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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
A Bill to add More Clerks and Make
improvements.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-A bill of
much Importance to the railway pos
tai clerks of the country was to-day
favorably reported by Senator Nc
MILAN, from the Post office and
Post-roads Committee. The bill re-
Classics the clerks and adds two
more classes, at salaries not exceed
ing respectively 1900 and $500
year, besides increasing the maxi
mum salaries of all the other classes,
except the first, by about 500 a
year. 1t empowers the Postmaster
General, in fixing salaries of all the
different classes, to grade them with
due regard to the amount of work
done, the number of hours employed
and the responsibilities incurred. 1t
also provides that clerks of class I
may be detailed as chiefs of division,
and those of class 6 may be detailed
as chief clerks of two or more lines.
The changes in the service, as pro-
posed by the bill, have the approval
of the Post office Department, and it
is believed that the re-organizatio
will raise the service to a higher
plane; that it is demanded by the
growth of the mails of the country,
and will contribute to the good Of
the service generally.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09
A CLEVELAND BOOM.

Following the footsteps of the un-
terrified Of Hampshire county the
Democrats of jefferson county have
organized, at Charlestown, a Cleve-
land and Wilson Club. The people
are great workers you know, for great
people. They lose their time, talk
and shout themselves hoarse, and the
other fellow draws the pay, or posi-
bly,, foots the expenses, and at the end
ofthe circus dismisses all with thanks,
hoping they will do the same next
time. But let Jefferson and Hamp-
shirse fight it out and scalp each
other. Possibly some will learn that
it is blessed thing to own yourself
and not be some other mans man.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09
HAMPSHIRE FOR HILL

The way that the Democrats Of
Fl ampshire county are showing their
hand, bodies no good for Mr.. Cleye-
land, and will require able work,
from the wire pullers, to get that
strong county out of the Hill col
umn. Hampshire used to be a Wing,
protective tariff county, and ought
to be so now, and when things settle
down properly, will be so; but, just
now, the democracy have the oppor.
tunity to meet, and crate in mass
meeting, and they are doing SO with
patriotic hearts and independent
judgment. They met in mass meet
ing recently, and organized with a
Hill chairman, elected Hill delegates,
Hill executive committee, and pre-
vented an antisilver resolution from
being acted on, that would have
passed if acted on. This is terrible
work, in one day, for the Hampshire
democracy, and it is said that the
credit of the entire work is conced-
ed to Col Ed. Russell, prominent
citizen Of Romney. This is a hard
blow on the Cleveland followers in
this section, and indicates that the
Cleveland men will have pretty
hard time getting State delegation
fer the large New Yorker. And, if
Col. Russel's delegates are as shrewd
in doing their work as he is credit
ed with, Hill delegation will rep
resent West Virginia. Verify, if our
Hampshire friends do not seek the
safe side ef the old Henry Clay doc
trines, they may make very interest
ing work for Mr.. Cleveland's follow.
ers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09

The Maryland legislature adjourn
ed very suddenly and without attend
ing to large amount of necessary
public business. The people of the
State, however, have been saddled
with an assessment law that seems
to be very Objectionable, and is rails
ing a regular cyclone OF opposition,
to such an extent, that it is doubtful
if Gov. Brown will sign it. They
are gay lot ofgentlemen who meet
at Annapolis, and the last lot have
not been able to wipe away the sus-
picion of bargain and trade that usu-
ally hangs around such gatherings.
1t is wonderful thing to have a
democratic legislature 60 wrong on
taxation for revenue (only).
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TRAGEDIES IN WHEELING.
One Murder and Two Narrow Escapes
Both Perpetrators Escape.

