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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
NO. 26.
CABLE SPARKS.

THE French have seized the Isle OF Desoia-
ton, in the Indian ocean,
THE Braz Ian government has ordered
80, coo rifles and 81. co., QUO cartridges from
Germany.
THE Grand Duke Frederick of Baden is
about to decl ire politically his conversion TO
Catholicism.
The Roman police surprised twenty-s K
anarch SITS at " ork in bomb factory and all
were arres;el.
The Spani,h caravel Santa Maria has
bee spoken 20 miles west OF 1sneriffe, pro-
CO ding un Ter sail Tor New YORK.
The French Chamber OF Deputies has
voted that newspapers s. al be held respon-
subj for financial adve. IL ernents
= THE attention of Parliament was called to
the trans er,f the steaInsh p New YORK
from the BIZ itish 10 ths American nag.
THE Bri.i-h admiralty in.epds 10 follow
the p ,licy OF the Salisbury government In
arming new warshIps with lighter guns
4 FRkpERIcK HorrINGER, an English COM
mercial traveller, eommittei suicide at Monte
Carlo, aftec losiag all his money ut the
CASINO.
The Paris Figaro makes sensational de-
eelopmxnts concerning the cJnBection OF
high government officials with the Panama
scan~a'.
The Walie Sims will sand two delegates
10 North Carol,us to investigate its desira
bility as place Il iesiJenc a the colony
desires to leave its Alpine home.
The destitution at Oldham in consequence
Of the cotton spinners' ,triie is said TO he
more acute than at any time siacs the Amer
lean war, when tie scarcity OK cotton closed
the Lancas lire nils.
The proposed reassembling OF the inter.
a
in Parliament. Mr.. Gladstone said the gov
ernment would acceed 10 tie reques. OF the
United sta g, to rea senble he convention,
but would do nothing to further binIetalism.
THE liage OF Gergely, in Hungary. has
been annlhilated by fooI. The l,,GI people
Of the vi age lived in mud nuts, which
melted away when the aate. Of this Danube
submerged the town Many people were
drowned in this q got to the nils.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
A GREAT BATTLE-SHIP.
Launching and Christening Of the In
diana at Philadelphia,

diana at Philadelphia.
This great battle ship Indiana was success
fully launched at the shp-y ard of the VIM.
Cramp & Sons Company, Philadelphia, In the
presence of thousands of people, among them
the President OF the United States the Sec.
tary of the Navy and other members OF the
cabinet and quite large delegation OF Con
gressmen and others, who arrived from
Washington on a special train over the Bal
timore ami Ohio Railroad.
The guests stood on the platform for three
quarters Of an hour while workmen kne cked
away and ,awed the supp from under
the battl.-shtp. Hydraulic jacks were in
readiness at the bow for use should the ship
site :. but these were not needed, at i2.4j P.
NJ the yes el glided slowly down the ways.
She ssttleI beautifully in the water, and
r. ached midstream before the anchors were
cast. In a short time she was me ored to the
wharves, where are alsI the partially com
plef,d or Users New York and Columbia.
Miss Jessie Miller, the twenty-one year old
daughter OF Attorney General Miller, grace.
fully performed the act OF christening.
The Indiana is 34S fe t loIg on tho water
line and is 81 feet Q inches beam. Her dis
Div cf coal and stores or board the will draw
"a fee. and d sp' ace III 600 tons of water.
The armor will be as nearly imprTvious to
shot as It can be made. The water-liue armor
belt will be OF IS inch nickel steel AMI will
extend 1875 feet along each side amidships.
Al the ends OF the srmor bolt is an armored
bulkhe d athwar ships which IS to be four
teen inches thick and above that and the
water lins Is to be easement belt five inches
thick.
Above the athwariship belt will te two
redoubts, one at sicb end, forming the basis
Of the revolving turre;s These reioubts
will be "A feet 6 inches outside diameter aud
~ Ieet high over the armor belt and over
the bow and storm will lie Hat prot eted
deck plated with two-iueh stee.
The armament Of tho Indiana viii be rs
follows: -Four Is inch guns, forty feat long,
mounted in . IRIS in the two main turre!si
eight s-inch guns, mounted in pairs in The
four turrets at the corners OF the casemate,
Jour 6sinch guus, mounted IA broad sidsF,
with splinter buIkhea IS back OF them, twenty
sir-pocnders and rapid-fring guns; eight
one Founders and sstiiDg guns and six tor
pedc tutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
Honaa.

