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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-07
WESTERN PRAIRIE FIRES.
Cause the Death of Thousand Head OF
Cattle With Horrible Agony.


Boise CITY, Idaho, Oct. Am the
great prairie fire that ragged last week
in the Bear River Valley more than
one thousand head of fat cattle were
burned to death, nine houses and four
cabins bnrned and three herdsmen IA
tally injured. The cattle were feed
ing In small valley on Tuesday last.
A strong wind suddenly blew sheet
of fire down upon them. Before the cow
boys could turn the maddened animals,
the herd was surrounded by flames.
The cattle huddled in the centre
of a clearing about a mile square in
extent. Despite the efforts of the cow
boys, they again stampeded. Many Of
them dashed into the midst of the
flames where they persisted in horrible
agony. To save their lives the four
cowboys who were within the fiery
circle attempted to force their horses
through narrow belt of blazing tim
Der. Before they had gone ten feet
the animals had inhaled flames and
dropped to the earth, their riders be-
ing compelled to run back to their
starting place. After raging with great
fury for nine hours the wind drove the
flames onward and friends from neigh
boring ranches came to the rescue of
the four cowboys. Three of them are
so badly burned that they will die.
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A Good Story Told in West Virginia of
the Secretary of War,

| the Secretary of War.
Those who are acquainted with tbo
genial Secretary of War Elkins. know
how fond he is of his children and with
what good humor he enters into all
theirsports. His three handsome sons
and of whom he is especially proud
are like their grandfather, Hon. H. G.
Davis, strong Democrats. This fact
has involved the secretary in a good
story now going therounds.
Mr.. Elkins bought a fine fowlinv
piece for the eldest boy just before the
Mckinley bill became law. Later
on, after the passage of the bill, his
other sons persuaded him to order for
them in New York duplicates of the
gun.
The guns arrived while the Secre.
tary was on stamping tour. When
he returned the boys exhibited their
guns with the statement that they were
"just like brothers,"
Yes, boys" said the secretary. 81
ordered duplicates of the first one.n
After he had examined the guns one
of the boys asked
"Well, papa, were have you been
this week and what have you been do
ing?"
81 have been to Martinsburg, Graf
ton. Morgantown and Kingwood, max
ing speeches"
"What did you talk about?"
"The tariff"
"Did you tell them that the tariff
was not a tax and that the consumer
did not pay it,"
"Certainly.n
Now, papa, if the tariff is not tax,
and the consumer does not pay it, will
you please explain to us what this
means on the bottom of the bill that
came with the guns?"
Here the lad produced the bill, and
on the bottom of it was written:
Mr.. Elkins, we are obliged to charge
you 81 more for each of these guns
than for the first one, on account Of
the Mckinley bill, making IS.
The boys were still waiting for the
secretary's explanation when last heard
from.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-07

He Declares That Tammany and Hill Will
Do Their Duty by Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Congressnlan
Tim Campbell has arrived here from
New York. He says that Senator Hill
and Tammany are honestly and sln,
cerely for the Democratic ticket and
that both will vindicate themselves
November 7 at the polls.
Tammany's own domination is at
stake in New York City and she can
not afford to shirk. Hills future IS
also dependent upon his giving a COCA
account of himself. Unless he does his
duty he has no political hereafter. IN
terests of self preservation as well as
loyalty to their party force both Tam
many and Hill to take off their coats
Tammany has gone to work N
earnest. With her usual accuracy ana
precision she has already counted the
votes below Harlem River and is pre-
pared to furnish $4,000 Democratic
MAJ ority-suficient to give CLEVELAND
the State by 10000 in the face OF the
heaviest kind of political weather III
the interior counties of the State"
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Knbsinsd and Kept by n, VIE
Glass Cana IN