WHEELING, W. VA, April s.
One murder and two hairbreadth
escapes from a similar death was the
record of the town between 2 a. NJ.
and daylight. At 2:20 a. m. VIM.
Mair went to the bedroom where his
wife and her sister were asleep and
fred four bullets into his wlfe's head
and neck, killing her instantly. One
of the balls struck Miss Yoho, the
sister, horribly decorating her hand
and narrowly missing her head. At
ter firing the shots Mar ran out of
the house, evading the police, threw
his revolver in the street and sue
cessfully made his escape to the
country, which is being secured by
officers. His wife did not move a
muscle after the first shot, and when
the police entered the room she lay
like one asleep, with the bedcloths
tucked in around her.
About the same hour Ed Kunkle
and "Jessie James" Schrumpf quar-
relied i n the Eight ward, n d
Schrumpf cut Kunkle's throat with
a butcher knife, missing the jugular
vein by but an eight of an inch.
Kunkle may die. Schrump escaped.
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WAS IT AN ACCIDENT
THAT CAUSED THE DEATH OF REV.
JIG. WEBSTER, OF BALTIMORE ?
WAS IT SUICIDE he REGISTERS AT
THE HOTEL UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME,
AND IS FOUND LYING DEAD ON THE
PAVEMENT.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, April e.
Yesterday afternoon, shortly after 2
o'clock, a well dressed man, appar-
emily about IS or 40 years Of age,
walked into the Office Of the Hotel
Ruffner and registered az "John
Worthington, Washington, n. c."
He was given a room on the third
floor, and went to it at once. About
1880 o'clock he sent for cup Of cof-
fee, which was taken to him, after
which he locked his door and no
further attention was paid to him.
At $50 this morning Henry
Glenn, q colored man employed at
the Hotel Ruffner when going there
to open up for the day found the
man lying dead on the sidewalk,
with blood gushing from his nose
and mouth. He had apparently been
lying there but a short time and the
fact that people were known to have
passed along as late as three
o'clock, proves that he must have
jumped or fallen out of his window
after that time.
Justice Hall was notified as quick
ly as possible, and he at once sum.
moned a coroners jury. DR.. Craw.
ford was also called and repaired to
the scene at once.
The man was in his night clothes
and the window Of the room was
raised. 1t appeared that he had
struck the pavement on the left side
of his forehead and the bricks were
spattered with blood. DR.. Crawford
examined the body and found that
the neck was broken, but the skull
was not fractured. Death must have
been almost instantaneous. Aftsr
viewing the body his room was Wis
tied. where his clothes were found,
and from papers and others articles
found there he was identified as Rev.
J. J. G. Webster, of Baltimore, Md.
But what excited the most atten-
tion and was proof that he had in
tentionally taken his life was note
which read as follows:
"Ruined and gone forever. Stay
home. J.J. @. W."
A telegram was sent to the ad-
dress discovered and about 2o'clock
this afternoon the following telegram
came:
"Wire particulars of death and
Identification. Will send undertak-
er on o'clock train.n
The verdict OF the coroner's jury
was that the said j. j. G.. Webster
came to his death by falling out of
third story window OF the Hotel
Ruffner and broke his neck"
1t 10 understood that he was held
in high esteem at his home, and it
has been suggested that the opium
habit was the original cause Of his
untimely end.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09

The murderer Deeming against
whom so many murders are charged,
and who is now suspected of being
Jack the Ripper" is also accused
of having murdered men as well as
women, but that is only suspicion
as he seems to have been too cow
ardly to tackle a man. However,
there is strong lesson in the proof
against him, that should teach wo-
men not to give their confidence to
men, about whom they know moth
ing. Wait and learn the truth is far
better. Even with strange travel
ing women, don't go off with a gush
but wait Tor facts
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AFTER MOONSHiNERS.
A Sheriff's Posse and United States Off,
GERS in Chase Through the Penn
sylyania Mountains.