56rH DAy.-The time of the House was
consumed principally In considering a mo-
ton made by Mr.. Hatch to suspend the rules
and pass the Anti-option bill The debate
was limited to half an hour, and, as the time
was doled out in two or three minute por-
tons, there was no opportunity to discuss
the measure 40 il deserved to be discussed.
Mr.. Hatch made the longest speech, and that
did not exceed eight minutes. He then,
stating that be had done his best 10 promote
the interests Of the farmers, left the subject
to the House, and the House decided, by
vote of la to l24, not to agree TO Mr.. Hatch's
motion-a two-thirds vote being necessary
under suspension OF the ru'es. Some I'M
important business was transacted and the
House adjourned.
57TH DAY.--In the House the bill prescrib.
ing the number OF district attorneys and
msrshals in Alabama was passed over the
Presidents veto. Senate amendments 70
the Pcstoffice Appropriation bill aud Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was non-concurred
IN, and both were sent to the conference.
Eulogies were delivered upon Senators
Kenna and Hearst and appropriate Iesolu-
tons adopted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
A Tragedy of Niagara.

Not only is Niagara noted for its
suicides, but tragedies, bloody and mys-
FERROUS, and appalling accidents as we'll
here occurred in June, 1876. At that
time party consisting of Charles John
son, wife and child, the latter a bright
little fellow of FIVE years, Mr.. Johnson's
brother Albert, and Mrs. Johuson'5 sister,
all of Detroit, visited the falls. They
had made a tour OF Goat Island and were
taking in the sights on one of the Three
Sisters Islands-the one that seems to
stand right out in the middle of the
stream and when looking up at the
tumbling waters appear as il it must the
next instant be swept away. Ga this
island over hanging the rl,er and at
point where the current seems to ruI
swiftcst is huge rocS. 1t is danger
Gus place at best, but no one who visits
the island feels satisfied uutiI he has
climbed upon it. All of the Johnson
party ha viewed the scenery from the
rock save tne little boy, whom it was
thought prudent to leave behind. He
begged 50 hard TO be taken upon it,
though, that Albert finally picked him up
in his arms and carried him over to it. 1t
was then the accident occurred. Albert,
to brighten the boy, held him at arms
length over the rushing water. The
little fellow was badly scared and twisted
about in Albert's arms. A second more
and the lad had slipped from his uncle's
embrace and WAS being hurled toward
the brink Of the cataract. He gave one
long, agonizing shrek and was carried
out into the centre of the stream, aud III
three seconds more was tossed over the
foaming falls. The boy had scarcely
been lost to view when Albert, appalled,
at the awful result OF his play, divcd
headlong into the river. An instant
later he was dashcl ngainGt roc and
the life crushed out of him. The horror
stricken group on the island watched his
body slide in and out among the gigantic
powders as it was swept downward,
Igetting the last sight OF it as it raised on
the foamlng crest of n big wave 4 few
yards from the edge of the awful abyss,
where il plunged over aud down and
disappeared forever. No trace either
was ever obtained of the remains of the
unfortunate boy.
TWAS thought for long time that
the insane asylum would claim th2se OF
the unfortunate party that hal escaped
waterY grave, but they recovered from
the shock in tine, and now the 18Th OF
every June finds the Johnson3 visitors at
Niagara. With them it Is like visiting
II graveyard where the remains of those
once dearly loved lie buried they lin |
comfort and consolation waite near the
fatal rock and listening to the music of
the Water.-Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

