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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
A Lively Battle at Little Rock. -ssv-
ersl Men Shot.

Little Rock, Ark, was thrown into the
widest excitement by band Of six robbers
rushing in, and with drawn winchesters, rob
bling the Peoples Bank Of $4,000 In money.
They came into town By tack alley, and
left one OF their number 70 hold their horses
while three OF them went into the bank, and
at the point OF their guns eompslled the
cashier TO give thcn all the cash in the vault,
and two Of their number stood guard at tho
door and fired into the streets NJ every man
that showed his head. Tho citizens, how
ever, "a soon As possible, got what arms they
could and began firing at ths robbers, wound
ing two OF them. Three citizens were
wounded In tho fight. When the robbers
left the bank they compelled some OF the
bank officials 10 40 before and behind them
10 order to protect them from tho citizens.
The sheriff, With posse, started In pursuit.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
PoIsoN's FOUL WORK.
Many N mbsrs of an Indiana Family
Probably Murdered.

A despatch from Indianapolis, Ind, says :
The chemical analysis in the case of Mary
Rooster, Charles BOOSTERS eight-year-old
daughter, whose body was exhumed with
four others Of the family, sh VS. the presence
OF arsenic in sufficient quantities to cause
death. DR.. Risenbess has found that two OF
the family died from poison and he is now at
work on the stomach OF Frank Rooster, the
aged father.
Anna Wagner, the suspected poisoner,
was in court and her case was continued
until June 10th. New light has been thrown
on the case which thus far has banned the
police.
Frank J. Rooster, another son OF the OLD
lady, who, 1t is now known was poisoned
last week. appeared In court with his mothers
will. which appointed him executor and sole
legatee OF her estate. The amount OF the
es ate was not given, but IL appeared that
the viii was executed May 22nd, which was
the day OF her sudden death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
TREA .URY AXE IS SHARP.
ole Days Appointments, Removals
and Forced designations

The follow ng changes were announced in
the Treasury Department:
Appointments d. Putnam, Wis on
sin captain the watch Treasury Depart
ment; Anthony J. CanneTy, Michigan
special inspector of customs; stephen L.
Purdy, Of New York, special inspector OF
customs William Bethel, Florida, immigrant
inspector Pc er j. Donoauc, View YORK. as
sistant inspector of boilers, New YORK city,
vice W. H. Thomas, removed Samuel S.
Baker, Delaware, assistant keeper Brandy
wine light station, Del.
Removed ] Holland. District OF
Columbia, immigrant Inspector.
designations called form. J. Bunnell,
New York. chief division Third Audi or 5
office !; Chauncey G. Heath, Michigan, eh ei
division Second Auditors Office; Hiram
snoke. Michigan, special inspector of Gus
toms.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
As the dinner ended, Mrs. White

As the dinner ended, Mrs. White
said to the old woman:
"Molly, if you are ready now, you
may pare those apples for sauce"
Eben went out saying to himself,
"Molly, Molly" and all the afternoon
one could hear him muttering, molly,
Molly"
During the afternoon Mrs. White
took the occasion to say:
molly, wasn't your first husbands
name Eben Eames?'
As Molly answered. Eyes, it was;
he has been dead these many years,
one caught something of the old sweet
ness of tone, though 1t did quaver and
crack.
"Did you notice Mr.. White spoke
to man, calling him Eben?"
eyes" answered Molly, without
much interest.
ssThis man once lived in Kinhope
many years ago, when he was young.
Molly gave her whole attention now.
''And," continued Mrs. White, 'saf-
ter living here several years, he went
away, went to California, where it was
afterwards reported he was dying. He
did not die. After recovering, the
luck he had been striving for did not
come Immediately, and determined not
to return to his home and wife until
he WAS rich, he remained until his am
bition was attained. In all this time
he had not sent any news of himself
but once. to his home, and that was
Immediately after his recovery from
the Illness This news never reached
his WIFE He returned to Kinhope full
of the thought of the bright future, to
find his wife had left Kinhope, married
again. We have often heard him say !:
"How could have stayed away SO
long for money, money; / was blind. ="
But Molly had not heard the last
sentence. With one gasp she had laid
her head back and for the first time in
her seventy-eigh years of life, tainted.
1t had grown colder. Near the fire
sat two old people at dusk. The man
was saying:
''When found We had married again,
felt that | was receivin' my judgment
from God Almighty for not bein' con-
tented with my lot when we was SO
happy together, and then keered no
more for the money I had made an
gave it away. Yes, and threw it away,
an when the war broke out, listed
hoping to die, but thank the Lord he
KEEP me for this last happiness. Some
time after the war grew SO feeble, an
my money had nearly been lost in some
spek citation, SO had to come here. I"
And Molly, drawing her chair little
closer, laying her hand in his said just
one word softly, full of quiet thankful
ness "Eben. Yankee Blade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
Flaming0s' Tongues.

