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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28

( 1t is singular fact that most OF the
great battles that have shaped the course
of the worlds history, have been fought
under atmospheric conditions which
have played no small part 10 deciding
their issue. Tnus Armntus the Gotu
defeated the Romans under Varius dur
ing a terrific thunder stern which, &C
cording to Dion, so terrified the legion
aries that they lost heart, aud were cas-
lily thrown into disorder When X9rxes'
invaded Greece, a violent storm at sea
destroyed no fewer than four hundred OF
his ships and transports, and lett him
comparatively helpless before the Greeks.
So, tCo, at the battle OF Clnnae, Hanni-
BILE took advauta re OF very high wind
to place himself so that, while the Ro.
mans we're blinded by dust storm, his
men had the wind at their backs.
Coming down to more moderh times,
the Norman Conquest Of f gland was
almost diverted by vio'cnt storm which
scattered Williams ships and drove
them back to the coast OF France. At
Crecy, it is well kno vn thas the rain
storm which relaxed the strings OF the
Genoese bowmen, cti;ally put them
out OF the field, while the English arch
ers, who had kept their strings dry,
were able to demoralizs tue Freuca van
guard by their deadly shooting. Tae
battles OF Towtan and Barnot were both
practically decided by the assistance
which the elements rendered t. the
Yorkists, first in the shape of binding
snowstcrm, and, second, through the
me lium of dense fog. The Spanish
Armada would not have been by any
means so easily repulsed but for vio'
lent gale which heele1 the Spanish ships
over to such an extent that they were
easily hulIed by the English, while their
own shots few high IN the air. The
/ final destruction of the fleet by tempest
needs no description, any more than do
the frightfuI suferings of Napolean's
army in the Moscow campaign, in which
ice and snow gained more victories than
/ the Russian arms; while at Waterloo
there is no doubt that the heavy raiu
which prece led the battle greatly assist
cd Welliugton's tactics. and crippled
those of Napoleon. by making the thick
clay soil almost impossible for cavalry
mane Ivrts. Yankee Blade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
WORK AND WORKERS.

ALL the build ng trades in Chicago will
smand increased pay on ths LIST of Apii,
md will also ms st that only union men
hail be employed.
ONE thousand factory operatives ars out
II wur1 aud the genera, business interests OF
duncis, Indiana, are sufering becauss OF
he Lake Erie smitchmens stri 9.
The Ohio Iron and, Steel Company's works
It Zsnes lille, which had been closed since
tune, 1891, the managers refusing to sign
he Amslgamated scale. started up vito
ion-union luen.
THE coal miners 10 the King m ne at Como,
colorado, where the explosion occurred last
week, struck vhan WI rk was RESUMED be-
.aus7, as they ciai med, too many men were
,lac cd in a chamber, making 1t dangerous to
work.
A DESPATCH from Kokomn, Indiana. siys
Inst 200 N On are out at the Diamol Plate
ass " orks Tho men in the grinding and
10 isain, ha Is w-re or Tered to complete IL
benches each IN 10 hours instead OF II, as
vas previously tae rule, and their rtfosal
ias caused general shutdown Of the mil
GENERAL Superintendent Hill, Of the Lake
Erie and West-rd Railroad, appears in tae
United States Cou { a. Indianap lis, aud
a.ed petition against the Muncie rikers
and asked tor a restraining order 10 prevent
them from interfering in any way, or In any
way nlolssting the agents OF the company.
Judge ba. er sued y Temporary restraint
order,
SEVEN thousan shop msn on tn, Uuion
Pacific system W II nersafters uotil the road
,iows iucr ascd eIrning WORK Gig 1t hours a
Hay Instead or nine as 0 N sri {, and seven
b urs on Sa ur lay. This departure, 80 the
officials saw, is male Il cesslry by tho gsu-
sral unsatisfactory condition Of business on
tho main line AMI branches.
ID. @. RAMSEY, Grand Chief Of the Order
Of Railroad IeIegraph-rs, has just had all
the dlffer noes between the o. orators up n
the Big -Four and the oiiic ais or the road
amicaDiy tiled, and has achieved Ike r.
suit on tbs Wabash road. In tn. former
case, tee incr, a Of pay to the telegraph Is
amounts to s24 001 year. The increase to
the emp Dyes 0. lhs Waba,h =; not bean
"a Iculat-d
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
Spontaneous Combustion Ny tn.