A COLLEGE club. house is a new feature OF
metropoli an club life. Tho Harvard Club,
Of New York, now has S54, 0J0 for building
OF lts own.
Mrs. LANGrRY and the Duchess OF Mont
rose have Joined John Strange Winters no
crinoline league. The league now numbers
over 1000 members.
THOUGH not authoritatively announced
that President Harrison 10 to deliver law
textures at Leland Stanford University,
there are indications In the character OF the
study and dictation engaging the Presidents
private hours at the White House that
series of lectures Is in process OF compost
ton.
THOSE who knew Henry s. Ives when he
ard Stayner spsculated together in Wall
street saw he has this same dash now, and
that he Is rapidly getting on ! Ia finan, ial
fest again. he still wears his gold rimmei
spsetac.es and resembles a tollege professor.
Since his marriage he has taken . hou'e on
Madison avenue and lives in good style.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY declares that she was
impeilei to remain an old maid by noticing
as she strolled thu ough a New England
graveyard years ago, tine constantly recur..
ring inscription, S-cred to the memory OF
A., relict Of the late - Shb then
and there took msntal, ironclad oath to
remain forever unmarr ed rather than have
her exls, enc ,recor ed for future generations
simply as the 'r,lict" OF some man.
AMONG the valuable pro eats ssnt to the
Pope in memory OF the golden Jubilee were
those Of the French Government. Among
them are two magnificent candvlaDra OF
slldel bronze, with high blue Sevres vases.
Thes, will be placed in the Vatican. For
the Church of st. joachim, whicn Leo XIII
dedicated TO his patron saint, the govern
ment sent two large porcelain vases from the
Seyres factory. Count Lefebvre de Behatns
p esented the gifts to his Holiness.
SECRETARY and Mrs Eikins and Secretary
and Mrs. Rusk will remain In Washington
un. II summer. Secretary Tracy will event
ually go to New York 10 live with Mrs. VIII
merding, but it is not yet determined how
soon this removal will be affected. The
Secretary OF State, John w. Foster, and his
wife left for Europe. Secretary Noble seeks
his old home in Sc. Louis, Secretary Charles
Foster goes back TO Fostoria, Ohio, and At
torney General Miller resumes his old life
In indianapolis. Postmaster-G oneral and
Mrs. Wsnamsker and family wi take
leisurely trip in their private car tho ugh
Florids, Mexico and California. Upon their
return East, some time In June, they expect
o 20 aboard.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
In the Senate Chamber,

During the early morning the Senate cham
Der had been arraagel for the coming cere-
monies. Two large red morocco chairs stood
in front of the clerks desk for the use Of the
President ami Vice Presi lent elect: three
small chairs to their right were for the
members of the committee of arrangements
A dozen arm chairs were placed within the
area on the western side of the room for the
Chief Justice, justices aid officers of the
Supreme Court
The first of the stinguished gu SIS TO ar
rive and to take their positions in the cham
Der were the members of the Diplomatic
Coz ps, in the fuli co Irt uniform of tier re-
spective nations, some of them in military
costumes, and most of them W, airing insignia
and decora ions on their bre SITS. Their gel l.
heed coats, b light sclrfs, epaulets and the
general magniii, enc3 Of their attire gave a
fine effect TO the SC ne.
The Presi teutial party, with their military
escort, care in sic hit OF the eastern entrance
of the Capitol a few minutes after II O'Clock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11

Madame de Ujfalvy. Bourbon, describ.
ing her travels IN Western Siberia. SAYS
that for part of the way she and her
husband drove from town to town with
horses hired from the C0ssacks. They
were fine horses, and Travelled with
frightful rapidity. Generally they were
unaccustomvd TO be driven together
Only the middle one-the most docIe-
was harnessed before the time for start.
lug. The others were not brought out
until the driver was on his seat. When
the manager Of the station pronounced
the word "Gdtof'-real y-the carriage
bounded forward. The horses tore
madly on for fifteen or twenty minutes.
aud 1t was hard to tell whether they or
the driver had the mastery.
On the plain it was magnificent
drive. When the horses were well
started the driver let the reus hang
loose, and they kept up a fine pace.
The driver had them we'll in hand, and
there was no danger; he Gained AMI
guided them with wonderful skill
Honor to the Russian coacamqu. Oaly
once were We in great peril We hai
just left a station near the Irish RIVER
Tie road was near the PERCEPTIONS river
bank. Our horses started at a mad pace,
ani the driver could not coatrol them.
They gailope straight toward prec-
pice that turn il the road brought Just
ahead Of US. thought we were lost.
NJ. de UjtaIvy stood on the carriage steps,
revolver in hand, ready n shoot the
middle horse, hoping tlat if he fell dead
the others would halt. Some Co,stcxs
who saw the danger rushed to Us,
shouting, "DDn't fre. " Oae OF them
graspei the Ori lie OF the middle horse,
and by an almost euperhunan effort
stoppe him. 1t was tine. We could
look down into the abyss. Manchester
Tines.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
CURIOUS FACTS.
Uncle Sam pays $50, 900, 600 year in


