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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
ANARCHISTS SHOT DOWN.
Four 3Ien Who Killed Polish Priest
Promptly Lynched.

promptly Lynehed.
four money or your lifei'
With these words four assassins burst into
the room of DR.. Poninsky. high Polish &c.
cesisstic and brother of the Lord of Rose leleg
Castle, in the town Of that name 10 the Prov
ince of Posen. Prussia.
The aged doctor asked them their business
with him. In reply he was handed red card
on which was printed command, signed By
the COMMITTEE of the Polish Anarchists =
calling upon him to surrender all the money
he had in bis possession for the benefit of tbs
Anarchists. The card stated that if he refused
to obey the command he would be killed.
From his position in the church DR.. Poninsky
bad entrusted to him large sums of money and
this fact was apparently well known and tax en-
advantage Of by the Anarchists.
DR.. Poninsky, who was very inGrm from
age was terribly startled by the import ofthe
message haniei 10 him. lie ran to a window
and jumped to the gar.lea. The Anarchists
followed him to the window, aud before he
could reach p,are ofslfety they poured a
yolley of bullets in o bis body from their re.
volvers. He fell dead The assasxins then
fled, but the alarm was given, and the Lord of
Kosc.eleg Castle and p others at once armed
themselves and, mounting horses, started in
pursuit Of the murderers-
They were soon overteken by the band of
pursuers, and desperate battle followed. The
pursuers fred a volley into fh-igroup, and one
Of the murdsrers tell dead. The band then
realizedthat tlieir pursuers were determined to
ayenge the death of DR.. Poninsky, and one
of them, seeing that ell hope of escape was cut
of, turned his weapon against himself and
lew out his brains. The remaining two fred
pom their pursuers again, fortunately hitting
hay ifnA - r~i@
another volley that killed another of them.
Then the fourth man. rather than surrender.
shot and killed himself
The authorities at koscleleg have made an
investigation into the affair, and have already
learned that the four men were residents 81
Berlin and that they came to Kosclsleg pur.
posely TO murder DR.. Poninsky.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
PROGRESS OF TIE SOUL.

summary Of the New Enterprises for the
Week.
In its issue OF the sth instant, the Manufac.
turers' Record, of Bali more, summarizes the
chief items in its list Of new enterprises for
the week as follows.
500 glass manu- featuring company at
Baltimore, Md a $4,000 brick making
company at JseEssn, Tean; n $1,000 paint
comp my and $1,000 manufacturing COM
pany at Roanoke, Va. 4 sJf0Dy hedge aud
wire fence company At Oca.a, Fla; 81 ,t9J, I.
coo excelsior company at Charlest N. W. Va;
500 800 picking and preserving company
at Wheeling w. Va; a slaj 100 cotton seed
oil mil conplHy At hreseport, La IS.
COO stationery company Mt Dallas, Texas; a
so, OJU hrles works company Ut Ncw Orleans
La; SO tisl aianinum company at e ring
ton. Ky; 2 s5Jstu estton-sees oil M com
pany 81 torsicana. Texas; a S21.teJ oil aud
mineral company 1t Wsvriand. Ark; 81 (, 600
manufacturing company at Wheeling, W. Va;
S2J, te9 g.ass manufacturing company at
Fsirmont, W. Va; $1,000 brick company
81 Covington, KY; $500 brick sind clay
works company at New Orleans, Is, and a
$4,000 cotton ginning company at ps.las.
Texas.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16

was calling on friend at IL we'll
known importing house this week write,
New York correspondent, and in the
course of conversation he said: "Woulc
you like to see something uncommon Ia
rugs }" of course said eyes" where
upon he got a bunch Of keys from their
custodian and took me into a special
room about the size of au ordinary draw
ing room, in which were several piles of
rugs, while others were displayed about
the walls. at may interest you to
know" he said, ''that in this little room
is 500, 000 worth of rugs, and yet the
real treasures are kept even more close
ly." He then went to substantial cup
board and unlocking it drew forth a
folded silk rug, which he threw open
with flourish. 1t would need a Rus
kin and Turner combined to do JUS
tice to the sight which met the eye
The rug was nearly square, being about
five by seven feet, and its richness was
dazzling. The price, | was informed,
was $500. 1t contained 5000, 900
stitches aud was about 800 years old.
How it got to the New York market the
dealer was not all disposed to say, aud
this leads me to remark that in these
choice Eastern rugs there is often a hid
den chapter of romance, which, if put to
literary uses, might furnish more than
one novel like Wilkie. Collins's s'Moon-
stone to the library of thrill These
priceless rugs all have their history !;
whether they carry with them into exile
something of that power to bless and
curse, which is supposed to go with some
of these Oriental gems that have been
torn from their holy hooks in the East
to be made traffic OF by the iufdels, l
will not undertake to say. Possibly
this superb rug would be as uncomfort-
able possession as that complacent
"fallen idol" which caused such distres,
in the wild narrative of Anstey.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
NO. 81.
FIRE BRANDS IN VIENNA.
Anarchists Terrorize the Property
Owners in Austria
Houses Set on Fire and Robberics Com
mittea During the Excitement
General Feeling Of UneAsiness.