In medico- gal works cases are
recorded, generally of somewhat an
cieut date, in which i: was suppose
that the body was either spontaneously
consumed by inward combustion, or ac-
CURED such extraordinary comDustible
properties as to be consumed when
brought into contact with fire. In 1125,
at Rheims, the remains of womaa
namei Mlllet were found burned 10 Eer
kitchen. Nothing was left of the body,
except some parts OF toe head. OF the
legs, and of the vertebr8. Suspicion
was excited against the husband, but
learned experts reported the case one OF
spontaneous combustion. In 1917 the
body of man, aged seventy one, aud
who was neither fat nor druukarj, was
found in bed in a state of combustion.
DR.. Mason, who was commissioned to
investigate the case, reported that the
burning must have resulted from some
inherent cause in the Lerson-probabty
reused iuto activity by p hot brick which
was found at his feet; ani 0rila coin
cided in this opinion. In 18i7 the
Countess of Goerlitz was found burned
to death, and the valet, John Stauf,
was accused, but escaped on the by
pothesis of spontaneous combustion.
But afterwards, detected in attempting
to poison the Count, her body was ex'
humed, aud being examined by Liebig
and Blschoff it was proved that she was
murdered. and before his execution
Stauf confessed that he straugled and
then burned her. Liebig distinctly
shows that all such cases are unworthy
of credence. 1t may certainly 8 pre-.
dicted that, so long as the c rcnla lou
continues, = human body wilt not take
FIRE, even if limb be held in the fire uu.
til it be charred. Spontaneous combus-
ton in living Indy may be regarded
as absolutely impossible. -Ysnke,
Blade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
WORLDS FAIR.

The Kentucky l. gislature has passel tas
bill appropriatng sl00 0o0 for the States
exhibit at the Worlds FAIR.
THE International Uuion Of Bricklayers
ard Masons, at Bs timore, votsI in favor Of
Sunday opening OF the orli's Far.
The Illinois Senate passed resolution
memorialilng Cong ress TO repeal the W or d 5
Fair Sunday Closing Law b. vote of -
toIg.
THE Senate of Indi ana, by vote of 81 to
I, instructed its Representatives in Com ress
20 support Sunday opening Of the Worlds
Fair.
TIE United States steamship Consteila-
ton arrived at Fuaeh Il, Madeira Island.
She is on her way TO tisis country with art
works from France, Italy and Spain, TO tse
exhibited at the Worlds Far.
DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS has prepared
sta enseat showing that Of 8, 81, sl2 Ieet Of
exhibit space ia be Worlds Far Luildings,
only 2l4, 416 Ieet renains 10 be sgned 10
exSiuitorS Foreign couotries have Tern
given l,4I95l7 square feet OF space alid
American, !, Isl, 2t3
TRx plan to hosd the ceremonies attending
the opening OF the Worlds Fair on May Isl
Ia s. small building At JseEson PARK and
charge IS for tickets was rejected ~ the
Executive Committee of the local Board
The directors deci led thar ree pr granrne
Should be given In the open air an lhat ali
who paid 50 cent to get - the grounds
should have the privilege Of hearing What
was said and seeing wnat WIS doae-prN-
siaei that they could get nssr the platform
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
BURNED ON THE ICE.
Fatal Railway Wreck on the Lake Shore
and Western Road.

Toe North bound express from Chicago,
on the Lake Erie and Western railroad due
at Peru, Ind, at IS A. NJ, was b.dlJ
wrecked about one mile south OF Peru
Among the Is passengers on board the train
not one escaped injury. Tho sntirs train,
insisting OF engine, smoking, express and
chair car, we're precipitatsd on the les OF
ths river, 50 fe.t b,low.
A broken rail about 100 fest from the river
threw the train from the track and thstrsin
continued on the tbs until reaching the
bridge, when the first two ties gave way and
the entire train went down. The engine
st % / upright and the cars covered IL with
its wrecxage Of three cars. TIE fireman
jumped, bat Engineer Griffin was pinned IN
his cab and taken out severely scaldei
Toe wreck took fire and was burned com
p.etely.
Brakeman Richard Nsff was badly hurt
but pulled himself from the wreck. lighisf
his la itern and ran back and tagged c freight
train which was following. Il = as stopped
only about q hundred feet from the wreck.
aud another horrible wreck was averted- Il
Is mir sculous that but one person was kLlis
as the cars were huri Il over stones and not
a splinter Of wood was saved from the
flames
Tn Is the first VT ok in 20 years in which
TIE Lake kris ard Western has killsd .
d se1ee
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
VOL. XII
!.ooxINo BEFORE ANo AFTER.

