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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

BmDGEPonr is after natural gas.
BLUEFELD has sold S2j 0C0 Of twenty year
eight per cent. bon Is for So, i0j.
The sistersyilie oil io.d is now Producing
1880 ricls per ay worth 30 0l0
CONTRACTOR BLACK. Of Parkors urg, has
the contract f0i building fifty houses at
Monongah,
BY the explosion o. gas sni oil on tho
Walker Peters farm, near Warrington, q
man was kiilel and twooIhers badly burned
THE e.ecir.c light company at Woll-burs
lave incsea, ed tler capital stock to 81 I. 90,
and will put in a new dynamo with a cspac-
ity q ZOO additional lights
ONE hundred Toys employed by tho riyor.
side fron Works Benwo,d struck becauio
ono Of their assoc ates was dismissed Fly
have since re urucd 70 wo H.
JACOB AmcR, If Romney is dead, ono
hundr d years lour M nihs aud eleven days
Old. He was veteran II he war 1872, and
retained his memory 20 the last.
T. J. payne, aged seventeen, got on tho
wrong train at Thomas, and at fun speed
jumped of the tram behind, landing ON bis
head and houldrs breaking his neck.
Al FIELDS Mustrel Company raised a
purse Of $3.50 for the benefit OF John Morti'
men at Pafkeisyille Themoney was hauled
TO some one on tho stage ant has not been
turned over
The Keystone Gas Company at Harris
vile, raised the price Of gas, and tbepeople,
in their indignation, raised stock company
with a capital Of 81, 80 in few minutes "
sink a well
Ar Romney a young man named Hines,
returning home from hunting with two Wild
turkeys on his back met Charles Fownnl',
who fired at the birds putting nearly thu
whole load Of shot into Hines body.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
WORK AND WORKERS,

FOUR non-union men employed by the
Carnegie Steel Company, in HomeStead,
were assaulted by unknown men while on
their way home from the mill.
IT is reported from Denver that there is
little likelihood Of the strike of trainmen on
the Denver ard Rio Grande road spreading
70 other diyis ons as the st ike is considered
iii-afyised. The telegraph operators of the
road are said TO be con id ring making de-
uiand for an increase of wages.
MEETING Of employees of the Gulf, Col.
lprado and Santa Fe Railroad was held at
itCleburn, Texa TO consider the strike of
telegraph operators 1t is sal the meeting
advised the operators that Il e strike was not
advisable, and that they should return to
work. The company is said TO | e engaging
new operators 10 take fireplace of the strike,
ers.
lHE telegI aph operators on the Missouri
facihc Railroad have demanded an increase
OF pay. There was conference between
the officials of the road and a committee Of
operators, and at its conclusion it was said
that the matter had been lad before Jay
Hould. The int rease demanded bv the men
amount to $50 900 year, and G neral Man,
ager Clarke says lie recommended an in
crease of SIS 0 o.
THE Census hu letin for Boston shows
'sl5 manu- acturng es.at lishnents in 1890,
employing 80, lgS hands and producing ma
terial valued AT s.. s. o.. 6S3s The following
are given as the percentages OF increase over
1850; Number Of es.abli -hments reported,
9l15; caIi al in ested III 81; number of
hands eMploye1. ABS; wa ,es paid, no. AZ;
cost OF material u-e t. 2i5O; valus of pro-
duct at wor&s, So 40
A VERDICT in favor of Thomas But hanan,
a contractor, az ainst the members of the
Builder S exchange of Pittsi Irg, was rem
dered by jury N that city, damages being
assessed at $500 1t vas developed curing
the trial that th3 Builder Exchange passed
resolutions to the effect that none of its mem
bers shout sell mIlerias to anyone not a
member of the organization, and that q
three defenGents IN pirticular were active
IN influencing others not to havo any deal
ings With contractors who made eight hours
a days work and who PAL more than the
members Of tue Exchange for the same
work
THERE was a brief strike Of telegraph op-
orators on the Atchsou, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, but after twelve hours of idle
nts s., the men were ordere t. return &c
work by D. G. Ramsey, Grand Chief Of the
Order of Railroad Tele2 raphers who de-
clared that the order to strike was bogus
massage: The op ratoIs on the Gulf. Colo
rad and Santa Fe Road struck on Sunday
f,r en- advance in wages from $50 to $50
month, twelve hours for days work and
extra pay for overtime. The road Is leased
to the Santa Fe and message was sent over
the wires, signed b. Ramsey, calling out all
operators on the Santa Fe system. 1t was
soon found that this message was sent from
Dodge City. Kansas, as joke, by an opera
tor namet Johnson. AS soon as Grand Chef
Ramsey could BE found the strike was called
of. The operators on the Gulf Road con-
tinue on slrike, however.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
CAUGHT BY HIS OWN TRAP.
Edward Kirk Rigs Spring Gun For
Chicken Thieves.