Houses Set on Fire and Robberics Com
mittea During the Excitement
General Feeling of Uneasincss.
Since the recent FIRE in the Ringsirssse. the
fifth of the series of incendiary fires that had
then occurred in Vienna within week, the
iremen have been kept busy responding to
alarms in various parts Of the city. Extra
ordinary vigilance has been observed, aud hns
resulted in the fires being discovered in their
incipieneE aud ex,nguished before any
material damage was done. All these fires
gave evidence of being Of incendiary origin,
aud no doubt is entertained that they were
the work of Anarchists or extreme Socialists,
between whom it would be hard to distinguish
difference.
The general feeling Of uuessiness and in
security continues TO grow, and great num-
Der of the residents Of the city have employed
private watchmen to guard their property
against attempts to Ere it. Many people,
among whom are some police officials, believe
that the incendiarism is not so much for the
purpose of causing terror among the uphold
ers Of law, as il is for the purposes Of robbery
during the excitement attending the fires.
ne police at every hre, no matter now sllght
attend in force, and close watch is kept up
on all the nearby buildings TO prevent thieves
from robbng them.
Vienna is no, the only place thati IN state
of excitement because of incendiary fires. Az
Lionielden, in Upper Austria, there have been
several fires of this kind within the past few
days and the people are very indignant. II
will go hard with the incendiaries If they are
captured.
An alarm off was sent from the Burg
Theater, but when the hremen arrived at The
theater they were informed that Il was a false
alarm. II is believed however, that there
was FIRE, aud that employees of the thenter
extinguished the flames and kept the fact a
secret
A later dispatch from Leonfelden says that
that place hss been almost totally destroyed
by fire. The flames appeared to start in several
places simultaneously. One hundred barns
and other farm buildings were burning at oae
time. The church beliry collapsed, and the
bell was melted. A carpenter was kllleI
while trying to rescue others. Several persons
were injured.
A forest fire is raging at Boskowiiz, IN
Moravia. A fireman has been killed there
while on duty.
A chest Of dynamite cartridges were stolen
from the Lunzsmt mines at CheibbS, In Lower
Austria. The thief eluded his pursuerS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
BOx CARs IN 4 HLAZK.
FOUGHT BLACKsNAKEs.



Railroad Foreman Surrounded By
About Fifty OF the Reptiles.
While blasting rocks in a deep cut, near
White Haven, Pa, Michael Greenig, Ls.
high Valley foreman, met with an experiences
which he is moi likely to forget
After firing the first blast he climbed upon
the ledge Of rocksto note the effects Of the
siot As he stepped up he found the shot had
uncovered a den Of huge black sna kes, and be.
fore he could realize bis position, he was sur
rounded BY nearly fifty Of the reptiles, vary
ing from thees to seven feet in length. He
had no chance to run or 10 jump down. With
nothing but a small stick which be carried. he
attpcked the snakts.
Alter twenty minutes Of bard fighting he
succeeded In getting down TO the track, after
Killing foriy-Seven Of the snakes, the largest
Fl which measured seven feet, four inches.
Greening is preserving this skin as a memen.
10.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
A Shark With a TwS.Ton Liver,

The basking shark of the North At.
lantic seems also not to be an uucom-
mon visitor in New Zealand waters. as
it visits certain localities on the coast for
its foed, which is. thought to consist of
small jelly fish and other minute AMI
mails, This shark can be easily recoy.
nized, says writer in Nature, from its
habit; of swimming on the surface OF the
water, portion of the blck and the
huge dorsal I'm being usually exposed.
1t is from this fact, together with its.
slow motions, that it has received its
name. On the west coast of Ireland as
many as five hundre have been taken in
a single season. The liver often weighs
as much as two tons, yielding six to eight
barrels of oil, A few years ago, when
sharks oil was more valuable than at
present, the oil from a single full-slzei
specimen would often realize from 5000
to $3.50, New York Independent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
WORK AND WORKERS.