Uncle Sam pays $50, 900, 900 year in
salaries.
A mans full mental power is not
reached before the age OF twenty five.
The famous Church OF St. Sophia, in
Constantinople, Turkey, now mosque,
was begun A. d. 532.
In New Zealand one may take 100
pounds of trout in day with minnow,
or eighty pounds with fly.
A sturgeon weighing $40 pounds has
been shipped in ice to Chicago for the
Fair from Portland, Oregon.
The various German fraternitics of
Freemasons were incorporated into one
body BY Jost Dotzinger ia 1i4i.
A preacher in Denton County, Texas,
who is ninesy-five years old, has twenty
n:ne grandchildren and twenty eight
great grandchildren.
Steamships are now for the first tina
beng loaded at Mobile with Alabanl
coal, market for which has been found
in Mexican aud Texan ports.
The old Greeks used beds supporte
on iron frames, while the Egyptians had
couches shaped rude like easy chairs
with hollow backs and seats.
An official report shows that last year
4Os.502 cars of live stock were receive
at the Chicago stock yards, which would
be equivalent to 90, AIS trains of twenty
cars each.
There are fifty languages spoken in
the East African possessions of the Ger
mans, twelve in those OF Southwest
Africa, twenty in the Caneroons, live or
six in Tonga ani at least iifty IN the
South Seas.
An immense walnu; burl, weighing
ove- 5000 pounds, was discovered in
Grundy County, Missouri, receltly.
The fnder expects to get big price for
it. The burls are slicel into thin saeess
for veneering, the beautiful mlrlaugs OF
the wood making it especially handsome
and valuable.
Ex-President Hayes invented an in
genious method of shaking hand; with a
crowd. He once made short speech t.
10000 people in Colu nbus, re yrettin5
that he could not shake hands with
every one present. "BIt have a
plan" said Hayes. "I'il hold up ny
hand, ani when shake every one
shake" He did it, and it seemed as
though 10, 900 hands went up.
The production of bitumnous coal in
the United States is nov double that of
anthracite. In 1892 there were 49,
900, 900 tons of btu ninous coal minei,
against $4,000, 600 t,us of anthracite.
The area of production Of soft coal is ten
times greater than the area of production
of hard coal. In the form of coke,
bituminous coal is constantly encroaca.
ing upon the field of anthracite proiuc
ton.
The American sky lark is not the same
as the European sky lark, so celebrated
by the poets for its song. 1t is found
all over North America from Llbra1or
to the Southern United States. 1t is a
pinkIsh-brown bird, with black tail
feathers, and yellow chin and throat It
lays four or five gray eggs, spec!led with
pale blue and brown. 1t is the male
bird that sings, aud when on the wing
it utters its sweetest notes, although they
are comparatively of short duration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
rIFTY-sEooHD CONGRESS.
Senate,

54rH DAY.-Ths Postoffics Appropriation
bill came before the Senate. and was dis-
susssd to some extent ON the question a. 10
the route OF tue Southern fast mail. That
GU stion was not disposed Of when the con-
ference report on the Sundry Civil Aprro.
priation Till was presented. Tho report led
70 long financial discussion on the Sher-
man bond amendment the result being.
however, that tbs amendment was recodsd
from by the Senate. Outside Of those two
appropriation bills the Senate had before II
In the morning hour, the Mc0arrahan bill
which vent over, however, without action,
and the Hudson River Bridge bill, which
was taken mp by vote Of 80 to "a, but dis
appeared Immediately when the conferences
report was taken up, result which ranked
in the mind OF Mr.. Hin and led that Senator
to upbrsid Mr.. Allison for his share In the
legislative struggle.
55rH DAy.-In the Senate the considera
ton Of III. Possoih Q Appropriation bill was
completed, the paragraph In relation to the
fast mail being modified so as to leave the
whole quest on to the discretion of the Post
master General The Indian Appropriation
bill was then considered. 1t contained an
amendment appropriating eight and a-hslf
million dollars TO pay the Cheros ees for the
land ceded by them in the Indian Territory,
lying between Oklahoma and Kansas. The
amendment provoked some discussion, but
was eventually sgreed to. Then the
Deficiency bill (the last Of the APPROPRIATED
bill . was actet upon. Both the McGarra-
han and the New york Bridge bills were
crowded out by the appropriation bill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
THE peach crop is all right.
RoururAyS want home rule