A remarkable tragedy occurred at Buf.
ialo, n. Y, in which would b,-tbief- taker
was caught in his own trap and died before
ne could give en- explanation.
Edward Kirk who lived Oh Winslow
avenue has been raisin, fine poultry for
some time past. h Las hal great sue ce-s 5,
but has been troubled with thieves. Some
body for weeks Tast has stolen a fine brace
of Spring pullets almo, ever night, and
Kirk has laid awake in vain TO catch the
rascal. He rugged a shot gun just inside the
pen door, so that anyone who t; flied with
the lock would move wire which was at
tached to the trigger. Kirk sa he had
pointed the gun in the air, So it would not
kill but fright-n.
Nobody in Kinks family was allowed to
go near the pen except himself. Al out noon
he went out TO feed his poultry, when his
wife was startled by the discharge Of a gun.
Running into the yard she found her hus-
band lying with blood pouring from a
CHASTITY wound ia his throat. Drs. johnson
aud Harrington soon arrived, but the man
died within fiftS en- minutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

RACE horses salned Al $40, 900 were killed
In reig { wreck n ar Da las, Texas.
AN explosion OF sky rocket at q political
meeting in st Lsuis Injured "a parsons.
Two yo;...g MS Of J. H. McNamara, OF
DIS Moinss, Iowa, were run over and xii Ell
Ly an electric motor.
AN explosion OF IS pounds Of dynamite O
a Goyernm mt dredg boat, six miles from
Chattano, ga, Tenn, killed Charles s. SEEMS,
a lsbor,f.
A SLIGHT earthquake, las ing 80 seconds,
shook par Of Niagara county, New York
including Buffalo In some hous c-ockery
was shak n of the shelves aud broken.
MANY children were in iured by the col.
lapse OF a or Of b. che 10 feet bika in a
hail in West Win s,ed Conn, o which Col
unbu Day exc ses were being reeelrsed.
WHILE shooting at target at her homo
in Nj ~ l.. a suburb Of Pttsburg, 12-year-
old Aunie Miller bit Frank Stuart with
bullet, inficting wound which may prove
fatal.
An explosion OF an oil tank at Camden,
In liza "a when tn > oil from new gu her was
turned on, mi red jacob Lsstenfeit, A. NJ.
Hyatt, J. c. GRAY 5, Charles Wool and A.
3. Walker
Two toilers ia the rolling mill Of the Bur.
eess Iron and Sled Company. Ct Z ,rt mo Ith,
Ohio. cxI lodsd, filing Rict arb Fleming
and Georgs y essi r. Iweiy5 other work
men were seriously - urei
The body Of Samuel Flack, aren't Of the
United OIL Company Of Baltimore was
FLU d IN Lis looms at Allegheny. ID ath
evidently occurred everai days ago and the
case Is shroude in mystery.
AK cident on the Sugar Run Railroad
II miles from Bradford Peun., caused the
death Of Antonio CaIlo;t1 ard Michael
Bizzo. The men lost control # hand-ear
loaded with ties on steep gJade.
WHILE workm were rsuair r.g a wall In
the siuice- way u mill at s mecca Fal ), New
York, the va fell, killing ths contractor
George Ss.gfried, aged 81; Michael ManseH,
ed So. and Michael Couroy. age ~. Pat.
rick H.F in and Ia lick Conroy were 40
badly injured that they died white b ing
taken % the ospital. Two 9th rs were in
jufe1 slightly.
THROUGH the eb ent mindedness Of Brake
man John Ryan, employed at the Colby
Mine, Bessemer, Wic8i an, IS men were ser.
iously injured. TIE men we're going down
% ih 'ir WORK at depth OF nearl II so feet.
The Gag descended rapidly. and when the
rope was near Y ailpaid out and Ryan made
no effort to slaeken sp ed, fellow brake
man shouted TO him to apply the brakes.
Ryan bscsme infused and threw tbs brake
lever wide ope ,, ting be cags drop 70 The
bottom Of the shaft. h then fed TO the
woods. OFT OF 10 men in thu cage only one
escaped uninjured, and il is thought four Of
them viii die.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29