The beastly Vitellius, as Gibbon calls
him, spent at least six millions of money
on table in about as many months. He
invented, or his cook invented for him,
dish which he designated "The Shield
of Minerva. One of its principal in
gradients was famingos' tongues, of
which, l may add, both Pliny and Mar
tial speak in the encomiastic terms.
Dampier says that the famingos have
large tongues, and near the root is a
piece of fat which is accounted great
dainty. " When Captain Owen was sur
veying the east coast of Africa his sail
prs shot down hundreds of these beau
tiful birds, in order, with an extrava-
gance worthy of Vitellius, to make n
dish of the tongues alone. ALI the
6ear Round.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
SACAsA STEPS OUT.
Eioaragua's President Resigns the
Troublesome Rsins to the Government

Secretary Gresham received the GLOWING
despatch from New York:
President Sacasa, of Nicaragua, resigned.
Signed terms of peace. James A. serym-
SER
Mr.. Scrymser is President Of the G. ntrai
American Cable Company, and this despatch
is the first information that the stste De-
partmcns has had indieati z an end Of the
war In Nicaragua Ii bad been unofiieisliy
stated that United sfates u niss er Baker
had been using his test efforts to bring about
peace, and the department b anxiously
awaiting Official corroboration by him of the
despat sent BY Mr.. Serymser. although
Secretary Gresham believes the latter 10 b
Trustworthy.
Saessa signed t eaty OF peace With his
opponents. The members Of the Provisional
Government have entered Managua and as
sumed control Of affairs The traf sfer Of the
reins OF government was affected quietly and
there has been no disorder Of any kind
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
CUBA WANTS TO SELL
The RsYo 'utionists Would Liks to
Have Unels Sar, Acquire L.

Speaking OF the situation in Cuba Senior
Jose Martinez, prominent member OF the
Revolutionary party in New Orleans, said
that movement was on foot among his
country1nen to induce the United States to
buy Cuba and that good rtion of the
money would be put up by the oppressed
Cubans-
LET the Unitei States offer TO buy the
island and the owners OF land and the bush
ness psople of Cuba would be willing TO pay
one-half of the cost Of the purchase of the
island by the United States themselves, " be
said.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
An Impromptu "Footrule..

The Philadelphia Record tells of .
carpenter who was sent to make a new
door for house about five minutes
walk from his employers store, but
forgot his footrule. A little thing like
that, however, didn't discomfort him.
He was a big fellow, 80 he spread his
enormous arms and found he could just
reach from the doorstep to the top OF
the structure. With his arms out
stretched he ran toward the carpenter
store, and meeting a fellow-employe on
the way, shouted: Don't stop me,
Tom; I've got the size of the j ,or be-
tween my two hands"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
CHOLERA IN TURKEY.
People Dying by Thousands in ths
East People Flee from the Pest.

Reports from several cities Of Asiatle
Turkey say that the cholera has appeared In
many districts, and is spreading rapidly.
Along the lower Tigris and the Snatch
Arab Rivsr people are dying by thousands.
Whole villages have been deeertcd by those
fleeing from tbe pest
The panic has become so great that few
families wait to bury their dead or even TO
nurse Their sick. but fieo to tho next towns 70
escape the infection.
The fugitives from stricken towns ara
spreading the epidemic with appalling rapid
ity. Letters from Bassora City say that TO-
600 persons have nei from Bassora province
alone.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
BLOWN TO PIECES.
A Woman Killed and House Wrecked
BY Gasoline Explosion.

Ms. Cayanaugh, of LETTERS nyille, Ind,
went with a candle to the eeller for gasoline.
An explosion, which was head for blocks
away, followed She was burned 10 dssth.
The House was LIED OF its foundation
and The floors and weather boarding blown
IN all directions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
A CALIFORNIA FAIR.
II Would Be Composed OF Picked
Exhibits From Chicago.

