio.
All enthusiasm must have an end, however,
and when the cheering delegates we're hohrse
and tired Chairman Mckinney, who had been
sitting silent and with q visage rs immovable
MS the sphinx, arose and in n 70 ce which
penetrated TO every corner OF the vast hnli
said: II challenge the vote OF the State OF
Ohio. 1 am a delegate from that State"
There was a breathless pause, but Nj.
Foraker was soon on his icet, and. waving his
hand deprrcAtingly at the chairman, he said:
But you have been retired from the dele
CATION, Sir. Chairman, by yOur election 10 the
chrirmanship Of tHis convention. and your
alternate has taken your place aud we no
longer know you as II member OF the Ohio
de, egAtion."
This generous action Of the Ex-Governor
toward n man who but recently had been
identified with an opposition faction in the
State OF Ohio evOkeI all the better impul, IS
OF the vast audience, aud the Harrison as we'll
ne Biaine ana Mckinley delegates found
themselves cheering the generosity OF the
chairman Of the Ohio delegation.
The chair uvvrrules the point Of order"
said Mckinley 10 Foraker, ''aud asks toe
secretary o tue convention to efli the roll
Another ovation fell to the lot OF the Gov.
ernor OF OHIO, this tim however, from the
Harrison del gutes in admiration OF his loyal
support OF the Prrsipent.
There was but lite no sc throughout the
ha a. the secretary OF the convention calmly
turned the leaves until the roll Of HE Ohio
delegation was reached aud called the first
name Of the list-that Of William Mckinley,
Jr. II vote for Benj min llarr son, " SAID
the famous protectionist, and the grai flying
cheers that r%,sounnei through the hall mere
quieied only when the object Of all this en-.
thusissm waved his gavel Geprecatingiy to
restore order. Joseph b.. Foraker, " shouted
the clerk, and there was a breathiess pause.
William Mckinley, IT,, ssid the ex.
Governor, and this time ii was Foraker who.
for his loyalty 10 tbs Governor Of his State,
received the plaudits Of the multitude. Name
after name was called. and when the end Of
the roll was reached 1t gave one vote TO Ben.
jamin Harrison and - votes Tor William Nc.
kinney. Jr., a loss of one to the President By
re son OF the polling Of the delegat on.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18

Its workingmen, demand that every dollar.
paper or coin, issued by the govrrement shall
be as good as any ether. We command the
wise and patriot steps already taken by our
government TO secure sn international con-
ference 10 adopt such measures as will insure
a parity OF value between gold and silver for
uss as money throughout the world.
PURITY OF rue BALLOT.
We demand that every C tizen OF the United
States $ 'all be allowed to cast one Tree and
unrestricted allot in all public elections and
that sucn billOt shall be counted and re.
turned rs cast; that such laws shall be ensct-
ed and enforced as will secure 10 every ciii-
zen, be he rich or poor, native or fore gu born,
white or black, this sovereign right guarau'
iced by the constitution.
The free and honest popular ballot, the just
and equal representation OF a ] people, as well
as just and equal protection under the laws,
are The iounuation OF our republican institu-
tons. and the iarty will never relent its
Efforts until the integrity of the ballot and the
purity of elect ons shall be fully guaranteed
snd protected in every state.
SOUTHERN %ouTRAGEs.
We denounce the continued inhuman out
RACES perpetrated upon American citizens for
political reasons in certain Southern states OF
The Union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We favor the extension OF our foreign com
merce, the restoration o. our mercantile mar
we by bome-built ships and the creation of a
navy for the protection OF our national inter.
ests and the onor OF our flag; Q mainten-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
The Snake an All-round Athlete

1t has been suggested that mans in
stinctive dread of the snake is a remin
lscence of his original tropical residence,
where he no doubt had good cause t,
fear then. This feeling Of aversion i
general, but is by no means universal
Shelley, for instance, regarded the snak,
as the emblem of innocence, as will b,
seen In the ''Revolt of Islam" The orr
Gun of this feeling was probably his ac
quaintance with the little snake whic.
lived in the tall grass of the Suisse.
house In which Shelley passed his caild
hood. There is an impression on I'll
part of many that the snake has a iefec
tive organization, which is certlinly no
true. As Owen said, the snake can out
climb the monkey, outswim the fish
outwrestls the athlete, can crush tn
tiger, aud, jumping into the air, ca.
seize the bird on the wing. Snake
really walk with their ribs, which ar,
attached to platelike scales, a very 900
method of progression. They are Offer
represented in pictures as advancing D.
vertical bendings of the body, whici
they never do. The mistake is probabl
due to the fact hat the srake is a rathe
unfamiliar object and that artists hav.
attempted to represent its motion with
out having seen it.-New York Times
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

