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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-24

THE oovcrnmcnt Bulletln shows Europe, 4
unrnlnN Our Trade and Our kieasy.
WASHINGTON. March e&~-Tho Post
prints the following story;
During tho month Of February Just
ended. tho balance OF trade against this
United States amounted to ts0, 900. Goa.
For the ~ months ended on February Is
last the balance Of trade against MS was
So, ooo. 0ou. These fgnreA Just made
public In a-builetin Of tho bureau Of sta.
tistlcA. have attracted an unusual
amount Of attention here among men
who give thoughtful attention 70 ths
financial situation. First OF all, the
excess Of imports over exports shows
why $50. 0o0. 900 Of the sso. 900, 900 81 gold
was exported last year This amount
at least. has not been exported for for.
eign nations who desire 70 hoard gold,
bat because the people Of the United
States contracted debts for purchases
made abroad.
Tho articles which The people on the
United States buy abroad 10 such an
extent as 10 make the balance OF trade
against us. make an interesting show,
ing. One of the largest items OF Ia.
crease II cotfee.
The one item az rubber ran up from
%. 900. 900 10 $4,000, COD There was an
Increase Of eaoO0.ooo IN importations Of
manufactured cotton. the total reaching
go, 1000. 0o0s OF 81 300. 900 ia manufactures
Of flax and hemp; Of the same amount
for fruits: Of Is, 900. 600 for manufactures
OF wool aud OF nearly -, 900. 900 for man.
ufactnres OF wood. The imports Of iron
and steel have increased q. 900, 900 The
item 81 silk Is also interesting.
Tho Importation Of unmanufactured
silk increased Ii sevcn months TO s20,-
900. 900 from siH, 0dO, 900, while N add.
tion to this Increase 81 5000, 900 thore
should be added the 81. 300, 900 shown Ia
tho Increased importation 81 articles 81
silk In other words,
for tho few articles here enumerated
the people OF the United States paid
over 10000, 900 more during tho seven
months ended on January 81 than they
did for the same period one year prev
ionsly.
This same bulletin 81 the department
Of agriculture shows that the wheat
crop Of Europe this year will DO noiess
than i.sl2.ooo.0 900 bushels. an Increase
from i,i0i. 100000 ID which Asia Will
add $50, 900. 900 bushels All against this
enormous yield the entire crop Of North
America IS placed at only 10000, 900
bushels
IT will DO seen. therefore. from this
presentation that the question Of cx-
80 4 l...e a. 49, n
point whore 4 forcbodes serious
situation. II adds another problem 10
confront an administration which Is
already overburdcned with perplexitica,
md will have 70 be taken into account
when the trainers 81 tho next tariif bill
begin their important work
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HORRIBLE RuIcHERY.
Knls HIS vile aud sister.in.Eaw and Cuts
HIs Baby.s leg on.

Kiiis HIS VILE aud Eister.in-Eaw and Cuts
Hls saby's Log on.
ALBA, Ia, March "a WIN. Frazier
killed his wife and sister-tn-iaw and
cut on the leg Of his little baby, ~
Hiteman. Wednesday morning. Fra
zicr was about 40 years old, and lived
az Carbondale A few days ago his
wife left him on account 81 his drunk
cnneas and abuse. and taking her
baby, went to Hiteman y stay with
her sister, Mira Smith
Frazier came 10 Abba Tuesday and
went on TO nitemnn Wednesday morn
ing Within ten minutes after landing
there the terrible decd was committed.
After finding tho residence OF Smith he
walked in and plunged knife In his
wife's heart struck his sister-in-law In
the breast, killing her almost instantly,
and then proceeded 70 cut of the leg Of
his baby.
Neighbors heard tho disturbance and
instantly gave pursuit 70 Frazier, who
had made for the woods. After about
two hours exciting chase BY nearly all
the citizens Of the town, he was caught
and turned over to tho sheriff and
posse. who undertook to bring him 70
this place An Infatuated mob Of miners
followed them, took Frazier from the
officers and hanged him. No motive
was given for tho crime except anger
over his wife leaving him.
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DYING BY THE THOUSAND.
Great Progress in Europe Of the
Dreaded Cholera.
VICTIMS IN CENTRAL RUSSIA
me Rsai Coalition Il Things Supposedly Strict
Government Censorship d Pres Dispatches
The Soourga IL Work.