California has come forward with prop
osition TO supplement the great Chicago
Exposition with commercial worlds fair Of
lts own The proposition comes from
Michael II. De Young, OF the San francisco
Chroniels, who Is also Vice President Of the
National Commission Of the Pair This Cali
fornia Imposition d 20 follow the closing OF
the international enterprise now in Chicago.
and viii consist OF selection Of the best ex-
hiblts now on display at Jackson Park Ihai
i, II the adjunct meets with Is much success
at home a. Mr.. De foung's proposition %
hold IL met with at the meeting at the Can
fornian Columbian Club, on Aiehisan ave-
nue..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
Over $4,000 Visitors.
The Award system Modified.

The board of control has formally sane
toned the modification of the award system
offered by the committee on award to the
dissatisfied foreign exhibitors.
The modification is practically an abandon
ment of the single judge plan an return
to the jury system in all cases where the ex-
hibitors demand it. Many of the foreign
commissions were present at the meeting
of the board of control and expressed satis-
faction with the change and most of them
will re-enter their xhibit5 TO competition.
The action OF France, however, in with
drawing her exhibits from competition is
believed to be irrevocabe, and it is also
doubtful whether Germany will re-enter her
display.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10

n the days before
the railroa d {
were established,
the arrival of the
coach was a mat,
ter of much i'm.
portance to the
inhabitants OF
~ ysIar -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
IN QUIET BAYS.

IN QUIET BAYS.
In quiet bays by storms unspent
j moor my boat with calm content.
! sought of yore the deep, wide sea;
The tempest set my spirit free;
loved to match my puny power
With Nature In her stormiest hour.
But now bring my little boat
In quiet bays, to drift and float
Idly upon the idle tide;
The sea for me is all too wide:
seek no more my spirits mate,
The awful, wind-swept sea of fate.
Charlotte Pendleton, in Lippincott.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10

sfffEx WALLACE. . ysaAg w2man living
near Midwife. Ga, shot and kfls4 Manual
Esseuwerg, psddl<x. who kt4 sd hcy
psE Of shrss which Hers not Eetietk1esy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10

TEE Coz federate Memorial AID Literary
Society, Of Richmond, Va. proposes 10 re-
stcre the old Con .edernts White House y
where Jefferson Davis lied in that city,
and keep II a. a memorial ball It i now
occupied BY school.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
WORLDS FAIR.
The Second Sunday Not a Success
as Compared With the First.
Many Of tie Finest Exhibits Covered
With Canvas.

There wasno great outpouring of the wage
working class or any other class at the ex-
position Sunday. The Oppressive heat and a
heavy storm of lightning, thunder and rain,
which came in the middle OF the afternoon,
account in part for the decreased attend
ance
But, compared with the mighty muititudes
Of visitors last Sunday, the second open Sun
day at the Worlds Fair can hardly be called
q success. The spacious cafes, with their
broad verandas, the beer gardens in the for
eign village on the Plaisance and the res
taurants within the park proper were liber-
ally patronized all day, not SO much on ac-
count of the storm, for the sky was clear OF
even clouds until 2 O'Clock and there was no
necessity for the people to seek shelter. In
fact, the storm was Of short duration, al
though black clouds hung over the White
CITY for the rest of the day, threatening at
any time 10 give the pedestrians drenching.
There was a bright spot on the HORIZON which
had the effect Of bringing fair-sizsd crowd
out toward eTening
State and Foreign Buildings Closed.
The New England State buildings. which
we're closed to the public last Sunday, re-
manned loekei. Pennsylvania, New York,
Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia joined in the Sunday
closing movement, and it is now to be per-
manent matter with them il the gates OF the
fair rema open the next five months
There is another feature of this Sunday
fair which cal forth complainings from the
visitors. Many of the finest exhibits in the
manufactures and other departmental build
fngs were hidden from the view of visitors
because the exhibitors or their agents in
charge did not propose to work seven days
in the week.
The coverings which protect the exhibits
at nj bit were not removed. and all the visi-
tors could see were big ornamental berths
and showcases disfgured with canvas, wood
or iron sheeting. The exposition authorities
have no right to remove the coverings with
out the permission of the exhibitor, and nc
arrangements has yet been made for unveil
ing on Sun lay.
Not even flag was to he seen on the build.
ings of Great Britain, Canada, New South
Wales and India, and the doors were locked
Visitors were denied access to the great dis
play of the Unite States government in the
big doomed building and the small adjpncts.
Machinery Hall was as silent as it was last
Sunday.
Over $4,000 Visitors.
Music appropriate for Sunday was provided
in the early part of the day by the Chicago
band stationed in the pavilion between Ma
chinery Hall and Administration building
The Soussa band played afterwards in the
same part of the ground, but the audiences
were not large at any time on account of the
scarcity of seats aud the muddy ground.
The official report Of the department Of
admissions showed that S38, 900 tickets had
been sold at 8 O'Clock, 5000 being children
at half price.
The total admission for Sunday numbered
"a ana
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-10
EBEN.