TnE sewer pipe works Of Robinsoa Bros,
at Akron, Ohio, were burned, loss tl00, 600.
john ANDERSON, n Swede died at Lynn,
Massachusetts,. from the ELECTS Of q dog
bite.
MICHAEL HAGERTER, aged % years, was
fatally Injured at bethlehem, renna., while
riding a 0Icyele. lie ruptured an artery.
Two beer trains ON the Milwaukee and ST.,
Paul Railroad came m collision near Racine,
Wisconsin, and wreck d property valued AZ
$5J,0 J0.
JouN G. LoEwE and his two sons, aged 8
end 10 years, we're drowned at Silver CreeS
Dam, about three miles north OF Milwaukee,
their toat being swept over by the stlonI
current.
LlGHrNINGstruck the King powder mills.
twenty miles from Cncinual, causing an ex'
piosion, which killed Archie Grubh, nged 20
years, ,eriously m.ured four others, and
wrecked the factory.
a PASSENGER train on this Oregon Pacific
ran into n hand car. on which we're 10 per.
sous, near GSqurma City, Oregon, Mrs.
Pratt aud child, aud a child named Manning
we're killed Instantly aud seven others we're
severely %injnrod.
STEPHHH SnALER, nged 10 years, fell in'o
a pond near Forest Liiy. Missouri, aud wus
drowned. His sister, aged 10. and his mother
and father were drowned, the first two la tno
eior TO rescue the boy and the father IN try
ing 70 save others.
A REICH train on the Northern division
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee aud 81 Paul Isali-
r0nd was wrecked by g washout, az Hartford,
Wisconsin. Three men-Engtnecr Il j.
Fail, Fireman George Rood and brakeman
James Roach-wcrc killed.
WuKINs BUsrIH, the Yale sophomore who
was injured 10 Toe junior society = initiation,
died % New Haven. AT The imitation Hustin
was blind'ioldod and told 10 run down aatrtet.
lie ran INTO the pole Oia carriage and received
a blow in the abdomen which eauseI p%eritoni.
lis.
A NoRTuBoUND passenger train on tho
Nashville aud OwonsborO Railroad ran into
an EXCURSION tram filled with negroesa az South
Carrullton, Kentucky, and iour wcro killed
and % injured. Tue dad ARE: Hugh Barclay,
Of Busseliviile, fireman Of the excursion tram;
lienry Las ey, GO ofed, Bulge Greenwood,
colored; Henry tield, ]oolored, all Of owens.
borO.
A%DBsPAJCH from Laredo. Texas, says that
",he drought on the lower Rio Grande border
continues unbrokeu. Seed planted In tho
spring has not spOuted. Ia this particular
region The losses Of live stock will be 30 poo
cent. Distressing destitution exists amOug
the Mexican population, which comprises
three-iourihs OF the inhRUitants OF this region
and but TOT tue contributions forwarded from
yir GUS points 10 Texas and 0y The Red Croas
Society hundreds would have star we'd 10
DEATH
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
SWEPT BY GALE AND FLOOD.
A Destructive Storm at Moscow, Pa
Part of Mountain Washed Away.

A Destructive Storm at Moscow, Pa
Part ola Mountain Washed Away.
A on s O'Clock in the evening the citizens
Of Moscow, Pa, were startled by a black
finnel-shaped c'oad which swept from the
northeastto the northwest with great r%apidity.
leveling everything before il.
Houses went down like cardboarls anil
trees were uprooted as by a giant hand, or cut
of close to the ground as if by gigantic
scythe.
Thedwellings were unroofed or were shaken
down upon the r occupants with the rapidly
of thought.
To increase the dismay and misery water
burst forth from The c ouds as from n reser-
yoir, deluging he wrecked DWELLINGS, turning
the mountain streams into rivers in the
twinkling of ma ye. m kin sire is aud roads
a raging flood and driving the inhabitants to
III hills for safety.
In the midst of the CONSERVATION C me a
terri be rumbling noise. cau.ing the stricken
and fleeing people to fail to the earth in still
greater alarm. After o time II was learned
that the ter ible d%osnpour had washed away
a slice of the mountain. half way between
Holjsterville AMI this pi ce, two miles in
length and several hundred feet in width,
leaving the tracks of the De aware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Rtllroad ~ pended in
The air over a vast precipice. In some places,
no viewer. the traekswere entirely swept away.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
Il OF WISDOM.

