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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
An Ex.ConYiet's Story.

'No. Is, 49, tells pitiable story of
his difficulties in attempting to obtain
living honestly after undergoing &
term of Imprisonment, He was SEN
fenced three and one-half years ago to
two years Imprisonment for forgery.
Previously he had been possessed Of
considerable means, had been brought
up in luxury, but exhausting his for
tune had committed forgery to obtain
more money.
During mis- imprisonment he came
into contact with many young fellows
who had committed similar crimes, and
who had not the slightest idea as to how
they were to gain living when they
got out. When he was released he had
few pounds, and when this was gone
he applied to the Discharged Prison
er5 Aid Society
He says: II was told ] could come
into the house land so mix with some
of the greatest of criminals), for which
should have to chop wood or do tailor
ing, etc, but this l objected to do, SO
was given note TO take 20 tradesman
in certain district of London, who
offered me situation AS traveller on
commission (only) for the sale of cart
grease, which politely declined.
1T matters not what position a man
held in life previous to his getting into
trouble, on release this society offers
the same means of obtaining an honest
livelihood to every one--that is, chop
ping and making up handles of FIRE
wood, working in the tailors' shops,
taking on milk round with n hand
truck, travelling on commission for some
article which the public in ninety cases
out of 100 refuse TO look at, much less
TO purchase.
1T is now nearly eighteen months
since | was released during which time
| have been living out wretehed ex-
istence sometimes going days without
food and walking the streets at night,
and sometimes am able to earn few
ehillings by addressing postal wrappers,
! can assure you, sir, that if the su'
thorities would allow me inside the
prison without committing another
crme) | would return to-day. 1t Will
ultimately come to my going back OF
suicide. London News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
A BATTLE WITH TRAMPS.
They Held Up People and Robbed
Them of Their Possessions.

gang Of ten tramps, armed with reyol-
gers and with considerable jewelry about
them, took possession OF the Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee Railroad junction and
made life burden to everybody in the neigh
borhood. A saloon-keeper was held up at
the point of revolver and relieved of gold
watch and some money. The police were
notified and three officers had pitched
battle with them, the tramps hiding in the
woods and opening fire first. The officers
responded, and over forty shots were ex-
changed, but, owing to intense darkness,
their aim was necessarily bad. The officers
succeeded in capturing three of them after a
bard fight, and one of them, giving the name
of George J. Wilson, was so badly cut and
pounded that he was covered VITA blood. He
fought desperately, and shot twice at Detee-
tive Durr during the scuffle, but missed his
mark. On his person were found a fine re-
volver, the saloon keepers watch and kit
of burglars tools. After the battle the tramps
escaped in the darkness, and, meeting PATROL
man Starr, who was attracted by the firing
and fastening to the scene, they surprise
him, and at the point of a revolver compelled
him to throw up his hands, while they re-
leved him of his handouts and revolver A
large squad OF policemen searched all night
for the other tramps, but were unsuccessful
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

Az Oakland ferry-boat at San Francis o,
ran doga boat containing five persons, ali
Of whom were drowned
u an explosion of gas in coal mine at
Lneo,n, IL nois. Michael Gleason vas killed
AMI several others were injured
Dennis McFad3en, aged two years, Of
Bethlehem Pa, YVES killed BY swallowing
ereosote cariess left within his reach.
Az explosion occurred in C. ]. Popei
glucose factor at Geneva. Illinois. sfx
workmen were killed and one fatally scaIded
BY the sinking Of the schooner Pelican,
with ore from f. sanaba, In the Harbor at
Ashtab1l., o., thres Of the crez we're
drowned.
The Bri ish schooner Ossieo, Of Honek.
ton, New B. aESwisk, was wrecked tn io2
near RoekpoFt, Maize, and on Of her crew
was droEned.
The factory Of the Yonkers Hat Manufac-
turing Company. at Yonkers, =. Y. WA
hu ned loss, $1,000 About eoJ hands are
thrown out Of wo K
THE German line steamship Wandraham
from Hamburg, IS reported ashore, and Ia
IN critical condition, en- Apple Island. in
the s. aWrence, 81 mi e below Qusbee.
Chester Sitnons, John johnson, Nicholas
seryas and Albert CGrrier, Henhe. OF the
lie saving crew Il Cleveland, Ohio. were
drowned by the upsefting Of their uoat while
trying 10 reseue two men in 8 row boat
A DESPATCH from Concord, n Il, says
that james Roy, Elmer Arbo and Alexander
Aicaroa were drowned while attempting
TO shoot the rapids st Sewalrs Pals in .
boat.
o. +. DAY. Sox q Co. 5 unk and satehel
place. in Baltimore, was burned, causing
loss over <lo0. 900. hssfdes several thou
sands dollars to Cashiny's book store adjoin-
ing. The tlreme were delayed zen minutes
b. overhead wires-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
TEN MEN CREMATGD.
The Awful Result of Forest Fire in
Michigan Lumber Camp.