DY EVELYN A. KING.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
From Life,

creating commission to devise plans
and estimate the cost of the abolition
of all the grade crossings that are loca-
ted in districts populous enough to make
the risk to life imminent.
This would be comparatively mex
pensive, and would prepare the people
for proper consideration of ways and
means. 1t would also operate as a long
notice to the railroad companies to pre-
pare to face the probability of being re-
quired to bear their just proportion of
heavy outlay.
The general assembly could scarcely
devote itself to a better cause than the
intelligent discussion of this terrible
evil, and the devising of some primary
steps toward its eradication.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
GRADE CROSSINGS.

The series of ghastly accidents tina,
have occurred on various grade railroad
crossings within the past few months in
this state draw attention very sharnlv
TO the magnitude of the evil that this
and nearly all other populous communi.
ties are suffering from at the present
time.
IL is evident that the grade crossing
must go. But how?
1t is one of the greatest problems
that confront municipal and state gov.
ernments and railroads. Its solution
involves the expenditure of so much
money that it almost seems that It's
consideration must be summarilv
dropped.
Manifestly the completion of such a
great undertaking cannot be expected
Tor many years, and as manifestly the
policy to be adopted must be one that
contemplates gradual removal of the
cause Of such fearful loss OF human life.
But the problem ought at once TO be
attacked in this state. The present
general assembly ought to begin by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
R. /. WOMEN AND THE FAIR.
List OF the Ladies' WI no VIII Serve az the
Advisory Hoard.

List OF the Ladies' " no VIII Serve as the
Advisory Hoard.
The women's advisory board for the
exhibits of women's work at the Worlds
fair is as follows:
Charlotte =. Daley, chairman.
street. W. '''i
Westerly, Mrs. Arthur Perry.
bristol, Mrs. Joshua Wilbour.
Press, Miss Sara Hopkins, Journal office.
street. ~ N"oo'
Working girls. Miss Elizabeth Hunt. 80
Music. Mrs. Winthrop w. Brownell, 2ei
Benefit street.
Wood carving, Miss J. L. Mauran. ~ Butler
9. Exhibits. Mrs. Charles p. Norton, aoe Bene-
Charities, Mrs. William Ames, l2l Power
n Primary education, Mrs. H. r. Cbace, ls3
Painting, Miss NJ. G. Wheeler. 20 Cabo,
Working Girls clubs. Miss A. Z. spraeue.
$40 Broad street.
Ceramics Miss Miner, Temple street.
PHOTOGRAPHY, Miss sarah Eddy, Bell street.
medicine, Dr. Helen Putnam, - Snow street.
broadway. ~
Law. Miss Mary A. Greene, Q Halsey street.
IN miniatures, Mrs. Arnold IL. Chace, 40 An
D National flower. Miss L. p. Bucklin, es5
Benefit street.
. Needle work, Mrs. George A. Mumford. A.
summit street, Pawtucket.
South hlngstown, Mrs. Rowland Hazard.
Bowen street.
Woonsocket, Miss Anna Metcalf.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
JOURNALISTIC INDECENCy.