CoRDELE, GA, Oct. 4-Th
balmed body of man, upr;ch, en-
glass.faced metallic coffin. 6oId;n ~ q
gold-headed cane in the hand
with a profusion of diamonds sno
other jewelry, decorates the 49, snc
Mrs. George W Marvin,s 49, az Of
residence in this town. The emhsIa e
ed body is that of her husband IN
died on the 10th day of last Jnlv mo
Marvin was the wealthiest ma. VI
Cordele. He was president os - u
bank and was worth sometb;nc sne
5000. 900. He had passion fer C ~;
stud-buttons and snowy jewelry Saa
eral charms always hung from Il.
watch chain. LIS
When the Doctor died, Mrs NJ.
YIN was going to bury him lust a. |.
is now, but someone told her that ~
jewels would be too big a temntat;n n
for grave robbers. Then she sent =
New Orleans for an undertaken ana
had the body thoroughly embalroaS
placed in glass coffin and it Is n.y.
in her parlor." A0S
Investigation establishes the fac.
that before Mr.. Marvin died he b.a
made compact with his wife tbst
she should commit suicide and ION
HIM Immediately after his death. Sba
first contracted fora $32, 900 monumen,
to his memory, in which her bodv
should be placed with his. She b.s
now changed her mind, however. and
will build a music college and when !,
is finished she declares she will fulsI
the compact made with her late hus
band.
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and the press. have protested against
such an inqnitous measure, the most
inquitous measure that ever passed the
Senatef 1t is time to break loose
from any party that will place you in
bondage for life.
~ will renounce every claim to De-
mocracy if that party ever places in its
platform such a measure the people
should govern the people" The speak
err here paid an eloquent and splendid
tribute to Senator Faulkner for the
fight he made against the Force bill.
Which one of you wants to vote at
the point Of bayonet7 Which one of
you wants elections held under Federal
control? No such attempt was ever
madebefore to strike down your liberty.
Is there any man within the hearing of
my voice who will vote to have his lib
erty struck down. That is exactly
what he will do If he casts his vote for
any man who believes in Federal Con-
troll of Elections. Addressing himself
to the colored men present, be said,
" You have never been placed in such
slavery as that which will follow the
passage of this bill. Tell me how you
can vote for it.
Lay your grievances aside if any.
| appeal to you not to stop with your
ballot, every one can do some good.
Help to make the fight, leave your
pillow at the proper time /; there are
times when it becomes the duty of
every honest citizen to set aside parti-
san prejudice and giveto public affairs
perfectly candid and ;;ndicc.:., consid-
Grafton. | believe this is the time
when our liberty is imperiled. | ask
my audience to study carefully and
copscientiously the reason for that be-
lief. Make an honest fight that you
can hand down the result to your sons"
The peroration of Mr.. Walkers
address was fine and elected much
applause DR.. Ivans then arose and
thanked the audience, many of whom
were ladies, remarking, "Walker made
rafting good speech" He has,"
" We want Walker" " Walker will be
elected" were the cries that came from
all parts of the building.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-07

Archduchess Maria Theresa's Claims to
the English Throne.

the English Throne.
If the Jacobites of England had
their way, Archduchess Maria Theresa,
of Bavaria, would now be wearing the
crown which adorns the head of Queen
Victoria. ..e..... 49,.
The great-grandmother of the arch
duchess was daughter Of James H.,
of England. She is therefore a direct
lineal descendant of King James, and,
according to the doctrine preached by
the Jacobites, ought of right be Mary
I'LL, of England, and Mary W.. of
Scotland. Her eldest son Prince Ru-
precht, is, according to the same view,
male heir to the throne of Great Brit
ain. So far as the young man is con-
cerned, however, his royal highness of
Wales could tell him that the heir APP
parent bushes in England is only a
vain and hooking hope which yields
no returns to the investment, so far as
royal power is concerned.
Not long ago prominent upholder
of the defunct dynasty in England
preacher. by the way-stated publicly
that the queen had not renowned
her rights and intimated that the day
might come when the Guelpns would
be obliged to step down and out and
make way for the rightful sovereign.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-07

Origfa of Famous War ssAg Of ths
south.