A fores fire destroyed Louis Sands lum-
Der camp near Lake City, Mich. Out OF totGi
crew Of 90 men only 40 escaped uniniured. Ten
are dead They took refuge in we'll and were
crenated there by the timbers and curling
falling in on them and burning. They tried
to un the gauntlet and were burned to g
crisp.
The ten men, with Edward Sullivan were
hemmed in at the camp by fire. A str ng
wind cut of all escape. S-lliyan started
q nth in the face of the FIRE, and by some
chance escaped. He is severely burned but
will live. Edward Boohbacher started east,
and got about Is rods away before being
caught Muihollnd started west, and got
about the same distance. The remain ng
eight stayed too long and took refuse in
well about twenty feet deep. The top curb
Of the well burned and the timber fell on tn /,
men bud lied in the well, literally cooking
their heads, tn remainder of their bodies
being under water.
A large force of me Is still occurring the
adjoining co ILtrs to make certain no other
unfe rtunate has been oFerlooked.
The property loss consists If three horses,
40 hogs, camp tools, &C., also IL cars loaded
with logs, owned by the 1hay>r Lumber
ComDany
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27

The doubling of beauty gained by
water reflection could hardly have been
taken into account in the first incep.
ton of the plan, unless, indeed, from
The landscape gardepers point of view,
but it was n more than fortunate ad
iunct, and its effect upon the general
glamour is beyond calculation. The
constant repetition of beautiful forms
of architecture, starting in immaculate
and ivory whiteness from the green
strip Of lawn on which the structures
80 lightly stand, TO the highest point
of crowned cornice or of aerial danes
Of gold or crystal, flashing facets of
color against the sky; OF of waving
flags and gonfalons, softened in outline.
varied in color, and crimped by ripples
from moving launches and gondolas-
this, seen under sunset sky, filed
with bits of winged and floating cloud,
is enough to overill the heart of the
most prosaic of mortals or to delight
stray spirits of air. -Harper's MaSa-
ViuA
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
A Story of Admiral Gherardi.

In the navy sailors are often in the
same ship for three or four or even
more years During this time their
craft rs their home, and they speak of
it as such, and with an affection as if it
were a living thing. By means of the
ship the men may be wonderfully in
huenced. Rear-Admiral Ghersrdi then
a captain) was i'll command of remark
ably fine frigate on the South American
station, of which he and his crew were
justly proud. The handsome bust ON
her beautiful figurehead WAS brightly
gilt, and great care was taken of it.
The harmony which had generally pre-
vailed on board was somehow disturbed.
But instead of resorting to corporeal
punishment, the captain summoned the
men aft, and in simple, manly speech
pointed out the impropriety of their
conduct, and concluded thus: $50 now,
my lads, if this be not put an end to,
and hearty goodwill restored, I'll
blaeken your figure head and put the
ship in mourning" Had bombshell
fallen at their feet the men could not
have been more nstonished. To have
their figurehead blackened? No, any.
thing rather than that, and in this way
order and harmony were restored.-
New York Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
TWO PEDIERS HANGED.
First Hebrews to Suffer Death Penalty
in This Country.