LoxpoN, March "a Tho fragmcntary
reports Of the progress 81 the cholera
IN Eastern Europe which now and then
lcnis through the strict governmental
censorship Of press dispatches leave nc
doubt that the scourRe has begun ~
work again in earnest All winter Il has
been seixing lie victims Ia Russia and
now their number isvastly ON the inr
crease. III southern and central Russia
II II reported that the peasants arc dying
BY thousands. and the entire populns
ton Is panic-atricken. To add TO this,
the terrible distress which followed the
famine and was intensified by the hard
winter Is felt by hundreds 81 thousands.
II not inillionA The district most Sc.
verely hit at present l. Astralshan. q
government on the northwest coast OF
the Caspian sen. The governments
YelSetarinoslay. In South Russia, and
Moscow, to the north Of Il. are also feel
ing the terrible disease.
The Russian government Is following
its usual methods In such eases and us
ing every effort 10 keep the news from
the world. Here II u generally regard
ed "A almost certain that the cholera
will eight IT. way 10 the west, as y did
last year. and preliminary precautions
arc being made accordingly. The same
Is true Of all the great ports 81 western
E.s..e..a
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SUFFERED DECAPIYAYTON.
A Sohoolboy's Horrible Method Of
Committing Suicide.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


LouIsviII.K March 81. llecauso %
nurequitcd love. While Fry. aged SOW
entecn years laid his hcssl ON railroad
was the suicide which occurred on the
Louisville southern railroad, near Shell
byvllie Tuesday
Fryss homo was al Iicmpridge. in
Shelby county lie had been In lovo
With q schonl girl living In the noigh-
horhond fur somo months past. and
while she was always uffnhla md kind
10 him shc ala not encourage his atten-
lions amy more than she did the other
boys who werc equally Us devoted.
Young Fry became despondent over
hts failure 70 secure sole possession nf
her affections Tuesday when no went
70 school ne was unusually moody. Ills
liltte sweetheart WINS pupil at
the aamc school and talked 10 him
= short time before tho bell rang,
trying 10 cheer his dropping spirita At
recess. when MI the boys and girls wore
making merry, Fry walked to q point
on the railroad near by, where thcrn
WINS 4 sharp curve, mud waited for the
train, which WINS soon duN Al ita APP
preach I'D laid his head on thcrnil Tho
engineer saw him. but II was TOO lnte.
snisst his head was soon cut on rs II
hy d Ruiitotinc The teacher heard tho
train stop, ind. a. Il wns something
Mnnsnal, she and several pupils. incind-
inc Fry'a sweetheart went 10 investi-
gnic, a sicixenlnE sight met their eyea
The ,leenpitated body Iny by tho track.
md lilo head lind been rolled away by
Tho engine. The remains were taken
- the schoolhonse. and nnally 70 the
pnrentas home
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TOLEDO, o.. March "a Thursday
morning the Lake Shore engineers In
voIved in the Ann Arbor railroad strike
were on the stand as witnesses for the
defense II was the intention Of their
attorneys TO show by their testimony
that when they refused to handle Ann
Arbor cars they were not Lake Shore
employees. having previously resigned.
They all testified to the same--that
they knew nothing 81 the courts order
and were not aware that there were
Ann Arbor cars IN the train that they
were asked TO haul The attorney for
the railroad cross-examined the
men as to their reasons for quitting
work, but the men gave unsatisfactory
anstuets
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CONDENSED NEWS