SOMERSET, Pa, April 3.-Miller
and Pritts, the moonshiners who
murdered old man Hochstetter for
informing on them, have not yet
been captured. For forty-eight hours
the avengers have secured the noun
tains for the murderers, but so far
they have eluded capture.
Fully fifty men, under the leader
ship of Sheriff Good and United
States Secret Service Agents Fisher
and Dupont, are engaged in the
chase. This afternoon officer Du-
pont came upon an old shanty which
Miller and Prittz had left evidently
in a hurry. A powder pouch and
some cartridges were found in the
shanty, but the searchers were una
BILE to find any other trace of the
fugitives.
1t is now proposed to starve them
out. Guards have been placed at
every pathway in the mountains and
vigilant watch will be kept until
the murderers will be forced from
their concealment by the pangs of
hunger. They are both old men and
their capture is believed to be only
a question of a few days. To-day,
Secret Service Agent Fisher and Bill
Hochstetter, nephew of the MUIR
dered man, were warned by letters
that they were marked men and ad-
vising them to leave the country.
While nearly all the mountaineers
in the vicinity of Somerset and Rock
wood have Joined in the man hunt,
many still fear the moonshiners or
stand in with them, and the only
way to gain any information is to
60 into hiding and watch the houses.
The illicit distillers, however, are SO
badly scared at the strength of the
pursuing party that they are afraid
10 enter a combination for fear of
falling into the hands of the law.
Two illicit stills were raided to-day,
but nothing but the bare walls were
found.
The United States officers say
these moonhiners have been work
ing them for twenty years, and now
that the start has been made they
will not stop Until the entire gang
has been arrested or driven from the
country.
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CHINA MAY RETALlATE.
All Americans Liable to Be Driven From
the FIowery Kingdom.-A Petition
With 100000 Signatures
of Chinese.

New YORK, April 3.-Chinese res
idents of this country have been cir
culating petition among their coun.
trymen praying the Emperor of the
Flowery Kingdom to retaliate on
America, and the petition has already
received 100000 signatures. The
petition states that the Celestials re-
siding in this country fear even
greater hardships in the future than
they now endure, and accuses us Of
breaking our faith.
Mr.. Wo kee, a prominent mer-
chant. said: My friends write me
from China that the Board of For
eign A fairs at Pekin have taken up
the matter very energetically. With
in 80 days, or perhaps even less
time after the passage of any restric-
tion law in the U. S., there will not
be a single American citizen resident
in China. / .hink there is hardly a
Cinnamon in the U. S.,n continued
Mr.. Wo Kee, +" who has not signed
the petition to the Emperor. We
Chinese try to live peaceably and go
about our business, interfering with
nobody. 1t is true. we live economi-
cally and frugally, yet we do not
hesitate to spend money when the
occasion requires it. Look at your
white aliens in this country. Don't
they do as we do, or even worse?"
Letters have been received in this
country from foreigners in business
in China, and from Chinese officials
high in authority, concerning the re-
ception of this petition. In one let
ter from an official connected with
one OF the six Boards of Chinese
Courts, the writer says that not
alone will restriction take place, re-
garding the residence and sojourn
OF Americans in China, but special
discrimination will be made in the
matter of the import duties ON all
articles of American production or
manufacture introduced into the Ce-
lestial empire, as all treaties will be
at an end"
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Shot Through The Hand.

Master Roger Hill, son of Geo. S.
Hill, ESQ.,, was shot through his
right hand on Saturday last He,
with several other companions were
spinning tops on Mr.. Stalnaker's
porch, on West Burke street, and
Frank Keyser, one of the num-
Der, said he was going to shoot
Hills top with target gun he had
in his hand. Hill threw his top
down and put his right hand over
the barrel of the gun, not thinking
Keyser would do any harm. No
sooner was this done than Keyser
pulled the trigger, the ball passing
through Hill's hand. The boys are
all very young, and on the best of
terms. The injury will not prove
serious, but at the same time should
serve as a warning to parents and
children in allowing such things to
be so carelessly handled.
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A Calf Vita Che Tail In the Rear and
another in Front

PAHkEa guRG, w. VA, April 5.
J. j. stump, a stock raiser Of Pres
ton county, has a -month-old cali
which is provided with two tails.
One of them is situated in the usual
place, while the other is growing be.
tween the shoulders. The latter re-
sembles the tail of a common Vir-
ginia deer, being covered with fine
coat OF soft and long hair, reddish
brown on the top and sides and
white beneath.
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ANOTHER LOVER LIKE SHOOTS.
How Allen Harrison Shot His Sweetheart
Because She Would Not Marry Him.