Harris Blank and Isaac Rosenwig were
hangei at Tunkhannock, Pa. for the murder
of Jacob Marks, a pedler on Dutch Noun
tain. Wyoming county, March IS, 1892.
Both murderers were young men. They
followed the same occupation as their vic
tim. Marks, who was under age, started
from the store OF his brother, Louis Marks,
at Towanda. early in March TO go over his
route in Wyoming and Sullivan counties,
where he sold jewelry, notions and clothing.
He was to return at the Jew sh Passover,
about April 5, or in about one month. Not
returning on that date, his brother feared
foul play, and, acco npanied by Detective
Holland, o. Towanda, visited Dutch Noun
tain.
Marks was las seen going up the noun
tain road in company with two other pedlers.
When they came out OF the piece OF woods
near Peterson, Marks was not with them,
but ons of the others drove hi team.
A search for the body located it In a box.
The body was wrapped in an old bed quilt,
and at the eoroner's inquest two bullet
wounds were fou d. During the deep snow
at that time the murderers stayed near Me-
hoopany, and from there went to Ransom,
where they let their horses, and, crossing
the river, shipped their goods TO Blank, at
Hester street, New York.
general alarm sent out fa led to locate
them until July, when a message from Blank
was received at Hest r street. asking 10
have his trunk sent to him at Montreal, Can
ada.
When the trunk arrived at its destination,
the officers arrested Blank and Rosenwlg.
They had secured passage on sailing YES
sci for South America, and were only
awaiting the trunk, when they were TO en-
bark. They were given hearing and ex-
tradited.
Upon their persons were found the cl IT,
ing taken out by Marks on his fatal trip.
Watches, jew Try and other things were
identified. The men were tried separately
at the January term Of The Wyoming county
court and convicted. Each accused the
other OF committing the deed for the pur-
pose OF robbery.
The execution If Roseuwig and Blank Is
an important feature in the criminal history
of the country. as the men were the first
Hebrews to suffer the death penalty, not
only in the United States but in North
America Rabbi Radin, Of New York, who
prepared the condemned men for death, avs
that only two other Hebrews were ever sem
fenced to death In lis eountry-Rubinstein
In New York, who died before the day set
for his execution. and the other was con-
verted to Professionalism. A number OF He
brews obtained permission to bury the bodies
according to the rites Of the church.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
GABLE SPARKS.

fny Polish pilgrims presented IS 900 francs
to the Pope.
A TREATY of commerce has been concluded
between Spain and Germany.
VALUABLE books and manuscripts were de-
stroyed by fro in Bishops Court, Isle OF
Man.
TIE financial crisis in Australia is still
acute. One months no iday has been pro-
claimed In Quee land.
THERE was lively alteration In the Ber-
ing sea arbit alton court between Sir Charles
Russell and Agent Foster.
HEIR PAAosH, the Jew batter. was sem
fenced to 10 months imp isonment in Berlin
ior hbeiing Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The Norwegian radicals and socialists
made demonstration in favor OF Indepen.
dence and universal suffrage
A BATTLE between the french and Siamese
has occurred at Khon,, in the CambadiA
valley, and several men were killed.
The session ( the Bohemian Diet was at
tended with violent scenes of disorder and
personal encounters between the members.
The Viking ship, which is sailing from
Norway to the Wo Ids Fair, has encoua-
tered rough weather of the north OF Scot
land
A CONFERENCE is now proceeding at Hull
between parties representing the shipping
federation and the striking union dock la
DO ers to arrange the details for the resump-
ton OF work.
II Is reported from Rome that Archbishop
satolli has represented that the hierarchy
and leading iaymen in the United States
favor the establishment of an Amer can lega-
tion at the Vatican.
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
News saws that Fmneror Williams snaaah on
the TempIeho err field was carefully edited
and the most reck ess statements stricken out
before it was publ he'd.
The Monument to William was unveiled
at Georlitz by the Emperor. who said it was
the duty OF Germans to maintain the Fathe--
nd in its integrity, and to that end they
must strengthen the army.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
People Who Survived Scaiping.

In San Francisco there lives man
at the present time named Carroll
Bronson, pioneer of. the Selkirk
Mountains. in British Columbia, who
was scslped by the Sioux Indians in
1866, and still enjoys comparatively
good health, although more than
seventy-five years of age. He was
quite an Indian fighter in his time and
his face is SCARED with arrow wounds
received in many a hard fought battle
The marking of the scalping is not
visible except when he lifts his long,
white hair from the side OF his head,
then it shows great circular scar ex-
tending from above his right eve
around the right side and back of his
head almost to the left ear. Mr..
Bronson tells of another man who was
scalped at the same time he was The
scalp was torn completely off from the
whole top of his head, so that it had
TO be swathed in cotton and olivs oil.
He lived year, but, as Mr.. bronson
SAYS. iii ever q man Fpcw WHIT Fer.
ing meant, that man dlI. - itlsaurg
Dispatch
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
POPULAR SCIENCE.