A %country's best defense is IFS good
name.
Great truths are often said in fewes
words.
Narrow waists and narrow minds &C
together.
Woman is a miracle of divine contra,
dictions.
A fashionable woman is always il
love with herself.
In wishing to extend her empire
woman destroys it.
To a gentleman every woman is a LAZY
in right of her sex.
A handsome woman is a Jewel; a goo1
woman is a treasure.
Flattery is like cologne water, to b.
smelt of, not swallowed.
Mems muscles move better when theil
souls are making merry music.
Live each day as pure as you would
did you know it to be your last.
There is no grief without some benei
cent provision to soften its intenseness.
Manners are what vex or soothe, cor.
rupt or puffy, exalt or debase, barbarizt
or refine us.
One means very effectual for the pre-
servation,of health is a quiet aud cheer
full mind, not afflicted with violent pas
sions or distracted with immoderatt
cares.
Roughness is a needless cause of dis
content; severity breedeth fear; bui
rouganess breedeth hate; even reproofs
from authority ought to be grave, an(
not haunting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

AN electric car between B'llsirc and
Wheeling, was struck at a crossing by a
Baltimore and Ohio engine at Benwood. 1t
was crowde with passengers. Miss Kate
Fitzpatrick and Mre. Charles Miller were
killed and Joseph Emsheimer fatally injured
All were of Wheeling. The car was com
pletely demolished.
PARTY Of Italian s an Hungarian miners
beat David Naylor, q young farmer, to death,
at the Wheeling Creek co i mines, and then
paced the body on the railroad track. where
II was cut to pieces. Six Of the murder rs
have been arrested.
WILLIAM SIGLER. a resi- lent of Shepherds
town, was insta lily killed, his body being
literally torn TO pieces by the cars, a short
distance below Charleston. He was in attend
ance st the smoo:z triA aad it is supposed
he was making an attempt to reach home.
He leaves a wife and three children. Ills
ago Is about forty years.
In the Smooth murder trial, the jury was
out one hour, and returned with q verd ct of
murIer in the first degree, without recon-
mend tion.
Two el ildren Of j. Frank Weller, of
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
a MOTHERS AWFUL DEED


She browns Herself and Two of Her
Five Children,
Mrs George reaudrey, or South Bay City.
Mich, jump 4 into The river, with her two
children. All were drowned. Gorge
B audrey aad wife came TO Bay City eighteen
Fesr. ago from Montreal. lie vas a harness
maker by trade, but has not followed that
bushes for several years. AL out six O'Clock.
Mrs. BeaudreY arose as usual and he m
getting breakfast. Her hus and aud the
chill ren were in tel. A ieg Minutes later
she aroused GEORGE and Victoria, the youngest
Of her family Of Eve, dressed them. AMI start d
for the river. Arriving there, she sat down
On the d TX wi b n child on either side
Suddenly she pushed the boy into the river,
aud seeing n man coming down the 3 rect. 81
iUmpei in herself, wish the girl in her arms.
Tae mAu reached the river Ia time to ZEE
the mother . n c lid about to fink. She Wns
~lnolding the little girl under water, snd ibs
boy vas foundering ab NJ. Tne man gave
the alarm, bat il vas 100 late. The b.die.
were Teeoy red.
Befudrey ,ays be cannot account for t .
awful elton OF lis vi e..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
HOMEOPATHIC CONVENTION.

A Paper Read Explaining the New
Method for the Cure OF the Deaf.
At the Nation / Convention Of Homoo.
paihic Physicians. held ia Washington. Dr.
Henry +. Grey. Of b fillmore. Nd, explain d
By q Iaper cad E ore that body. his method
ior the cure Of The deaf. II is vi rstoiy
Force for m ton acing pom the sound
2 njuciing parts Of The r. producing ma ..
age. Their by re ieviBg those conditions,
which before cou 4 not b. reached by the
fegu sr mod SCI treatment, ard which were
the principal causes Of a~eafBess in a very
urge proportion OF those pfiiicted. The
Phonograp vas at FIRST u Ell to bring about
these resn q; but ist-iy an instrument, The
Vibromeier, Il $ been devised for this ap eiaI
purpose, which makes this mode o. treatment
much more effective. The Doctor then re-
ported the re.uIts in a numb r Of persons
irea ed. , me whose deafness "a. from FIVE
TO d teen years stsndius, could now hear
ordinary con yeTsatioas frcm ten TO twenty
ieet away With TIER Lack turned toward the
speaker, and ,thers, With new r-ceasing
noises in Ii. ir ears, were completely relieved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18