HUNTINGTON, W. VA, April f.
Three special deputy officers arrived
in the city Sunday morning at 2
o'clock from Big Cabell creek, seven
miles back of Ona, in this county,
having in their charge Allen Harri-
son, young man residing in that vi
entity, who is guilty of most hor-
rible crime. Saturday afternoon Har-
rison shot and killed his sweetheart,
Miss Bette Adams, a young woman
of good family, who had discarded
him some time since. The details
of the crime are highly sensational.
Harrison, it seems, had made up his
mind that the girl should either &C.
quiesce with his wishes and marry
him, or that they should both enter
the great beyond.
Harrison approached the young
woman Saturday afternoon and told
her that she must marry him. This
she refused to do. Her refusal evil
IDENTIFY crazed an already desperate
man. He went to neighbours house
and borrowed a revolver for target
practice, as he said. As the second
step in this horrible tragedy he Sc
cured a dose of laudanum, sufficient
Iy large, as he thought, to prove ia
tai. This he swallowed and then en-
tered the kitchen where she was per-
forming household duties taking
ashes out Of the fireplace. Without
a seconds warning he fired the fatal
leaden messenger st his unsuspect-
ing victim, who fell to the floor a
corpse. After the deed was done the
murderer went of to his home, where
the drug overcame bis senses and he
became insensible. He was in this
condition when found and arrested
by officers. Through the efforts of
physicians the mans life was saved.
After his recovery he was put under
guard and late Saturday night was
brought into this city by special Of
ficers.
When the posse and prisoner az
rived at Twenty-fourth street, Har-
rison made an effort to escape, jump
ing from his horse and starting to-
wards the woods, but he was headed
off and secured. The party arrived
here at 2 a. m, when the murderer
was placed in the county Jail. Great
indignation and excitement prevails,
and it is said an attempt will be made
to lynch the guilty wretch. Guards
with Winchesters guarded the jail
last night.
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Chr 9ndepeuaent,
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North Queen St., Martinsbur, w. Va

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OUR BABY
Inscribed to our Grand Daughter. the
child Of Prof. Percy N. and Annie
HUGHES.


child Of Prof. Percy m. and Annie
Hughes.
A dear little stranger has wandered away
From far-away land, and her fold.
And she came to our home. and she came
there to stay;
And she brought to us riches untold.
In value, no jewel Of diamond or pearl
Can compare with the stranger, our sweet
baby girl.
God sent us this gift OF invaluable worth
AS pledge of His infinite love,
Embracing tie riches Of heaven and earth,
And He sent it direct from above.
So now to our gaze do His mercies unfuri
All the blessings OF life in a sweet baby
girl.
Do We love herr All, yes. And we'll
guard her SO well
That the loYe-light Of God shall illumine
her way;
Each day OF her life shall some sweet
story tell,
And the world shall be better because
Of her stay.
She is welcome, SO welcome, and we'll
bow to her reign,
As she's welding our lives in magical
chain.
What sweet little girl. and how helpless
she seems;
Unfit to meet life or to battle q storm.
And we wonder awake and we wonder in
dreams,
How God puts SO much in 90 tiny a form
But all efforts in love He most lavishly
spent,
When to hearts and to home the sweet
baby He sent.
There are pleasures for us in the vigils we
keep,
And each moment is filled with pleas.
ant surprise;
The night seems to come when the baby's
asleep,
And the morning Is here when she opens
her eyes.
Her form by halo now seems to be
framed,
So we'll call her " the Angel" until she ID
named
CARLTON HUGHES
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What Mr.. Mckinley Says.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 3.-Gov.
Mckinley, of Ohio, says he thinks
that Harrison will be nominated by
the Republicans and Cleveland by
the Democrats.
VIII the silver question enter in
to the coming campaign?"
{" / do not see very well how itcan
be kept out. With majority of the
Democratic party in favor of the
free coinage of silver as evidenced
by the vote in the House of Repre-
sentives, and the Republicans united
for a good dollar, / should say it
would be an issue"
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Correspondence.
new Town.