THE peach crop is all right.
BoHEMIASs want home rule.
THE sentiment for home rule Is growing
in England.
CUBAN sugar planters are protesting
against export taxes.
Our IMPORTS of bananas reached IL, 900,
COO punches last year.
rHE American contingent in Bermuda is
large and representative.
IT has been colder in Virginia this year
than any year since 1872.
MORE than III, coo, OoO bushels Of wheat
are in store East and West of the Rockies.
VERMONT maple sugar makers say they
will supply 1000, 900 poun is of sugar this
spring.
UNTIL this winter i. Is said that no wolves
have been seen in Massachusetts, for half
century.
In the Western Penitentiary OF Peunsyi-
vania thirty couviots are in regular recsipt
Of pensions.
THE bill disestablishinS the church IN
Wales has been introduced into the Britisl
Parliament.
TRADE in the great English iron manu-
featuring center OF Birmingham Is vary
much depressed.
THE steam pleasure yachts Of Northern
men Of wealth and leisure are many ia
Southern waters.
THB epidemic OF cerebro-spinal meningitis
is spreading in kentucky and the people ara
becoming panic stricken.
SrocKxrS of Southwest Texas havs
formed an organization fer mutual protec
ton from cattle thieves,
The Alabama Legislature has passed al
act debarring Pinkerton men from the State
under penalty of fine Of 5000.
The German Ministry Of War has issued
special and stringent instructions to all tie
garrisons to guard against revival Of tn
cholera.
THE southern Cotton Bureau claims to
have made arrangements with English cap.
raiists for % 900 600 to advance to cotton
growers.
AN unofficial referendum taken in Bel
GUM on the suffrage question resulted in a
large majority for N. Janssn's proposal for
universal manhood suffrage.
INCREASED membership of the next Houie
will render necessary SONS changes In the
rangement OF Representative Hail 10 make
room for the additional members.
IT Is ROW said that ths fifty cents admis-
sion fee to the Worid's Fair viii snAbls
man TO zee very little Of the show, and that
it viii cost him SIS to see everything on the
grounds.
THx Financial Committee Of the Folks
thing has decided adversely to proposition
TO send q Danish corvette 70 attend the naval
display at New YORK in honor Of sas Column
bus anniversary,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
GROVER CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT.
Snow and Sun Beat on the Crowds
in Washington,
Scenes and Incidents During the
Ceremonies.

With ceremonies simple, but imposing
and perhaps the more imposing because SO
simple-the administration of this great re-
public has been transferred from the control
of the one great polit cal party TO the other.
In the sight of as many of the citizens of the
country as could afford and wished 10 see
the ceremony, the chosen Chief Magistrate
Of the United States took the oath of Office
and swore to be true to the trust reposed in
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ments, l may be pardoned for saying that
II shall be my earnest endeavor to discharge
The important duties which lie before me
With no less of inpartiality and courtesy than
OF nrmnes' and fidelity. Earnestly invoking
the cooperation, the forhearance. the char
ity OF each OF its members, + now enter upon
my duties as presiding officer Of the Senate. -
As be closed his remarks he directed the
secretary of The Senate to read the proclams-
ton of the President convening the Senate
in extraordinary session.
Mr.. McCook read the proclamation, and
then the Senators newly elected, or re elected
were invited by the Vice President to come
forward and take the oath of Office. They
did so each escorted by his colleaguel, and
the oath was solemnly administered BY the
Nice.Prssident, the Senators afterward sub
seribing to the same at the clerks desk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11

Is known "a the constitutional oath, and
reads as follows: 81 do solemnlv swelr that
VIII faithfully execute the office of pTesi-
dent OF TIL United States, and will, to the
best Of nv ability, preserve, protect and de-
The Bible used in he ceremony was given
President Clev,lan by h mother forty one
years ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11

All these prelimiraries having been du'y
disposed Of. the Vice-President diree ed the
sergeant.ataarms to proceed to the execution
Of the order Of the Senate relitive TO the
inauguration Of the President OF the United
States.
The processo on to the Eas5 portico of the
Capitol was teen begun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11

The Pharos lighthouse, Alexandria
was bu'it b. &. 255; height, 500 feet
light visible forty-tNo miles.
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MARKETS.


GRAIN, ETC.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-09-26

Huo5reds of people write ut is impossible
to descTiGe the good Hoods Sarsaparilla has
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-09-26

When ready TO purchase Mason's
glass jars and cans call at S. S. Dali
garn's.
For Dried Grapes, Plums, APP
pies, Peaches. Apricots, Raisins, &c,
go TO Dalgarn's.
Pickles. fresh canned goods, olive
oil and all kinds of sauces TO he had
at s. S. Dalgarn's.
Say, farmer, do you want to save
your meat? II so buy a i or ] Dbl.
of S. S. Dalgarn's fresh caught her
ring
When picknicking it is well to re-
member that S. S. Dalgarn has
Jresh lot of soda, cream and vanilla
crackers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-09-26

When Baby was sick, We Eavo her castOrln.
When shO was Child, she cried for ca-toris.
When she bscarnO sI:ai, sho eiuns 20 C.ls:oril.
When Ehe had Children, Slo gavo thcm castorif