for Lincoln. giving Harrison a majority of
1914 Sc over all the other candidates, and a
majority over Blaine Of 1852 l.12. The falling
of OF b aine's estimated vote was n big sur
Prise, as was the support given to Mckinley.
The evening SEES ion, at which Whitelaw Reid
was nominated, was very short. Tom Reed,
Of Maine, was the only other candidate. and
before the call Of states Whi'e'aw Reid was
nominated by reclamation. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
The comments Of the leaders of the Blaine
faction are ~laconic.
When quest ned as TO the result Chairman
Clarksou said; Eve we're beaten, but | am
not ashamed oithe fight We made. We will
go in now and DO our be T."
"Why did We lot win? We did not have
70 es enough" laid Wolcott Of Colorado
tarty.
The other fellows had the most votes, 4"
said J. Sloat Fassett.
mo, no. said Governor Mckinley to a
suggestion OF reereat that he did not get the
nomination. ut is better as it is."
The general omment Of prom nent Repub-
licans is that Harrison and Reid is a ticket
that will win, aud of prominent Democrats
that it is a ticket which a good Democratic
nomination can defeat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
B SPARKS.

THE floods in the Danube valley are in.
creaslng alarmIngly. The city OF Vienna Is
Threatened WIN an JnuDdatIon.
THE British man-oi-war WIld6re, the flag.
ship at eheeruess, grounded in the Midway.
Laier she was doehed. she Is greatly dum-
aged.
The meeting Of Emperor William and the
Gar took piuce at Mel and was very cordial.
Inc two mOnnrchs inspected the CARSON and
reviewed the troops.
A RAILWAY guard named Hendy is under
arrest al hartirPoot, En-. on II charge OF
hssaultinG a bermdid VINO ms traye ing on Il
tram on whlen lie Was employed.
THE new Oriental Bank Of London, with
branches in New York, San Francisco, Par.s S.
and a number o. Oth"r cities in different parts
of the world, has c.osed its doors. The liz
bil ties will amount to several millions of
pounds sterling.
Two thousand persons have been arrested
IN the d .ttcrcnt provinces OF Poland suspected
OF beng n%ihllists. OF the whole number 100
were cXiled to Siberia. Ii is believed these
persons were gotten out of the way because of
the approaching visit Of the Car TO Warsaw.
AN official report Of the recent disaster in
the Birkenberg silver mine, near Przibrnm
bohemia, shows that there were so men Mt
work IN the mine at the time ii took fire. of
whom only 475 were rescued. The bodies of
304 Of the 332 men who .ost their lives have
been recovered. Two hundred and nnety-
two women were left widows by the FIRE and
6R children under fourteen years OF age were
made orphans.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
COLONEL L L. POLK DEAD.