There are thirteen elements in the
body--five gaseous and eight solid.
During the most violent gales the sea
Is disturbed to depth of 500 feet,
vegetarians say it is popular fall
lacy that meat is needed for strength.
France has three dynamite factories
which produce over $4,000, 900 dyna-
mite cartridges year.
Fulgurites, or lightning tubes, caused
by the lightning striking in sandy soil,
have been found in New Mexico Thirty
feet long.
1t is calculated that ON q bright sum-
mer day there are raised into the air
by evaporation from the surface of the
Mediterranean $3.50, 900 tons of water.
Cable dispatches ave generally re.
ceived at the rate of twenty to twenty.
five words minute, An expert teleg-
rapher of land line sends about forty
words in that time.
The human body contains $50 bones
and 500 muscles; the heart beats
seventy times a minute, displacing each
time forty-four grsmmes of blood. All
the blood passes through the heart in
three minutes.
Scientists have succeeded in measilr-
ing the thickness of soapy water in n
bubble. When showing the shade of
violet, it was one-fourth the thickness
of violet wave of light, that is, about
1-240, 600 of an inch.
As a result of numerous experiments
two German engineers have devised
new miners safety lamp, which is con-
structed of aluminium. The new iilu-
minstor, while naturally light, is
said to be solidly made.
According to the Annales Techniques,
q gigantic telescope is being construct
ed in Munich for the Chicago Expo
sition. 1t has magnifying power of
il, 900 diameters, but this can be in
creased to 5000 by means of an cleo
trio light, the image in this case being
thrown on screen.
Attention is drawn to the fact that
asphyxiated people may be saved by
systematic traction Of the tongue. The
movement does not only consist in
raising or lowering the tongue with
the fingers covered with handker
chief, but in using reiterated and, to
some extent, rhythmic movements.
Birds with long legs always have
short tails Writers on the fight OF
birds have shown that the only use OF
birds tail is to serve as rudder dur
ing the act of fight When birds are
provided with long legs these are
stretched directly behind when the
bird IS flying, and so act as a sort of
rudder.
IN the open sea the tide is hardly
noticeable, the water sometimes rising
not higher than foot, but where the
wave is forced up into bays or narrow
channels, it is very conspicuous. A
deep bay, opening up into the land
like a funnel, will converge the wave,
as at the Bay of Fundy, where it rolls
in a great roaring wall of water, sixty
feet high.
In a paper read at a meeting OF the
biology section of the British Medical
Society, DR.. Boulton gave an account
of some very interesting results of cat
erpillar Matching i'll pill boxes. The
common paper moth was the insect
with which the experiments were made.
He showed that by taking an egg OF one
of these and growing it in u gilded pill
box a yellow caterpillar would be the
result. When black box was used
black caterpillar was brought forth,
while n mixed environment would pro-
Guce e muddled animal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
A BANKER KILLS HIMSELF.
The Tragedy Followed by the Closing
Of Two Georgia Banks.

NJ. Ullman. president Of the oglethorpe
National Bank, committed suicide in the
toilet rooms OF the bank at Brunswick. Up
to this time be was considered one OF tine
wealthiest men In this section. Besides be-
Ing president OF the oglethorpe Bank, he
was president Of the Brunswick Brewing and
Ice Company and a line OF river steamers,
and was a large stakeholder in various enter.
prises.
President Burbage, Of the First National
Bank, called at the 0glethorpe Bank shortly
after opening, and requested Ullman to re-
pay loan made the day before.
s.All right wait a moment, said Ullman,
stepping into the toilet room. moment
later Burbage heard shot. Ullman was
found sitting up with bullet hole in the
center OF his forehead. In his pocket was
found an ounce bottle Of laudanum, and an
unsigned bond drawn to protect q large ds-
position who had demanded bis money the
day before.
The supposition is that Ullman had become
crazed by financial troubles, and bis inabil-
ity TO protect his friends drove him to sui
eide.
The Brunswick Brewery and the Bruins
wick Cotton Fact ~ will also close temper
sri.y. Business viii not suffer TO any great
extent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27