There is an artist in the city who has
won for herself an enviable reputation
as portrait painter. At Que Of the re.
cent exhibitions she had the picture of
a beautiful dog whose portrait was
gained in the following way:
The dog is very fond of brown bread.
His mistress put on an apron, in the
pocket of which was generous supply
of the coveted dainty. Then the dog
was made to sit in a chair and wait ex.
pectantly for the bread. Meanwhile his
mistress sketched rapidly. When he be-
came sleepy Or uneasy she would allow
him to get down and eat piece of bread.
Then she would say, "Do you want
some more7 Go back to your chair,
then So they proceeded till the sketch
was done She said the saliva flowed 50
freely from the dogs mouth, as he thought
Of the brown bread, that she had TO
spread papers under him.
She also says that il is difficult to get
lively portrait Of an animal. After
they have passed the uneasy stage, and
find they must keep quiet, they settle
down quietly to 90 to sleep. A horse
whose head she painted, would assume
lively expression when some one wAis.
pered to him. Horses nearly always
liked to be Whispered to.-Ncw YORK
Recorder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29

Syringa Japonica, the great tree lilac
Northern Japan, certainly improves Will
age, and the large plants in the gardens
of Eastern Massachusetts,, where this
fine plant was introduced several years
ago through the agency of the Arnold
Arboretum, are better than ever this
season, being covered with their immense
clusters of creamy white flowers, which
stand up boldly above the masses of rich
dark green foliage. Among small late
towering trees Syringa Japonica here at
the North has no equal when once it is
established in deep, rich soil with suffi.
cient room to insure the growth and
rpening of its upright, rather rigid
branches, which, when the plants are
well grown, form compact, rather
formal head. The largest plants in
Massachusetts, are now nearly twenty feet
high and twelve or fifteen feet throug'l
the branches. Garden and Forest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
An Astonishing Piece of Knayary.

The slickest piece of knayery eve
perpetrated in the world was the work Of
a FIenchman,n said Louis Latrete, join
ing in the discussion of coincidence il
progress at the Laclede. SIN 1884 wa
employed in the private banking estab
lishment of Jacques Barere, at Toulon
Barere was called to Paris on business
expecting TO be absent three days. o.
the second day he returned, stating tina
he must have at once 1000, 900 francs
with which to close an important trans
action he had on hand. There was no
so much cash in the vaults, and he al
once opened negotiations with the other
banks to supply 1t. Not soul suspected
MIN. l entered his private office on at
errand, his large St. Bernard dog trot
ting at my heels. When he saw his
master, instead of springing forward to
greet him as wes his wont, he uttered s
vicious growl and began barking at him
Barere turned to me and demanded,
why do you bring your dog in here4
1T is your dog, monsieur, replied, in
some surprise. | went back to my desk
with feeling of uneasiness could scarce
define, | noticed that Barere wore hi
hat III the office, something unusual fol
him, and that he gave me evasiye an.
swers when asked for instructions. |
was seized with a desire to have Barere
take his hat off. scarce knew why ]
wanted it removed, for doubt of his iden,
tity had not taken tangible shape in my
mind. l again entered his Office with s
paper for his signature, and as a l placed
it on his desk l managed, by seeming ac
cldent, to knock his nat off. 1t was not
Barerel The resemblance, so marked
when he wore his hat, entirely disap.
peared when it was removed. He re
placed it hurriedly and retired. l com
municated my discovery to the cashier,
and an officer was summoned, but when
he entered the Office the impostor was
gone. He had escaped throu III a side
door. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
CABLE SPARKS.