LOOKING BEFORE AND AFTER.
All is not lost though much is changed and
dimmed,
Though tanned the eager torrent of de-
sire,
And sobered, dashed, or dead the hopes that
trimmed
The morning hills Of time with magic
fire
The loyal love that wears not customs rust.
The faith still firmest found when hardest
tried.
That failed not as the years that saddea
glide;
The aftergiow Of youths pure faded dream,
The hoy hush of meniory-thsss we
keep:
Sunset beniguiy fingers, and lifes stream
Isrosy as it wanders to the deep.
Sweet still earths air to taste, heavens light
to see,
Stin SMILES oer-tost DER tranquil main,
the moan,
AS glad as IT is in spring to breathe, to be,
As kind the comfort of tbs rivers tune.
,iill gentle robin sings soft 1000 Knight
From mimosa branch above the lawn,
Untired the blackbird shouts an anthem
bright
Through his lone Kingdom OF the twilight
dawn
Joseph Truman, in the Spectator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
r1FTY-sECoND CONGRESS-.
Senate.


oath DAY.-In the Senate Mr.. Wolcot
gave notice of au amendment to the bill to
discontinue the purchase of silver bullion.
Mr.. Teller introduced a new McGarrahan
claim bid. Mr.. fer concluded lis argu.
ment on the propos d constitutional amend
ment to limit the President al office to one
term. Mr.. Wolcott introduce a joint reso-
luton limiting the sale Of the Column bian
stamps. TIE discussion of the Antioption
bill was continued from two O'Clock until
The time of adjournment, but no action was
taken on the biii itself or on Mr.. Ge,rge's
amendment 10 it. No,ice was gwen how
ever, by Mr.. Washburn that hs wen d ask
the nate to rem ia in ssion tomorrow
until final vote is reached
18th DAY.-In the Sal nate, Mr. Geor &c
concluded bis argument on the Anticipation
bi ], and after some col oquy, it was finally
agreed to take vote on the bill on Tuesday
next, The Cherokee Outlet bill was then
considered and a lumber of amendments Of
fered, but the bill finally went over without
action.
10Th DAY-In the Senate bill was passed
author izing the commissioners Of Pension
to accept as proof OF the citizenship of an
applicant for pension the fact that he is q
bona-fide resident Of the country. Ths SEN
a'e then adjourned out Of respect to the
memory Of Jus ice Lamar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
CABLE SPARKS.

THE strike Of tho miners in the Saar Dis
trict OF Germany has come 10 close.
The Infauta Isabella has withdrawn her
provisional promise TO open the Chicago Ex'
hibtion.
At the execution Of the murderer, VIM.
McEwan, ia Glasgow, the mans head was
nearly torn from his body.
The furry in Egyptian political affairs
has been ended by the comp etc withdrawal
of the khedivs from tho position taken "
him.
SEVEN more deaths from cholera have 90
currsI in tae lunatic asylum at Halle Three
negroes have been seized with the disease al
Hamburg.
CHARLES WELLS, famed 10 London music
halls as the man who broke the bank at
Monte Carlo, is held by the London polics
on charges Of fraud.
A COMPANY In Berlin has made contracts
with steamsI ip companies for the use OF an
invention OF coal dust mixsd with ore for hr-
ing furnaces The invention is said 10 be
suitable for all kinds OF manufactures.
The italian government, fearing that
Great britain Intends TO establish pro.
tectorats over Morocco, has instructed
Count Tornielii, Italian ambassador In Lon
don, to represent the necessity OF maintain
Ing tue status quo.
The owners OF the steamer Lake Huron
rec lived Gi2,O00 for services rendered 10
toaing the North German Lloyd steamer
Spree In QusenstowB. The Spree broke her
z shaft while bound from Bremen to New
York.
ADvIcss from Sicily state that although
the vigorous efforts OF the government havs
,ueceelsd 10 n large degree in stamping out
bTi nd ige, the brigands v ho bad been driv-
en- into hiding are sgain beginning TO show
themselves, and the auth0Titi - are organiz-
ing measures for their suppression.
Tine King Of Denmark will not attend ths
wedding OF Emperor Williams youngess
sister, IN Berlin because Of the speech Of
Chancellor Won Caprivi, OF Germany, who
81 that 10 case Of war Denmark wouid
have to 10 considered an enemy OF Ger
many.
THE Sultan, besides ordering the arrest
add punishmnnt upon conviction OF the
Moors who recsntly killed British sub1ece
in Tangier, which action wss taken IN 70
Spouse TO ths uitlmatum sent 10 him By tns
British government, has admitted Mnroceos
liability in tho matter and promised that
the de mans relatives shall be paid an In
demattV
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Pure sugar never sours or gets mouldy.
Electricity is now applied to the or.
namention Of glassware.
Laudanum has been used by physicians
since 1910, and morphine since 1908.
French physicians hold the bicycle is
responsible for the prevalent "hollow
Chest
Professor Halstead's experiments dis
prove any danger of sterilizing the soil
BY sponging with Bordeaux mixtures.
Ga account of the varying distance OF
the moon from the earth, she appears to
ius somewhat smaller at certain times
than at others.
The electric street cars OF Albany, n.
", are provided with an automatic de.
vice that shows the name Of eaca street
Just before it is reached.
Experiments in irrigating and with
the grasses and for lge plants are special
features Of the work Of the Wyoming Ex
pertinent Station, at Laramie.
The astronomers at the Paris ooserva-
tory are already making preparations for
the observation of tie expected total
eclipse OF the SUI in April next.
Professor L. F. Blake, of the Culver.
sity OF Kansas, says that he considers
lightning rods for buildings in cities.
except higa structures, altogether un.
necessary.
A Philadelphia boat builder is max
lag an eight Dared aluminium racing
shell for Cornell and another for Har
ward. Such boats weigh rs pounds. A
paper or cedar shell weighs about 2?j
pounds.
All the motions and sensations of the
various parts of the body are represented
in the surface of the brain as on uap.
Thus there is a separate brain area nec.s-
sary for sight, another for hearing.
another for the motions of the fingers
and so on.
In one of the Comstock mines new
water wheel is to be placed which is to
run 1150 revolutions a minute, and have
a speed at its periphery OF 10, sos feet
per minute. A greater head of water
than has ever been applied to wheel
will be used.
Expert photographers and others of a
curious mind and faculty for figuring on
things that seem impossible of solution
have concluded that the waters of the
oceans and seas of our globe hold not
less than 10000, 00), 900, 900, O)1 tons
of salt in suspension.
An improvement on toe pneumatic tire
the air wheel-has j ist been invented
in England. 1t is constructed without
she usual rim or spokes, and consists of
a single rubber aud canvas chamber OF
COMPRESSED air. The ceutre is COM
pressed deeply by two metal disks,
Through which the axle is passed..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28