The enterprise of certain of the
New York newspapers is leading them
into dubious paths.
Last Saturday night Alice Cozzens. n
girl in her teens, committed suicide at
the Coleman House. She was of good
family and had borne an unblemished
reputation. Evidence had been given
that she was of morbid disposition.
and her rash act was seemingly due to
brooding over her failure to secure an
opportunity to display the ability she
believed herself to possess for the stage.
All this was printed when the fact Of
the suicide was made public; there was
no suspicion of foul play, and ordinar-
lily the matter would have been suffered
to rest with the publication of the de.
tails OF the death. But, unfortunately
the girls parents were people of
some standing. News was scarce.
and the trained "mystery re-
porterS' of the more sensational
papers were detailed to probe the
case to its very bottom, and further il
need be. Theories, hints, yelled allu.
sions, covert reflections on the girls
character, criticisms of the domestic
relations of the Cozzens family. stories
unpleasantly connecting with the case
the names of passing acquaintances of
the dead girl, followed in quick success
sion, all dished up with illustrations
and the high seasoning that the ex.
perienced police mystery man. alone
knows how to provide.
Not only have the relatives and
friends OF the unfortunate girl found
these sensational stories, with their
glaring headlines, staring them in the
face day after day, but the distracted
father of the suicide has been hounded |
almost to persecution by the detective
reporters. His every word has been
turned over and over, dissected. imau.
ined upon, and the results have been
used as basis upon which TO construct
theories. Even the fathers loving mr.
pose to keep inviolate the purity Of his
daughters name has served as a ground
work for elaborate deductions tending
to blacken the girls fair fame irrepara.
bly,.
Such journalism as this cannot but
inJure the newspapers that are guilty of
i, and impair the good repute of the
press in general. It is assuredly not the
mission of the newspaper to disgrace
he dead or to cause pain to the worthy
living.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
NEWS OF POLITICS.

Charles +. Stone of New Hampsbir. 4,
slated for the Boston naval office.
lt Is generally conceded that Patrick
Mcguire will be the next postmaster Of
boston, and Colonel Coveney collector of
the port "
congressman Morse has returned from
Washington, and his address during tbo
recess OF congress will be at his home at
Canton, Mass.
Roland p. Brown Of Castine. Me. wan,s
10 DE collector at that port, and w.
thompson Of Belfast wants the corro.
spending place at that point
Candidates In New England for positions
In the treasury department are as follows.
Maine, Charles Il. Morton and William u
Hurley; Massachusetts, Charles s. Hamun
James Il. Cooke
III Is reported at Washington that Hon
II. Jefferson Coolidge, our minister 20
France, has engaged passage for home for
the 18th OF June. II IL expected nv ,bst
time his successor will have been an
pointed up
Secretary Herbert has decided N apno;n,
Louis X. Finney Of Virginia his nYiya,e
secretary To succeed Henry W. Rayr,.,,a
who served Mr.. Tracy i'm that csnaci,,, -
four years. Mr.. Finney was Mr. SoIov,s
private secretary for two years. and ,s u,si,
auabhed for hjsnew- -dutiex
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-17
OUR FRIENDS. THE ENEMY

The democrats of the state have sue
ceeded in attracting some attention To
the fact that there is a campaign on
foot. But for their efforts it would
have required quite stretch of faith
to have realized that fact at present.
When the Democratic party organs
begin to fire broadsides into Opposing
factions of that party there can be no
doubt that the question of the Office is
once more uppermost in their minds.
IL is not so very long since the chief
Democratic newspaper in the state very
plainly enunciated the doctrine that
the chief aim of that party was to gain
possession of the offices. To make such
a statement is at any time labor of
superogation, of course, as that doc
trine has been well fixed in the public
mind as the chief text of the Demo
cratic faith.
The acquisition of the offices is an OBJ
ject that rouses the Democratic party to
action, and its first and most powerful
impulse is to divide into factions. and
then its particles engage in war upon
each other.
Now it is strife between the better
element and the other element, sup
posedly the "worser element" The silk
stockings want David s. Baker for
gubernatorial candidate, and the other
fellers want w. T. G. Wardwell, or |
almost anybody but Baker. The reason
they don't want Baker is that when he
was United States district attorney he
refused to help other hungry ones to
government pap.
Republicans can afford to view the
work of self-destruction going on with
IN the Democratic party with perfect
equanimity, if not with amused inter
'st. II is immaterial to them whether
he short gentleman from Bristol or the
all gentleman from North Kingstown
'oses as gubernatorial candidate. They
would be equally happy with either
we're 'tother dear charmer away.