Thomas Edison's exhibit Mt Chicago
is the kinetograph, the last of his won
derful inventions displayed in connec-
ton with the most versatile group
Of monographs ever brought together.
1t is to the eye what the phonograph
is to the ear, mechanical retina,
which stores away a living picture, to
he reproduced in all its actions, every
movement faithfully shown at any
time and in any place, With the
kinetograph it is possible to show in
Chicago Chauncey Depew delivering
speech aboard the flagship Chicago in
New York Harbor. Not photograph
Of arrested action, but the living man,
his every gesture, the play of express
sion on his face and the movements of
his lips. 1t will transmit and repro
duce motion of any kind for any dis
lance. Atlanta Constitution.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27

1t daily becomes more evident that the
gates will not be opened on Sunday with
the sanction Of the National Commiss.o n,
and If it is done without their approval a
bitter legal contest is certain
While the Fair has cost S33 900, 900, the
Inter Ocean said that chicago has only
really invested a little over $4,000, 900.
Her citiz 1 paid so ething over IS 0O0, 900
for stock and the city ave 5000, 900 more
An in addition to that the irectors Dor
rowed $1,000 900 more, pledging therefore
the net revenues of the Fair as security
How much he appropriation of %, SOC, 900
aidei them in floating the 10 is not
stated.
The attempt now made to make it appear
that it is a locll affair, and that tn National
Commis sion Is an incumbraace, is st opgly
condemned. Director Bryon, of tae Chicago
board, who is lawyer, holds that the Ma
tional Commission can only ''modify" rule
adopted by the directors, and teat it cannot
kill it, hence the rule for SUI az opening
will stand If not changed by the National
Commission.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
HE WANTS AN OFFICER.
A full-BloOded Chinese Applys for q
Post Office in Miehiran.

Willie Woo, full-blooded Chinese living
at West Harrisyille, Mich, is in the race for
the post office In that village and is using all
legitimate means to attain his ambition. He
has forwarded two large petitions signed y
the citizens of the village to Congressman
Weadcock, and also letters of recommends
ton from Judge Simpson and other infuen-
tial Democrats in his behalf.
He thinks he has good chance of getting
the Office from the fact TINT he is the
only Democrat who wants it, and he does
not think that he should be debarred from
the benefits of a Democratic Administration
on account of race. He has already OBJ
tanned bondsmen who will go his security il
he succeeds in gaining the Office. Woo Is an
American citizen, having taken his final
papers in 1880 at Tavas City He came to
this country some fourteen years ago, when
only ii years old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
Against The Award System.

The system of making awards devised by
Commissioner Thacser, OF New York, and
adopted by the Nationa Commission threat
ems to lead to serious trouble. The foreign
commissioners have all joined in demand
to the National Commission that the jury
system as used Il other expositions be
adopted or else they will all Withdraw their
national exhibits from competition. The
chief OF the Fine Arts Building has notified
the commission that the artists having ex>
hibits are nearly al. opposed to e sy tenn
and threaten to Withdraw The State Com
missions met recently in tbs Pennsylvania
Build ng ard unite ly sent In protest
against the system.
But r. TIL .icher declares that no change
shall be made He declares that it is not
ZONE man STEM" He said: zone Judge is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27

partial reproductions of typical buildings Of
this kind in Germany. The front tower is
taken from the ei4y hall in Rothemburg IN
der Tauber; the tower at the southeast cor
ner from the Sehloss IN Aschafenberg, and
the north gable from bnildin-s in Gosslar.
The total cost Is S25o, coo. The extensive
German book exhibit is installed in tho
building.
The Gothic windows and frescoes are vers
fine, and there Is chime Of bells, leaned BY
the Emperor. There is q chapel In the
building In which religious services may b
held
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-27
N0RF0LK'S BIG FIRE.

Eight Firms Burned Out in Less Than
an Hour.
At II O'Clock the other night fire was dis
covered in the Hare Building on West Ma
street, flye-story b-ick structure extending
from johnson to Fayette streets.
The flames spread with great rapiiity, and
In less than an hour the building and its con-
tents was in ashes. The loss will reach
900, 900.
In the building were located the Davis Dry
Goods Company r. r. Morris, furniture
dealer James Jones, furniture dealer Bax-
ter x Co. cigar manufacturers Eastern
Shoe Store; Ronntree h Co., cotton mer-
chants Freeman 4 Co., dealer In fertilizers ;
Woolley d Co., cotton merchants, who saved
nothing.
With great difficulty the Atlantic Hotel and
the Consulates OF Great Britain. Brazil and
the Netherlands were saved