LIEUTENANT BRuENING and four men of
the German forces of East Africa were
killed in the conflict with the Wahehe
tribe.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has signel Chancellor
Won CaprIyi's military ILL, and h empow-
cred him to dissolve the Reichs u in case it
refuses to approve the measure.
TIE gram trade of Russia is in a criti-
cal condition owing to the refusal of foreign
merchants to purchase the surplus grain
from the interior of that country.
IT is offici,lly announced in Madrid that
the new commercial treaty betwe Spain
and the United States covering trade in the
Antilles is favorab e to Spanish industries,
THOMAS NELL, said to be an American,
Is on trial in London on the charge Of muir.
dering four unfortunate gils by administer
ing poison to them. he is also accused Of
attempting to poi on the fifth and attempt
ing to biackmail two gentlemen.
Mr. MORLEY, the Chief Secretary for Ire
land, a ID Mr.. Asquith, the British Home
Secretary, have refus "a TO receive a depu-
tation of Dublin Parnellites VIII, desire to
urge the British Governm snt to grant am-
nesty 10 the Irish political prisoners.
1T is announced that owing TO Increasing
competition the business of the important
copper spelteC works of PoScoe and Grenfelt,
at Swansea, Wales, established century
ago will be wound up. The closing of the
works will throw 100 persons out of employ
ment.
THE mate of the American bark William
Hales, whose master, Captain Buckley, and
his wife was murdered by the Oh nese cook
OF the vessel has reported to the authorities
at Cape Town, South Africa, that the mo-
tive of the Chinaman was to revenge him
self for complaint the Captain made TO
him about the dirty con iition of the ca
boose.
The coachman who was driving Arch luke
Carl ludwig, heir to the throne of Austria,
and his wife from Wiener Neusta It 70
Vienna missed his road aud suddenly tbs
carriage fell into ditch aud was upset, This
Archduke was stunned aud the lower mbs
of the Archduchess Injured severely Tue
coachman's head was Ia lily hurt. The c n.
riage was wrecked and the Archdu and
his wife were compelled to walk consi err
able di lance to railroad stat or where
they took train for Vienna.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
KILLED BY AN ELK.
a Keeper at the Philadelphia Zoo Ter
riblY Mutilated.

i4uLg MUtAIdt6us
Johu Ford, aged fifty years, keeper az
tine Geological Garden, Philadelphia, Pa,
had a terrible encounter with an Infatuated
elk and received injuries which resulted in
his death. Ford was an old keeper at the
garden and his business was to feed the elks
and buffaloes. Among the elks was mag
nifcent specimen Of the race from the Rocky
Mountains. The animal was of uncertaio
temper, and a. times gave way to outbursts
of furious rage, during which it was danger.
GUS to enter the peu.
When Ford came around on his usual feed
ing round, the animal was quietly grazing,
and the keeper entered the enclosure with
out a thought of danger Ford walked to
the feeding trough, and turning his Lack to
the elk, began to pour the feed into its e.
ceptacle. The first intinat,on of danger
that he had was an angry snort from the
elk, and as he turned, the animal charged
upon him, and his heavy, wide spreading
antlers struck him in the side. The blow
threw the man across the trough, and while
lying on his back unable TO defend himself,
the furious animal dealt blow aftsr blow
upon him.
The screams of Ford, the shrill cries of the
elk, AMI the commotion among the other
animals, attracted the attention of the other
keepers. Some half-dozen of them entered
the pen and attacked the elk and drove him
from his victim Ford was ri ked up Gov
cred with blood, and only partially con
scious, and borne from the pen. He was
taken to a hospital, where an examination
showed over fifty cuts and l. Gel atoms on
his body that the horns of the elk had in
hicted. In addition to being cut and bruised
Ford had several ribs broken.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
A Venom Gus Bird.

But one species OF venomous bird is
known to the student of pathological
oddities Rpir N'Dsob, or "Bird of
DEATH" feathered paradox of New
Guinea. 1t is not large or Formidable
looking creature, as one would naturally
expect, being scarcely as large as COM
mon pigeon, but longer and of more
slender build. 1t is of gray, glossy
color without any special markings, ex-
cept the tail, which ends with blood.
red tip The bird is comparatively
helpless, being sble to fly but few feet,
and can be caught without difficulty
however, it is unnecessary to say that its
poisonous bite causes the native Papuans
to let it severely alone. Persons bitten
by the creature are seized by maddening
pains, which rapidly extend tc every
part of the body. Loss of sight, con.
yulsions and lockjaw are the other symp'
toms which follow in rapid succession.
The natives say that there is not a case
on record of a survival of the bite, there
being no antidote, death always ensuing
within the short space OF two hours. =
st. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
Picturesque Plant Life of C,Ii,rAia