BALTIMORE, Sept. 30.-Thc death of
Mrs. II. Newell Martin, wife ofProf. Fl.
Newell Martin, of the Johns Hopkins
University, which occurred recently,
has doubtless brought to the minds of
many wartime residents in Baltimore
her connection with the marriage, as it
has been termed of the words of the
stirring stanzas of Maryland, Ny
Maryland % to music.
When the poem was published in
April. 1861, Mrs. Martin, then Miss
Heitie Cary, was living in Baltimore
with her father, Colonel Wilson Miles
Cary, who was an ardent Southerner,
his house being headquarters for the
sympathizers of the South living in
Baltimore. A glee club held a meet
ing at Colonel Cary's residence one
night in June, 1861. Miss Jennie Cary
was especially desirious of making this
meeting notable success, and was
anxious to secure some new collection
Of words that would suitably enable
all to voice those feelings that then
possessed them. She searched in every
literary nook and corner, but in vain.
Mrs. Martin then came to the rescue
with the suggestion that the words of
Maryland, Ny Maryland" which by
that time constituted the chief mental
pabulum of the Southerners, be adapt
ed to some music. To render the sug-
gestion the more impressive. Mrs. Mar
tin acclaimed the verses. In mo-
ment her. sister exclaimed Lauriger
Horatius," the well known college song
that has resounded from the musical
and unmusical threats of almost every
college boy. Thus the words found
immortal voice in song, and the night
of the meeting of the club, when Miss
Cary's voice cemented this union, every
one present leaped to their feet, and
made the building ring with the great
hymn.
Later on, during the war Mrs. Maj
tin, with Miss Jennie Cary and broth
er, went South, and did not return
until after the war. On their way
through Virginia, memorable scene
occurred at Manassas, where they had
stopped for the night. During the
night they were serenaded by the cele.
brated Washington Artillery, of New
Orleans. When the band ceased play
ing, voice exclaimed "Let's hear a
woman's voice !" And Miss Jennie
Cary, standing in the tent door, sang
F" My Maryland"
"This," to use Mrs. Martins own
words recently, twas the birth of the
song in the army. The refrain was
speedily taken up and tossed back
from hundreds of rebel threats. There
was not dry eye in the tent, and, we
were told the next day, not cap with
a rim on it in camp. Nothing could
have then kept the verses from living
and growing into power. To us fell
the happy chance of first giving them
voice"
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CLEvELAND's ENDORSEMENT.

l cheerfully endorse the work OF 1n1
Executive Committee of the Natlonai
Columbian Public School Celebration
1t seems to me no more fitting celep II :
ton of the 400th anniversary OF tn0
discovery of our country could be III
augurated, than that which contem,
plates impressing our school chiiaretd,
with all that the occasion means an ~
with the patriotic sentiments Wniun
ought to accompany it. There is no a.
too much of the sentiment OF patrios
ism now abroad in our land and any
enterprise which tends to increase e. =
cannot fail to be of the utmost penen"
GROVER. CLEVELAND
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..lGHr.n.

GENEVA. u. Oct. -prnfessor
'r."'ks, director i The smith 0b~srva-
tory, has reobseryed his new c,amet
after an interval of cloudy weather.
He finds it three times brighter than if
appeared al first. II is now in the
constellation Gemini, right ascension 7
hours Is minutes; declination north 81
degrees, 81 minutes. The comet is
moving eastward, approaching both
the earth and the sun, and will increase
in brightness for several months.
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WILL SUPPORT CLEVELAND.
JUDGE WALTER Q. GREsHAM'S IN
TEREsT In THEPEOPLE ATLARGE
CAUSES HIM TO LEAVE THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY

Judge Walter @. Gresham will vote
for Grover Cleveland. The announce
ment was made recently upon authori-
ty of Judge Allen, of the Federal
Court, and confirmed by Democrats of
high standidg who had been in some
way acquainted with the fact. Judge
Allen, Of the United States District
Court at Springfield, ILL.,, first made
the announcement. Judge Gresham
has been in the State capital several
days sitting with Judge Allen.
Judge Gresham told Judge Allen he
should vote for Mr.. Cleveland, and
told him he was at liberty to repeat the
statement.
The great jurist who doomed up as
such formidable candidate for the
Presidency in 1888, who has long
stood dangerously near to the Presi-
dents ambition, and who would to-
day be upon the Bench of the Su-
preme Court of the United States but
for Harrison's vindictiveness, returned
to Chicago. His position as Judge of
Federal Court would not permit him
to discuss politics or to pass in an in
terview for publication.
The accession of man of such
national prominence as Judge Ores
ham to Mr.. Cleveland gave the Demo-
Gratis around Western Headquarters
Joy enough to last through October.
The acquisition of Judge Gresham
by the Democratic party was declared
to be more than enough to offset the
adverse influence of the withdraw of
Gen. Sickles, should the old war
rior conclude to bolt the ticket.
Judge Gresham's action would, it was
considered, draw a large number of
voters to the Democratic party in Hi
mole and be of inestimable service to
the party in Indiana, where he is I'M
usually strong and where Harrison S
strength is waning.
Great interest has followed Judge
Gresham during this campaign and he
has been made the subject of many
sensational stories by political writer's
The announcement that he would
accept a nomination as a candidate
for Presidency of the Peoples party
spread by Farmer Tanbincski and
then denied, and the subsequent state
ment emanating from the same source
that he would take the stump against
Harrison, likewise disproved, kept the
Judges name high in political interest
and the Republican leaders uneasy fol
a month after the Minneapolis con-
vention.
But the recent announcement con-
sidered with Judge Gresham's we'll
known disapproval of President Harri-
son and his methods, coming from
such authors, leaves noroom for doubt
! ing that Judge Gresham's vote and
influence are lost to the Republican
party.
Judge Gresham said, 81 shall vote
Mr.. for Cleveland, and that is all there is
about it."
To the friends of Judge Gresham his
course is no surprise. He has the in.
terests of the people at heart.
: He is against monopoly and class
legislation, and he believes the Repub.
lican party is conducted in the interests
CT both. Talking of the political stu,
alton recently, Judge Gresham said
"We need men to resist the aggres.
sions of those who seek to make of GU,
politics both an art and mystery
Ineligible only to the adept and init.
ated who assume the management of i,
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Mrs. Smell Receives Letters
Threatening Death.
SHE PAYS LARGE SUM
No Clue to the Identity Of the sende
s. Far Discovered.