UAthared From Al Parts 81 the Country
by Telesrnph
Through worrying over the condition
OF his soul. w. r Newell. a young
Pittsburgh student went crazy.
Anumber Of young ladies' in ParIsers-
burg, w. Va. have signed an agreement
not to wear hoop skirts OF crinoline
The.resignation Of Gov. William NJ
Stone. Of Iowa, as commissioner Of the
general land Office went into effect Fri
day
DIR. ]. S. D. Cullen 6ied at Richmond,
Va He WAS dean Of the faculty Of the
Medical College OF Virginia and pro-
fessor Of surgery
L. skinner. wealthy farmer living
near Salem, Ore, was bkncoed out OF
e.. 500 by two strangers who used the
familiar tin box method
There are hints that the inharmoni-
Gus relations now existing between the
Western Union Telegraph CO. and the
operators viii result IN strike
A secret meeting Of sthe promoters OF
the tanners combine was held in Bos-
ton, and ii is understood that II was
decided to fix the capitalization at ESQ.,
900. 900.
A committee Of lawyers has asked
Judge Blaisdell, Of FAN River, Mass,
who presided at the Borden trial, who
il charged with unprofessional conduct,
TO resign.
The National Association Of Demo-
cratic clubs has issued notice recon-
mending simultaneous celebration on
the 18th of April next, OF the birthday
Of Thomas Jefferson.
At indianapolis, Ind, the appellers
in Iron Hall cases filed brief Wednes-
day joining the issues, and argument
before the full bench Of the supreme
court will be had on, the Goth inst
Tho steamer Gaelic arrived at San
Francisco from China and Japan with =
large passenger list and $500 tons Of
freight, most of which Is made up Of
exhibits for the Worlds fair. from
China
Although the time for registering
will expire in little more than q
month. Internal Revenue Collector Kerr
win, of Now York, said Wednesday
that only four Cinnamon had complied
with the law SO far.
Precisely at o'clock Wednesday, Ben
Mccoy and John Terry were swung into
eternity, ut Hazelhurst, Miss. The exc
cution took place within half mile of
the town limits and was under the
supervision Of Sheriff Matheny and
Tailor Love.
The project Of spanning the East
river with two more gigantic bridges,
more massive and heavier than the pio-
neer Brooklyn bridge, had public inter-
est re-lsindled In it by the action Of tho
New York aldermen granting the nee
essary franchise. The company IS cap
italized for e25, 100000.
The plan Of using the post Offices for
the collection Of gold by exchanging
the gold Of the merchants for legal tom
ders. and sending the gold to the ma
tional treasury at Washington TO avert
any deficiency, has been called TO the
attention Of A. D. Hazen, the third as
sistant postmaster general, and he
views 1t with appreciation.
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FERRY.s FUNERAL.


An Enormous crowd III AttensInnce- The
raiaee Dfaped n NtSnrninK.
Pans, March "a Tho Luxembourg
palace was drnped liz mourning Wedncs-
day III respect 10 the funeral 81 Jules
Ferry. Tho guard Of honor was COM
posed o. two regiments OF artillery and
three Of infantry. with two squadrons
Of Dragons Barboux, vicc-prcsident
Of tho senate. Mons perrler and Mr..
Ritot spoke funeral orationa Ia praise
81 deceased. of whom N. HARBOUR saii:
France has lost q statesman whose
upright life suspicion was powefIcss To-
touch and whose aid has been essential
70 tho nation In times Or difficulties or
social diaorganization.
The funeral train hero proceeded to
the unrde dc L'est, followed BY an enor-
NOUS crowd in respectful silence. on
arrival at the station the troopa marched
past the heafsc, presenting arms after
which the body was put on board
special funeral car at o:s5., 70 DO taken
TO where tho burial will take place
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THE PoPEss FAVOR


BqntOWeu with MFgnt Eump Npon queen
vtotHrin'e Chltdfsn.
RoME, March e4.-Pope Leo gay0 q
ceremonial audience Thursday 70 the
princess Of Wales, her dangh tors and
princeeses Victoria and Maud and her
sou, prince George
The royal visitors were received with
AL the honors due TO sovereigns. and
the occasion was made one Of unusual
splendor. The entire pontifcial court
was assembled IN state array, and all
the English prelates at present IN Rome
were In attendance
The major-domo and project 81 the
apostolic palace. Mgr. Della volpe. and
the grand almoner and eight other
prominent members 81 the papai court
received the visitors at the foot Of the
royal staircase and conducted them to
the throne room. where Pope Leo re-
cefved them with the ceremonial known
as private audience. His holiness had
q most courteous interview with the
royal visitors Tho princess OF Wales.
her daughter and the duke Of York at
terward visited Cardinal Ranpolli, the
pontificial secretary ofstate.
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COMPILATIONS.

The Senate Considers Cteyeland.s Appoint
lnents and AdJourns Untn Monday.
WASHINGTON, March "a The senate
was in open session, only ten minutes
Thursday morning when, on motion OF
Mr.. Daniel tDem., Val, It proceeded to
executive business.
After expanding three-quarters Of an
hour In executive session the doors were
opened and the senate adjourned until
next Monday.
The senate Thursday confirmed the
following nominations:
Theodore Runyan, of New Jersey, to
be minister Of the United States to Ger
many.
Walter D. Dabney, Of Virginia, TO be
solicitor for the department Of state,
Edward B. Whitney, Of New York, to
be assistant attorney general
James g. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, TO be
u. s circuit judge for the Seventh judis
cia1 circuit.
Charles b Stuart, Of Texas. to be
Judge Of the y. s. court for the Indian
Territory,
Abner Gaines, Of Arkansas, to be
marshal OF the United States for the
Eastern district Of Arkansas
Joseph w. House, Of Arkansas, to be
attorney of the United States for the
Eastern district Of Arkansas
Clifford l. Jackson, Of tho Indian
Territory. to be attorney for the United
States court for the Indian Territory.
Ernest r. Baldwin, Of Maryland. to
be first auditor OF the treasury.
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DESERVING PRAISE.