The New York vsrnishers have won their
urike for eight hours work day.
THERE was another disorderly meeting Of
unemployed workmen in London.
THE Lehigh Valley shops, at Easton,
Penna., have been put on hall time.
THE Allonez copper mine, at Red Jacket,
michigan, VIII be closed down, probably
permanently.
TTN.PLATE mill, with a capacity Of / 800
boxes per week; was started by Coates & Co.
at Locust Point. Baltimore.
II is estimated that the maple sugar crop in
Vermont this year was only about one.quafter
OF the average production.
ALL the Reading Coal and Iron Company's
colleries will be shut down three days week
until the dull coal season passes.
HICKORY Swamp Colliery, near Shamokip.
Pa, resumed operations, after suspension OF
three months. IL will give employment to
400 men.
ALL the carpenters OF Ottawa, Illinois. went
on strike because their demand for nine.
hour day, without reduction of wnges; had
been refused.
Two hundred bscksmiths in the axle de.
partment OF Carnegie's Twenty ninth street
mill, IN Pitisburg, struck against a 10 per
cent reduction in wages.
lie sTike IN tue building trades in New
York against the Pelh I'm nod hoisting
machines has ended in a victory for the men.
Over 5000 have returned 70 work.
The wire nail manufacturers Of the United
States met in Cleveland aud adopted "a new
nail card, to take effect April Ii. ito adjust
certain inequalities" in the old scale.
The carpenters at Sharon, Pennn.. struck
IN support Of demand made by their union
for an equalization Of wages. Ii Is thought
the demand viii be granted without trouble.
MEssRs. WARNER Of New York and Hoar
Of Massachusetts Of the Congressional sweat.
ing system investigation committee, have re.
turned from Chicago to Washington and will
go TO Boston.
lT is announced that the Baltimore Sugar
Refinery, which has been closed for some
time, is to be enlarged to capacity OF I,s 0
barrels OF refined sugar per day, and be put
in operation again by July lst
The river mems strike in st. Louis which
began week ugo mas ended. The Anchor
Line agreed to pay the wages demandei BY
the strikers. and ;he unions allowed the
steamboat lines the privilege Of hiring non.
union men when thry want TO, or when
necessity arises"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
Rough Diamonds and Polished.

Twenty years AGO the trade in rough
diamonds was under S.. OO0. 900 a wear:
it is now s2s 900 900. The mice for
assorted trade lots of fine to superior
quality has declined from s25 to sis ner
carat. Fair to medium 90 at about $40
and lower grades from S. down. Ameri-
cans are pronounced the best Judges of
diamonds as well as by far the largest
BUYERS. Tney are expected to take this
wear over SIS 900, 600 worth. or some
two-thlrds of the worlds total product.
The Chinese and japanese have entered
the market only of recent years. Rus.
SLAMS carry off the finest of the highly
esteemed bright vellow diamonds.
When the Brazilian mines were opened
1t was said that thew produced no dia.
monds equal to the best of those from
the mines in the Indian Deccan. This
was not true. After the Cane mines in
South Africa were opened the same thing
was repeated of them. T. is not true.
Diamonds strictly of the FIRST water have
ALWAYS been scarce and nerhans ALWAYS
will be. but those Of this quality do not
differ. whether thew come from India.
Brazil. or the Cane. The production Of
Cane diamonds is restricted now by a
trust. the Da Reers Consolidated
Mines. which nroduces nearly S17 900
600 out of the whole $40 900 900 worth
from South Africa.
1t is ascertaiped that the diamond
ground is the filing of old volcanic
craters. If came IN from, belov bri,g;ng
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
Marx TwAIs. Otherwise known a. Samuel