The Letter States that If She Does Not
Send $4,000 She VIII he Blown Up
with Dynamite Detectives Watch Her
House, But the BIackIaaiiers Were
Evidently Aware of the Fact - The
Widow OF the Murdered Chicago Mil
lionaire Greatly Frightened.
CHICAGO, Feb 15.-Mrs Smell, widow
Of the murdered millionaire, received a
letter some time ago which ran about as
follows:
"MADAM-Unless you send us $4,000
we shall take steps to murder you. We
will blow you up with dynamite some
day when you are stepping into your car
riage to tade your morning ride Now
treat us fairly and we will treat you the
same. If you accept this offer insert a
personal in the -- (naming a daily
newspaper, saying, Send for your hat.
G. D. We will take this as evidence
that you intend to deal with us in good
faith
The letter was not signed, and there
was not the slightest clue to indicate the
identity of the sender, but it threw Mrs.
Smell into a fright. She placed the letter
in the hands Of A. J. Stone, her son-in-
law, who notified Inspector Marsh.
Two detectives were sent to the house
and remained there for week, during
which time nothing occurred that would
throw any light on the matter. Finally
the police were called of. On the even
ing of the'day the detectives left mes
senger came to the house with missive
in the same handwriting as the previous
one, containing the suggestion that the
widow had better send "the hat" l. e.,
the 50, 000 by the bearer.
This created commotion and the
police were notified The boy was thor
oughly pumped, but could only say that
the man who engaged him was a shabbily
dressed young man. There is no clue.
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is 1T a BLUFF q?
Corbet Says slavins Onerto Fight Him in
New Orleans is Not Meant

tOfDsLt says SliiVib's Onet 10 fIgnb bih III
New Orleans is Not Meant.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb 16.-Frank
Slavin has sent a telegram to the Olym-
pic Club, New Orleans, in which he says
he will fight Corbett in that city, March
3, with four-ounce gloves, six rounds.
fer purse of So, 600.
New YORK, Feb. 16.-The foregoing
despatch was shown to Corbett at his
home. He said;
"This is another bluff on the part of
Slavin. He made the statement some
time ago that he could knock me out in
six rounds.
81 Immediately posted 81 900 as
guarantee that l was ready to give him
the chance Now he wants me to fight
for $4,000 purse. This l won't do.
81 will fight him to finish on the date
he names, or any other date, providing
he puts down the cash to cover my de-
posit. l want to meet the winner of the
Slavin jackson 20, and don't want to
fight Slavin for small purse now.
"If Slavin wants to knock me out in
six rounds on March 3 l am ready
Slavin must put up his money in any
event or | won't notice him.
Corbett's manager, w. A. Brady,
corroborated the pugilist in every par
ticular. He added;
"Slavin makes the date March 3 be-
cause he knows the Olympic Club will
not touch il, as the great Mardi Gras
festival occurs at that time"
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Yale and Harvara DON'T Agree.

SHRNGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 16-W. B.
Franklin, W. II. Murphy and T. L. Nc
Chung, representing Yale, and L. H.
Frothi1gham and J. w. Cunnion, repre-
senting Harvard. met in this city to ar
range for baseball schedule, but came
to no decision. The question of profess
sionalism on the part of Bowers and
Murphy of the Yale team for playing
with the Brattleboro team last summer,
which it was said Harvard would bring
up, did not enter into the meeting at all.
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TRENTON, N. j., Feb. l6.--Assembly-
man Thomas Lane, Democratic member
from Union, has introduced resolution
in the House which will cause the imme-
diate Investigation of the present combi-
nation between the Philadelphia & Read
ing Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central
railroads It is done in view of an iuti-
mated raise in the price OF coal
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l6.-One of the
large buildings in the group composing
the plant OF John and James Dobsou,
Falls Of Schuylkill, was destroyed by fire
last evening. Loss, $3.50, ,OJJ. Two hun
ired and fifty hands were employed in
the building at the time OF the fire, but
all escaped without injury except a few
slight burns,
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Rheumatic troubles are Of frequent
occurrence this winter