We desire to say to our citizens,
mat for years we have been selling Pr.
hlng's New Diseoyerytfor Consump
non, DR.. Kings New Life pills, Buck
IN Arnica Salve. and Electric Bitters,
and never handled remedies that sell
Is we'll, or that have given such uni-
Sefsal satisfaction. We do not hesi-
.ate e give them every time, and stand
ready TO refund the purchase price, if
satisfactory results do not follow their
VS. These remedies have won their
3sfeat popularity purely on their MGR
y, !. y q. Williams, Jr., q Co, drug
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ON Al STREET CAR.


woman.s Purse seized and Herself
Drageed 10 the street And Injured.
y ST. LOUIS, March Q4 MIRA j. Doug.
lass. Of 20I5 North Twcnty-third atfeot.
81 suffering from the effects Of fall
from ono 81 the cars Of the Mound city
electric line which might have tcrlni-
mated her lifa II wns the result Of
one OF the boidest street car rob
berries ever pcrpetrated IN this city.
a footrpnd seized her purse, and when
she caught hold Of him he jumped from
the rapidly moving train with such sud-
denness that she was dragged after
him. nll unprepared for tho leap. and
fell headlong 70 the street. where she
iay for some moments unconscious
She soon recovered sufficiently to bc re-
moved To her home. No bones werc
broken, and unless there Is Some inter-
nal injury she win recover Tho thief
escaped.
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what !. Bs,nr psas = u. c.pis.i o. ths
Nation.


What = being Doas - ths Capital q the
Secretary Bisseii said Wednesday that
the statement that no women were 10
be appointed TO postmastershipA and
that newspaper men were also 70 be
discriminnted against Is untrue
Secretary Carlisle Wednesday issued
an order 70 chiefs Of division In the
treasury department. 10 dismiss all
clerks whose services are not absolutely
necessary. Ten were recommended for
dismissal
The appropriations for the supervis-
ing architects ofsice hfse already been
exceeded. and Wednesday tho AK fell In
that bureau, cutting on Ave employees
More dismissals are bound 70 follow
and every one 4 on the anxious bench
Representative Holman. OF Indiana.
who called at the white house Wednes-
day, Is authority for the statement that
there win not be an extra session Of
congress unless some condition not now
existing and unforeseen arises
The q. s. senate Wednesday confirm
ed: Frank II. Burke, attorney Of the
United States, district ofIndiana; David
7. Gnyton. marshal OF the United
states. district Of mississippi; VIM. II.
Hawkins, marshal III the United states.
district Of Indiana
At the caucus Of the democrats,
which nominated ticket for senate Of
ficers. 1t agreed that certain republic
ans should not be disturbed. Among
them are the venerable assistant door
keeper, Isaac Bassett. and Acting AS
sistant Door-keepcr Charles D. Reade.
The following fonrth-class pest Offices
will be raised to the presidential class
April j: clovcrport, KY, Plainview,
Mimi; Blue IIill Neb Chandler, Ok;
Edmond. ok: lIennessey, Ok; Ripley,
Tenn. and Randolph. Tenn.
Admiral Gherardi called at the navy
department Wednesday and held q long
conversation with Secretary Herbert on
the naval review. lie will leave for
Norfolk Thursday and arrange the an-
chorage where the fieet Is torendezvous
on April "a.
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a IARlFF BILL
A. suggeatcd ny the HeGorm ciab Of New
York ity.

A. saggea.ed nv the Iteform ciab or New
York tity.
new York, March "a "A special com
mittee OF the reform club Of this city.
consisting Of u. Ellery Anderson. ChAs.
s. Fairchild, T. q. Shearinnn. David Al.
Wells, John Dewitt Warner and Ever
EFT n Wheeler, has completed the draft
Of d bill which. when completed Will
be urged upon congress MS q substitute
for the present tariff laws Crude
ma terinls to e'used in the process Of
manufacture are In general made free
OF duty sss
silk manufacturers generally are
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WASHINGTON, March "a. lion. Robert
A. Maxwell was installed as fourth as
sistant postmaster general Wednesday.
Within ten minutes alter Mr. Maxwell
had been Installed the Office was
crowded with horde Of ofiice-seekers
TO almost every ono Mr. Maxwell WINS
compelled TO reiterate former policy
and explain that without important
cause, such as death or resignation,
postmasters would not be superseded
until their term Of Office had expired.
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Doubie Murder.