MARX TWAIN, otherwise known as Samuel
Clemens, is in Rome.
PREMIER ABRoTT, of Canada, will be
knighted shortly by Queen Victoria.
DR.. FRoUDE succeeds the late Dr. Free.
man as professor OF history at Oxford Uni.
vereity.
JUSTICE LAMAR is reported 10 be better
IMAM ne has been at any time since he was
taken sick.
The Princess Louise, of Lorne, is engaged
on bust OF her mother. Queen Victoria, and
II Is to be exhibited at the Chicago Fair.
Nh. CHAs. EMORY SMITH, United States
Minister TO Russia, will sail from Liverpool for
the United States on the Goth of this month.
THE Empress of Russia is the first lady to
answer from European throne to the invita-.
ton TO take part In the womens work of the
Columbian Exposition.
HENRIK IBsEN, the Norwegian dramatist.
spends the winter months in Munich. and the
summer at Gossensss, in the Tyro, a village
situated some 1000 feet above the sea.
A GENEALOGICAL tree Of the Columbus
family Is TO be prepared for the Columbian
Exposition D. Mrs. Regina Name, of Lisbon,
VINO is lineal descendant Of the explorer.
SENATOR HoAR is expected to go abroad
next month, to remain until after election.
Ills health in general, and his eyes in particu
lar, call for long period of rest and change.
ROGER @ MILLS is sail 10 have been
greatly moved when he left the House for the
last time rs plain member. lie was always
hkeo IN the House, though he was SO ng!res.
Give.
PRINCESS CLEMENTINF. Of Orleins, the
mother of Ferdinand of Bulgaria, is said to
De one OF the cleverest royal ladies in Europe
she is the only surviving daughter of Louis
Philippe, and inherits many of that monarch's
long-sighted aud asuts qualities.
DR.. MEzGEE, the famous physician who
had been in ST. Petersburg in attend ,nce upon
The Czarina, has returned to Wiesbsden and
resumed his practice. 1t is said that he has
been of great service to her majesty, and that
in recognition of his success the Gar decor.
ated him with the Stanislaus order, set with
diamonds. But the doctor was also the recip.
lent of aboE, 500 day during his residence
at the Russian capital. Few physicians in
Europe have so many royal patients as Dr.
Merger, who began life as a butcher bow in
Holland. As a rule he will not leave Wies.
baden TO attend his patients, bur compels them
TO visit him. Up to the present time he has
made excepio with only the Pope. the En-
press OF Austria, and the Czarina.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
dashed TO THE POLE.
A Gruesome Sight Witnessed by Early
& !. Al

A Gruesome Sight Witnessed by Early
Morning Ped estrians in Boston.
James Hayes, a trimmer for the Boston
Mass Electric Light Company was founo
early the other morning hanging lfsles.
from the cross-bar o. ono of the poles in
Dover street. The leather straps that bound
him to the cross-bsr prevented him from
falling. Passers hy noticed that something
was wrong and the body was taken down.
No one seemed to know whence came th,
current that caused his death. The switch
was found turned off, as he mad thrown
before beginning his work. At that houl
there should have been no current on any Of
the wires
The company's officers are of opinion tina
the trouble WAS caused by some ous at tht
central station throwing a current over thu
wires carelessly and without giving proper
warning
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
THREE BIG FIRES.
A Pennsyivania Freight-House a Read
Ing Car Shop snd New Jersey
Chemical Works Burned.

A Pennsylvania Freight House, n Read
Ing Car Shop snd a New Jersey
Chemical Works Burned.
The Pennsylvania Railroad warehouse and
Offices and 10 freight ears at the George.strest
station in New Jersey we're burned. The FIRE
Is supposed TO be due to spontaneous com
LuNion or electric light uires. The loss on
the building Is about 81 900. The railroad
company carried il own insurance on tho
properly.
FLAMES AMID CHEMICALS.
NEWARK. n. 1.-THE greater part Of tho
Passaic Chemical Works was destroyed by
Gre, causing loss Of fully $4,000. Tho
works consist Of a series Of one-story detached
wooden buildings. situated at the eastern
extremity Of the city on the river. Owing 70
th, heavy fumes Of the chemicals tho iremen
had difficulty in fighting the FIRE. About 20
iremen were overcome BY the fumes.
BOX CARS IN BLAZE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA spark from
pass ng locomotive set ERE about 2 90 O'Clock
A. NJ, in the roof Of the car shops Of the
Philadeiphia and Reading Railroad Company
At Wayne Junction on the outskirts Of the
,ity. and the flames famed by The high
y 81 prevailing, soon en- veloped the building.
lie sfuefure, together with ~ box cars
value ~ 300 apiece, was entirely sireyed,
the Total loss being about 500 90. The flying
rmbefs rom the FIRE ignited the roof Of tbs
residence OF Henry Summers some distance
agay. aad il was also burned. The mouse
" IA handsome two and a-half story stone
building aud the loss on II Is placed At about
$1,000 partially insured. Several other
small houses in TIE vicinity we're also some
what damaged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
NINE LOST THEIR LIVES.