California has beco ne the paradise Of
the rosarian, the see grower, the by-
bridizer and the nurserymau The wild
grape is used as a stock for wine and
raisin grapes, aud, in some cases that
know of, men have grated Italian chest
nuts upon one species of the native oaks.
Al the hillsides of the tree region, when
not too steep to plow, nor too far above
the sea-level, will grow the fruits and
varied horticultural products Of Spain,
Portugal, Italy and southern France.
The pomegranate is a garden shrub in
many districts, aud the almond is a road
side tree, The dropping, 0cacia-like
leaves Of the sclrlet-fruitei pepper tree
grow with magnoliaS, palms and cedars
OF Lebanon. Oranges and lemons stan /
in many an orchard with apples and
peaches. Among the notable plants Of
the State arc many adopted species, such
as the aclcias and eucaiyptuses Of Aus.
tralia, aud the banboo3 and pcrsmmons
of Japan.
When Americans came to California,
they were surprised at the variations that
they observed in familiar plants. Tne
elderberry, which is only slightly differ
ent from the elderberrybush of the At.
lantic slope, often becomes tree of
from two to four feet in diameter and
thirty or forty feet high. This is merely
a matter of local environment, rich soil
and shelter; the same species is a mere
shrub on the rocky hillsides of the Coast
Range. The bronze leayed Ricinus,
which makes a semi .ropic summer gar
den in front of many an Atlantic coast
cottage, grows for year after year in
California, until section OF its stem a
foot and a half in diameter can be OBJ
tanned by any collector of vegetable
curiosities. Geraniums, uasturtiums, to-
matoes and many other plants, useful
and otherwise, escape from cultivation,
modify their habits OF growth, and soon
become wild again. Many plants of
Mexico, Peru, Chile, the Hawaiian Isl
ands, Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, and the Mediterranean coast have
already become dangerous weeds. The
loquat, a choice fruit Of Japan, is already
growing wild in some canons where pic
mic parties have left the seeds. Apricots,
peaches, cherries, aud English wanuts
have been found in the forests-chance
seedlings, growing with the madronos
ana MANI lnitas. Century.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-29
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Ex-SESAToR PLAT was singer in his
youth and led a country choir.
CHAUNcsY NJ DEPEw is credited with
having 9, 900 American infants named after
him
THE Duchess of Dsvonshire enjoys the
reputation of being tie cnly duchess on
cord who has twIce MARI ed duke.
Miss MARY GRAHAM, a graduate of
Wesleyan, and Mi Mary A. Scott, grad
uate OF Vassar College, are the first women
to receive feliowsh ps at Yale College.
ALGERNoS CHARLES SwINBURNE, TIE
most prominent candidet. for the position OF
poet iaureat, Of Great B itain, was born in
London, April ) 1877 He is an acknowledge
master of English rhythm, bat the fac
that his fame Is largely based on the bod
ness with which he has trod len on forbidden
ground may stand in the way Of his selection
for the position
MILE. ROSE L0UvERrTRE, a grand
daughter and the only living descendant Of
the great Haytian soldier lives 10 the vi
lage OF Soirac, France. She Is 60 years old,
and depends upon an annual pension Of 1861
francs } aid her by the government She is
said TO bs an interesting clever women,
worthy of the proud family Of her mother
and the heroic race TO which her father be-
longed.
ROGER NoLcoTT, the Republican candi-
date for Lieuten mt Governor in Massa-
chusetts, is strikingly handsome man He
is tai slender and graceful His features
are clear cut and regular; his hair and
moustach prema ur IL White. He is a man
not only Of great ability, but also Of much
refinement, and is moreover, prominent
member Of that most exclusiv3 society, the
''hundred-and-filty'' of Boston.
Col JACOB CHILD, the Kansas Statesman
who once rerres nted Uncle Sans dignity
at the court OF His Siamese Maj. sty, SAYS
that he once had the distinction OF | nd NJ
Edgar Alien Poe the sum Of 30 cents. The
Colonel knew the poet yery well and says
that he was tall. slend fellow, who looked
much young r han be wa. His bair gave
tne appearance OF Toet aud his pierre ny
black eyes were his most attractive feature
Colonel Childs SAYS that when Poe was the
least bit und he influence Of alcohol he
was man TO lie long rem mbered. His
sparkling eyes airly blazs d a such times
PROF KARL KNIEs oneofth instructors
Of the Duke of York at Held Ia erg, is con
sidered by many Germans TIE gre test
teacher OF political scie &c in the Father
land. He Is without doubt the most popu-
lar profe sJr of the famous old school, and
possesses the power Of personal attraf ton
for students in an eminent degree. His
pupils have a sincere and deep affection for
him, and love 10 show their appreciation Of
his wisdom and good-heartsdness in every
possible way. He Is in appearance ths typ
cal German professor, illustrated 50 often
ia Fhgeude Blaette and her comic pa
rs His Clothes never fit: his trousers are
100 short, an MS hat and umbrella bear
tine imprint Of age aud many rains. But his
very indifference to outward appearances
seems to endear him the more to the stu
dents No one every appealed to BIN for
comfort in vain