Small beans are sifted from Santus aud
mild Coffees, aud these are Tetaiied as
Mocha. There is no way that the con-
sumner can distinguish genuin, Mocha
except by flavor. IT ,fee is cieau it Is
apt to be good, and if the berries are
regular in shape au l uniform Ia sz' II
is good sign.
Tue United States are the largest cou-
sumers OF coffee ia the world, with Ger
many second aud France thru. Great
Britain consumes a small quantity of
coffee aud is constantly decrea sing the
amount ct a rapid rae. Tea is replac.
ing coffee in the British Isles very fast
The use of tea in tiIs country Is fall.
ing of.
Brazil furnishes most Of oar colee,
and we prefer the s}ron. grades.
Europe chooses the mild kiaj The
finest grades are used Jl En- slani, while
France drinks forty per CEN. OF nick
DRY in her coffee.
Holland is the great collie mart of the
world aud is the greatest manipulate.
They have more tricks Of the trade"
over there than the rest OF the world
put together. New York, Hamburg,
iHavre and London are great speculative
markets. Many millions of bags are
bought and sold every year on options.
o. course the smolnt tdus deaf in is
greatly III excess OF the act nal amount
in existence. fhe poorer the people
the poorer the grades Of coli e usel.
Authorizations of coice are not CON.
mon in America except ia the lowest
grades aud this is done after it is roasted
and ground, when beans and other for
eign substances are aiiei. Il NAV be
noted that speculation o;tcc.s tue retail
price very little.
There is no sure way 20 se.cc goo 4
coffee; you must buy it AMI try. ltSon
get cheated change your grocer or blame
the COOK, who too often spn.is cool
cup OF coffee by ovor1 uiiny; bat that's
another story Wv YORK. Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
House,