All Means of Escape Gut on by an Ex-
plosion--The Victims.
A frightiul calamity occurred in the west
end of Fort Madison, La, by which nine
people lost their lives. At 253l Santa Fe
avenue stool two-story brick building
owned By s Y. Kitchen. The upper story
was used as dwelling by the owner and The
lower occupied by the general store aud meat
market OF Mcintosh & Pease. At Ii Is P. n.
the building was discovered on fire. The
alarm was given, and the fire department
turned out. About two minutes after the FIRE
was discovered terrific explosion shook the
building, and the flames burst out furiously.
1t is supposed that kegs of powder stored in
the building exploded and destroyed the
marrow stairs leading inside the building from
the second story, and thus shutting out all
hope of escape, The fire burned very rapidly.
The nearest hydraut was four blocks distant,
and before connections could be made the
building was doomed, No cries were heard
from those in the building and they all
persisted in tho flames. The seven bodies
found in the ruins were taken to the under
takers where they presented CHASTITY sight.
"A dwelling owned by John kneck vas also
destroyed. Loss on both baidings, about
$1,000,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
New Bark in Trees.

1t is not new fact, bnS yet a re mark
able one, that liza ,fsnit tree, apple, pear
or eherry,b stripped entirely of it's bark
in the second week in June, new sur,
face of bark will Immediately take the
place Of the older one. 1t is believed
that the chief growth of deciduous trees
in our part of the word takes place at
midsummer. -,Ieehan's Monthly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
VOL. XII.
JUST BE GLAD.

Oh, heart Of mine, we shouldn't
Worry sol
What we've missed of calm we couldn't
Have you know
What we've met OF stormy pain,
And of sorrows driving rain,
We can better meet az lin
II it blow.
We have erred in that dark hour
We have known,
When the tears fell with the shower
All alone
Were not shine and sorrow blent
As the gracious Master meant?
Let us temper our content
With His own
For we know not every sorrow
Can be sad,
So, forgetting all the sorrow
We have had,
Let us fold away our fears
And put by our foolish tears,
And through all the coming vears
Just be glad
james Whitcomb Riley.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
A DEAR OLD GOOSE,

ACK FURNfVAL
was a good man to
know. If you want
ed ten dollars he'd
let you have it; if
you got into a
scrape he'd do his
utmost to get you
out OF it; if you
were down on your
luck and turned
into his chambers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16

SECRETARY ELKIxs. it il sad has more
callers than any previous Secretary since he
war. He is besiegel ram The moment he Il
out of bed until he is in it. The Secretary,
family at last accounts had been permitted &c
eat but one meal since they moved into III,
Washington house. without strangers present
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-16
FIFTYSECoND CONGRESS-
senate.

eSTH DAY.-In the Senate resolution va,
adopted calling upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information with reference to
silver production and coinage. The District
OF Columbis appropriation bill was discussed;
an amendment requiring the Georgetown and
Tennallytown Railway 10 pay the cost Of
widening High street to Georgetown was lost;
an amendment appropriatng SIS, coo TO enter
tain the G. A. K. was voted down. Adjourned
9th DAY.-The greater part of the session
of tie Senate was spent on the discussion Of
the appropriation TO assist in the entert ;in-
ment OF veterans of the Union army who will
attend the G.. A. Il. reunion and annual en-
campment at the national capital next fall
The bill was passed in snch form that the
whole amount Of $780, eco is to Be taken out Of
the United Sta s. tresscry. The npproprie
tons for charitable institutions of the District
were also under discussion. After a short
executive session the Senate adjourned.
70TH DAY.-Mr. Palmer introduced a bill
to remove the limitations to the payment of
arrears Of pensions. The bill TO place cotton
ties on the free list was referred to the Finance
Committee. Mr.. Stewart offered another Tree
silver resolution. Senator Gallinger spoke
upon his bill for sani;srium for pulmonary
diseases. The Judiciary Committee reported
a bill to establish a court of appeals in the
u strict of Columbia. The committee recon-
mended the transfer of the Revenue Marine
to the Naval Department.
list DAME. Stewar. spoke upon his
resolution for the purchase Of silver and the
coinage of standard silver dollars. The reso-
lution then went over. The West Virginia
tax came up as a special order, and was, on
motion of Mr.. Faulkner ton account of the
absence OF Senators Morrill, and Daniel,
further postponed till Tuesday next. Senator
Palmer's resolution for constitutional
amendment for the election of senators by
popular vote was offered by Mr.. Chandler.
The resolution was referred 10 the Committee
on Privileges ard Elections. A humble. Of
pension bsls was passed, also a bill for the
relief of the heirs OF John Howard Payne.