NEW TOWN.
Mr.. I. B. Gregory has taken up
his abode on Mr.. Crafts farm.
The Sunday school at this place
was reorganized on last Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Kershner, of Falling
Waters district, has moved to "Dr.
Eds farm.
Quite beautiful display of cleo
tricity in the western sky on last
Sunday evening.
Mr.. T. S. Williams, who has been
kept close for some time by La Grippe,
is now convalescent.
j. W. Horn, president of the lit
erary, was unwell last week, cense-
quently the exercises were a failure
on last Wednesday.
Rev. Gayer, who made his first
attempts at preaching in Berkeley
circuit years ago, has been sent back
to US By the M. E. S. Conference.
ARoTURUs-
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CHURCH NoTEs.-An offering for
the Russian Relief Fund will be lift.
ed ln'the Lutheran church tomorrow
morning.
There will be services held in the
Lutheran church every night next
week, excepting Saturday night. All
welcome.
Rev. Victor Miller, Of Letters.
burg, Md, preached in st. Johns
Lutheran church Wednesday evening
to large audience, and delivered an
able sermon.
The evening services held in the
Lutheran Church this week were
well attended. Earnest, practical
discourses were delivered by visit
ing ministers.
Preaching at the First M. E.
Church on Sabbath at ii o. M, by
Rev. Joseph Wheeler, P. e., and at
1880 p. M, by the pastor. Service
conducted by the Epworth League
at 6:45 p. m. All invited.
The services for Holy Week in
Trinity Episcopal church will be as
follows: The holy Communion will
be administered on next Sunday
palm Sunday at 1880 am. Morn
ing Prayer, Litany and Sermon at
ii a. m. The offering at this SER
vice will be for the Russian sufferers.
Monday and Tuesday Divine Service
at S p. m. Thursday (Maunday
Thursday 7;45 a. M, Morning Pray
er, at 1880 p. M, the Holy Commun-
ion will be administered Friday
Good Friday;) Prayer, Litany and
Sermon at ii a. m, offering for mis-.
sion among the Jews. 8 o'clock p
m, evening prayer. Saturday Gas
ter Eve) administration of the sacra-
ment of Baptism at $50 p. m.
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Miners Troubles Settled.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, April s.
The trouble caused between the coal
operators and miners by the anti
script and screen laws which were
PISSED at the last session Of Legis-
lature, and which were declared con
stitutional by a recent decision OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals, has
been settled for the time being, and
all miners will 60 back to work I'M
der the old law until the matter is
finally settled by the Supreme Court.
A motion for rehearing of the case
by this court has been made, and
pending its action the miners will
work.
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REPUBLICANS CARRY RHODE
ISLAND.

A great effort was made by both
parties to carry Rhode Island. All
of the supposed best thinkers and
speakers were over and Grated. Even
Mr.. Cleveland gave one OF his finest
talks ON tariff reform but the little
State, although it has been going
democratic since 1888, elected the
republican ticket, including the leg
islature, by large majority. The
majority for Mr.. Brown for Cover
nor, over all candidates, was 2.047
votes. The battle was very exciting,
and each party did their best to win,
and the result is, of course, very dis
heartening to the democrats, as they
had been depending on the State as
safe for them.
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NICHOLSON BANK FAILURE.
Probable that the Creditors Will Re
ceiye About 5 Cents on the Dollar.

BALTIMoRE, April 4.-The trustees
OF the Nicholson Bank, which re-
Gently failed, have issued their first
statement. The liabilities, accord
ing to the books, on January IA, the
day of the failure. were $l,l58,9
with assets probably the same. The
true value of the assets, however,
will not be more than $150,000 to
100000.
When the expenses of litigation,
ETC., are deducted, five cents on the
dollar is probably the figure the
creditors will finally receive.
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Scarlet Fever in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 81
There are quite number of cases of
scarlet fever in the lower part of
this city, and there are grave fears
that it may become epidemic. The
law makes it the duty of physicians
to report all cases of infectious dis
eases, and there is general criticism
of the doctors for failure to report
the Grst cases, and thus warn the
people that they might take neces-
sary precaution to prevent the spread
of the fever.
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