PHRNIx. Ariz, March "a The bodies
Of an old Mexican named Montez, and
his SON aged "A years, we're found lying
In their cabin near WiclEcnbcrg Wednes-
day. The skull Of each victim had been
crushed with pick, and the body Of
the old man thrown upon wood pile,
which was then set on fire and the body
partially crcmated. 1t is believed they
were murdered BY Mexican miners
whose purpose was robbery.
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FIVE sUFFocATEo


In . Fashionable Apartment House It
Cleveland, q.
CLEVELAND O., March "a Tho Nor
gan, q fashionable apartment house on
Prospect, near Granger street caught
are shortly before IL o'clock Thursday.
and was totally destroyed
-Four women md one child were over
come by the smoke, and persisted In the
flames The first body found was that Of
MIRA Eomers. blind woman who had
apartments on the third floor
She had CROPPED her way 10 the stairs
only to fall there. overcome by the
smoke. The other three women and
the child were found lying on the floor
Of the second story front hall
Their bodies were huddled together.
II was evident that they had died Of
suffocation The fire started In the
basement, but as yet the cause Is not
known Loss about t25. 900
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THE TROUBLE OVER.

A prominent man in town exclaimed
tie other day: my wife has been
wearing out her life from the effects Of
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and Indi-
gestion. Her case bafiied the skill Of
our best physicians. After using three
Packages of Bacons Celery Cure she IS
almost entirely WE'LL Keep your
blood in healthy condition by the use
Of this great vegetable compound. Call
on A. M. Gilbert & Bro, sole agent,
and get trial package free. Large
size so cents.
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SAN FRANcIsco. March III. -Four big
British ships left hero Wednesday
morning on a rnce around Cape Horn
70 England. They are the Bowden.
Pinmore, Lord Templcmoro and Lochc.
All are bound for Cork, except the Lord
Tcmplcmore, which goes TO liverpool.
Tho ship City Of Athens. which sails
Thursday, viii join the race The cap
tain Of each ship put up S2S0. and the
winner viii take $1,000. while tho Sec
ond ship will save stake money. All
the ships are loaded with gVain.
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GIGANTIC ROBBERY

or the big -Four Lines Detectives ITave
RuA the Gang 20 Earth.
INDIANAroLIs, March a. Detectives
81 the Pcnnssiva md Zig Four lines
have uncovered agigantic combine that
have been robbing railroad cars and
taking thousands Of dollars worth Of
goods As result Of the officers, ef-
forts w. Il. Bailey, the leader Of the
Lake Erie 4 Western strike at Muncie,
who was sent 10 jail recently by Judge
Baker. Of the United States court, for
contempt, viii be arrested as soon as
his time expires 1t Noblesyillc and
taken to Urbana. III, to DO tried for
burglary and grand larceny.
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BERLIN, March "a. The Prussian
government having issued 40 order pro-
hibiting Russian and Austrian emil
grants from crossing tho frontier into
Prussian territory and from buying
tickets that would give Russian and
Austrian emigrants passage through
Prussian territory TO German ports. the
agents Of the liverpool and Glasgow
lines OF transatlantic steamships have
opened Offices IN Rotterdam. Holland,
whence the emigrants reaching there
win DO shipped for America BY way Of
Great Britain
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! Moscow, March a. M. Alexejeff,
mayor Of this city, who was shot
Tuesday afternoon at q meeting Of the
city council. died from the effects Of
his injuries early Wednesday morning,
Adrianof, his murderer, refuses 70
make any statement as 10 his reason
for shooting the mayor, but the police
are firm In their conviction that the
crime Is the outcome Of nihilist plot
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PANAMA, March "a. The Kosmos
steamer Rameses, from Hamburg, one
OF the finest vessels on Pacific waters.
was wrecked on the Costa Rica coast
February I'll. She struck a hidden rock
near Blanco island. The passengers
and crew were landed with difficulty
through the surf. which threatened to
swamp the boats The vessel aud cargo
were total losses