The President Of the Farmer Alliance
Passes Away In Washington.
Col. J. J.. Polk. president Of tie Farmers'
Alliance. dieI nj Garfield Hospital. Washing.
ton at HIS A. NJ.
The immediate cause Of his death was
uremio poison, following bladder trouble. lie
became seriously III a week ngo. and It vas
thought that he would die, III, wife arrived
from Raleigh, n. c. Mr.. Denmark. his SON
in-!aw. Dfs. Leach and Hays we're with him
when be died.
Col. Polk was a re 'aiive Of President Polk.
lie was n native Of North Carolina. whero he
Was born about hfy-hve years Ago. His edu-
cation was received in Tho commOn schools.
During the war he served for a time in tho
Confederate army, and resigned 10 70 10 the
legislature. 70 which body he had been elected.
Later. be filled, for teyersl years the onos Of
commissioner OF agriculture for North Caro-.
Inns. and later sill, he began the publication
Of the Progressive Farmer. which he managed
for a long lime. A. The time Of bis death no
was serving his third term as president OF The
body 70 which be hes given 30 much Of his
time and attention.
Col. Folks home was 1T IA eigh, n. C. lie
leaves a wife and three children. The death
Of Col. Polk Is q severe loss 10 the Farmers
Alliance. snd from the members Of that body
IN Washington IRE heard many expressions Of
regret over his sudden demise.
Col. Polk wasa mnn Of hBe appearance,
With a large hesrt. a kindly nature and a
frank disposition that made o friend Of every-
one he mt. lie was Of great value 10 his
party ~ a stump speaker. and was On able
writer on topics Of particular interest 20 tho
iarmer. lie has Travelled snd lone effective
work in dissem mating alliance principles In
;hirty.nine Of the states IN which The organ
izaiiOn has a footing. The p opls's parry
will meet u convention In Omaha In about a
month, snd the probability IL that had Col.
Polk survived he would have been nominated
for president or vice president n the party
should have decided 10 place a ticket in tho
field.
RALpfCH, ~ C.-The news ofihs DEATH f
L. J.. Polk, prssidentofthe National Alliance
vas rec lived with profound SORROW here. his
home, where he was a personal ~favOrits with
all Glasses Of ~citizens
A meeting Of the Peoples party being in
session, Immediately adjourned on hearing the
esd announcement Ills remains will be
buried here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18

Some of the Indian parents are very
proud of their children's progress, and
on beef-issue days visit the schools, and
listen with great satisfaction to their
children speaking in the unknown
tongue. There were several in one of
the school-room: while l was there, and
the teachers turned them out of their
chairs to make room for us, remarking
pleasantly that the Indians were accus-
toned to sitting around on the ground.
She afterwards added to this by telling
us that there was no sentiment in her,
aud that she taught Indians for the fifty
dollars there was in it. The mother Of
one of the little boys was already crouch
ing OF the floor as we came in, or squat
ting on her heels, as they seem to be able
to do without fatigue for any length OF
time. During the half hour we were there
she never changed her position or turned
her head to look at us, but kept her eyes
fixed only on her son sitting on the bench
above her. He was very plump, clean,
aud excited little Indian, with his hair
cut short, and dressed in a very fine pair
of trousers and jacket, aud with sloes
show the white visitors how well he knew
their talk, and read his book with a
masteriul shaking Of the head. as though
it had no terrors for him. His mother
kneeling at his side on the floor wore a
single garment, aud over that a dirty
blanket strapped around her waist with
a beaded belt. Her feet were bare, aud
her coarse hair hung down over her face
aud down her back almost to her waist 10
an unkempt mass She supported her
chin Oh one hand, and with the other
hand, black and wriukled, and with
nails broken by cutting wood, and har,
Messing horses, and blowing in the
fields, brushed her hair back from before
her eyes, and then touched her sons arm
wistfuIly, as a dog tries to draw his mas.
tiers eyes, and as though he were some.
thing fragile and fine. But he paid nc
attention to her whatsoever; he was very
much interested in the lesson. She wa.
the only thing | saw in the school-room
| wondered if she was thinking of the
days when she carried his weight on her
back as she went about her cooking OF
foraging for wood, or swung him from ,
limb of tree, aud of the first leather
leggings she made for him when he was
able to walk, and of the necklace of ell
teeth, and the arrows which he used tt
fire bravelS at the prairie-dogs. He wa.
a very different child now, and so very
far away from the doglike figure crouch.
ing by his side and gazing up patiently
into his face, as if looking for something
she had ost.-Harper's Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
HARRISON--REID.
The National Republican
Ticket Chosen at
Minneapolis.
ONE BALLOT SETTLED IT..
The New York Editor and Elk
Minister to France Chosen
for Vice-President by
Acclamation.

Harrison WIS won, and willhave Whitelaw
Reid, of New York, for a running mate.
The nominations were male after n day OF
brilliant srer ebes, great enthusiasm, intense
excitement and, at he last, harmony.
Ladies tool the convention in hand as soon
as the nom nation besun-Mrs. Ciarkson for
Blaine, and Mrs. New aud Ms. Howell for
Harr son. They stood on chairs and fairly
howled for their fayorites. The scene was an
impressive one, and the final result unex-
pected even by the Harrison managers. They
expected to nominate their cand date, but
they had no idea that he wcu'd pile up the
magnificent mass OF ballots that were laid at
his feet.
The vote stood, when all the states were
polled; 5354 for IIar ison, 1Sg 1-6 for Blaine,
'S2 for Mckinley, 4 for Reed (Maine) snd l