9TH DAY.--Mr. Brositis introduced bin
TO authorize the refundiug OF the four per
cents, 10 increase the circulation of national
banks, and to discontinue the issue of silver
bullion. dissolution was posed providing
for a joint meeting of the two houses TO
count the ell, ctoral vote. Work was ma pI ed
out for the remainder of the week. A few
private measures were passed, and the Co u
mistee on Judici'ry having, under a prior
order, the ri hit of wav, called up some bills
of secondary importance. The one OF most
public interest was that providing for the
punishment of offenses by passengers on the
high seas, which was passed.--A bi pro-
viding for court Of appeals in the District
OF Columbia went over wi bout action.
26TH DAY.-The greater part of the day in
the House was con umed in fiibu terlng
Mr.. kilgore, Of Texas, was to the fore. BY
his dila DRY tactics he encompassed his Oh
Jet in defeated action on the bill for the
erectioo of a monument to the prison ship
martyrs, and on the measure for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter for the Pacific
coast. Without oppositi, a bill was passed
to meet the req irements OF the interstate
commerce law relative 10 the testimony Of
witt esses. Another bill, amending the in
terstate commerce act, was cu ed mp and
passed, but its maiu feature, which strikes
out the "pooling" sect on of the or gina act
was eliminat d. The National Quarantine
bi was the next in order; but its opponents
succeeded in staving it eff
9th DAY-In til Hous, the Quarantine
bill came up as unfinished business, and
after number Of amendments were vote |
Own in the committee Of the whole, it was
adopted. The was a parliamentary en-
tanglement when tic bill was reported to
the House, and when is was smoothed out
the bill AS finally passed after motion TO
r,commit to ii e Committee on Commerce
bad been defeat j. The New York and New
Jersey Bridge bill then came but filiLusi err
Ing tao les prevented its considerati II. The
House then, in committe. Il the whole, pro-
ceede TO the consideration of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill, md had gotten
about half way through when an adjourn
ment was had. Mr.. Boatner, of Alabama, in
troduced in the House bill appropi iatirg
s94, SIS to settle allowed aims for damages
caused by t destruction of vessels while in
military Sc; vice OF the United States.
9th DAY.-In he house Mr.. Holman
moved to go into committee of the whole
on the sundry Civil bill, but This was de-
feate by the friends of the Bankruptcy bill.
The House tnen adjourned out of respect to
the memory % Justice Lamar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
WORLDS FAIR.
Rslios 70 be Ben: by Psnnsylrsnis-
Thu Cingales. Exhibit,

6eilos 70 Do nsnS Dy renniyIssnte
The Cingaless Exhibit.
The Pennsylvania State board has opened
Park, and is getting ready 20 recsivs the
srbibits from the State Aside from max
ing . fms display 10 all the big buildings tbs
Pennsylvania board will have e remarkable
collection OF relies In rs clubhouse. The
most interesting Of these, Of course. viii b
the old liberty bell.
The bell has bsen secured by special
grant Of the Phi al -lphia council, and : dor
. strong escort viii 10 brought 20 Chicago.
The original charter granted To VIM Penn
by Charles ii Of England will also b
brought A copy OF the original declars-
tion Of Independence Is also eowiDg.
The frst Of those international gatherings,
wh Oh are TO be feature OK the fair, tOoE
placs at he Lexington Hotel. Herr Adoiph
Wermath, the German imperial commits
sinner 10 the IMPOSITION, was the host Of tbs
&C aston. Offieers OF the fair, members Of
the local directory, and national commission
and representatives OF foreign nations
gathered around the banquet tabs and
give utterance to sentiments Indicative Of
what the coming fair meant 70 each OF them.
yAxcoUvEs, b Che Cinzaleas exhibits
for the Worlds Fair brought on tbs steam
ship Empress OF japan will b. kept here uu-
I'll tbs bsieuee arrives on the merit steamer.
when a special train will convey them 70
Ch cago. Over 500 packages we're received,
mostly ebony, teak and other building ma
terias for the Cingaiess building. Several
Cingalese are also expected BY tbs nsxs
Gamer, who will erect the building.
L,osDoS.-Sir Henry Trnemsn Wood,
Secretary Of the British Royal Commission
Of the Chicago Columbian Exhibition. viii
sail for New York, en- route 70 Chicago, az
the cod Of February. He will remain N
Chicago until October. Secretary Wood
says the collection Of paintings that British
artists will exhioit Is much finer than IL was
expected il would b. The irst cons gnrneus
Of thsss paintings win bs shipped in fort
night Mr Lloyd, tho assistant sec etary,
and the stad have already sailed for New
York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
DEATH DEALING BOILER.
Three Killed and two Injured By an
Explosion During . Test.

The water works bciler at Sapbsnez
town OF $50 twenty-five miles southwest
of Goshen, Ind, exp oded, Xxi ne three men
and ipjuring two 9th rs. The boiler also
supp led the eleclric plant and had just bssu
repsirsd. II wss being tested when tho &C.
eidert occurred
The killed are y. a French, Of the town
board, g orse Parker and Electrician John
son. Injured. Jones and Isaac Whitlsr,
boiisrmakers