Blrtow on the sound, W strhester Co., n Y,
70 AlvH's Brazilian Specific 90 --Gent'r-
.rn:-La-t { sprng was troubled with what
the doc or 10 d me was muscular rurum4
ism. I wa un able TO walk for neariy six
weeSs All this uue WIS ut1g the mHdi-
cine p escrip- by he uiing 10 tor, an
nom which got no relief.
friend se ltm. 70 large bottle Of act1s
Blood Cure, VIII Ii | tried, ana before two
thirds of The ue was used was able o
wtlE ithOUt pain. II is ow wo months
stuce the pains 10 ne and have not a. vt
reiur cd, and l.el rnt rey free FROM them.
dal iyel writing to you rs I was anxious
10 kuo whether was tenn porlrily or per
inaueuuy @ red.
ms Niih pleasure that now state that
rom NV present feelings, / would judge that
/ am cured.
Ills hLcily necessary for me TO commend
th's m .ine as 1 am positive that a trial
Of a. is all ihat Is nee s-ary, aud / an fully
couyinced No. wi recnmm nd itself
Grt' fully Yours NJ IA 1FAN,
For sale 0t krlin's Drug Store, Ferguson
Hou e BlNck, 7hen iudO th, Pa
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Vendue criers have put their throats
in order for the spring sales.
a Hnshand,e Mistake.

Husbands too Often pc nit wives, and par
sut their children, 10 suffer from headache,
izzuess, neuralgia, sleeple sne~s. fits, ner
Vnusness, whom ny the use of Dr.. Miles
Restorative Nervine such serious results
could easily be prevented Druggists eve ry-
here say IL gives universal satisftc ion, aud
na a. imme Isa sale Wood Orth CO.. of
Fort Wayne Ind; Snow a. co. nf Syracuse,
n, Y.:J.U q Wolf Hlis1aie, M ch.; and hln.
reds OF Others say ut rs the greatest seller
tuey ever knew" II contains no opiatts
Nrial bottles and hne book on Nervous
Diseases. free al @. Il. II HIgeubuchs.
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Tha seoret of success.

q. II Hageubuch, tn dru ssiSt, believes thal
the secret Of success Is perseverance. The c
fore he persists in keep ng the Il st line Jt
perfumeres, toilet articles, eos uetics, drugs
aud chem Gals OF the market He especia II
Invite all persons who have palpitttion,
short breath, weak or hungry 'pels, pain in
sid. or shout Ter, oppre sion, nightmaT,, dry
C, ugh, smoi herring, dropSy or hetrt disease
to try DR.. Miles unequlled New Heart Cure,
be ore it is TOO iat- II has the largest sale OF
any similar remedy. Fine book Of testimo
ni5ls free ID Miles Restorative Eervine l.
unsurpassed for eeplessuess, headache, tits
etc., ana 10 contains no opiaJes.
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CHICAGO Feb, l6.--IJ has been discov-
cred that a good portion of the flowers
sold this winter to the elite for theatre
and house events were grown in the local
cemeteries. The Florists ub has en-
ployed y lawyer to report on ths legality
of cemeteries selling flowers.
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Frederick Aler, HanKoy, NJ. p, Dead

LONDON, Feb. 1G.-Frederick Alers
Haukey, NJ. F., for the Chertsey division
OF Surrey, is dead aged 80, He was a
native of London, educated at Harrow
and Oxford, became u banker in Fen
church street, and has sat for Chertsey
as Conservative since 1885.
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VIII you heed tine wa uing2 The signal per
8 Jps of TIRE sure apprOtcn OF that more ter
Iple disease CDn,um pttOn, ASK yourselves
you can afford for the sake OF saving 5u
aut9, to run the risk ana do nothing for it
Ne know from experience that IhilOh's Cur
Vil cur our Cough u never fails This
fNpHius why more than Million BOTTLES
we're s'id the past year. 10 relieves Group
ut WhQpDing JOugu At once Mothers 90
tui be withGltit, For Lame Back, Side or
'h9at, us 4hu0p's Porous Plaster, SOLD by
e ri. Hasauuuol, ~. corner lain ans
lloyd ulr8afa.