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Dragged Through the streets with a
Rope Around His Neck


UPPER MARLBORO, MD., Oct. 81
Steve Williams, the colored man
who attacked Mrs. Albert Hardestv
last Wednesday, but was driven
away by dull dog, was taken rom
Jail here Saturday by a mob OF fifty
masked men, and hanged from the
bridge leading into the town.
The lynching was not unexp, c.ed
so the jailer left the prison in charge
of the attendant, locked the doors
from without and took the keys with
him. The mob was provided with
battering rams, sledge banners
aud crowbars and proceeded to force
an entrance. The double iron door
was soon open, and then the brick
was torn out. II took nearly an
hour to do this Williams, who was
on the second tier, heard the mob
and from the cell continually shout
ed murder. The other pris-
oners called on him to pray,
that his end was near, and
this made the negro frantic.
When finally the last obstruction
to the interior gave way with a
crash, a ladder was lifted to the vic.
tins cell window. With one blow
the lock of the cell door was broken
and Williams was dragged from nm
der the mattress. A rope was thrown
over his head and he was dragged
through the streets to the bridge.
Some of the citizens wanted to 90
to the mans assistance, bat the
lynchers, all of whom were with pis-
tolls, threatened to shoot any one who
interfs fred. The coroner's jury de,
cided that Williams came to his
death at the hands of parties un.
known to them.
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A STRIKE IN BoYD's MINSTREL
BANDA dozen japanese joined
Boyd's ALL United Monster Minstrels
lately. They not only give an ex-
traordinary exhibition of amazing
strength and agility, but they are a
magnificent parade feature. Now,
the arrival Of The sons of the Orient
aroused the jealous feelings in the
heart of one of Boyd's men who
bowed brass in the band, and he
worked himself into estate of mind"
becauseSthe Japs, "the astounding
acrobats" rode, and "der bant went
afoot." The more the Dutchman
thought about it the more aggrieved
he became, until at last be sought
the manager and declared aMister
Boyer, man in der bant is just as
goot as Japs. Vot is id der Jap
rides NIT der horses and der bant
rides nit der feet ?" After a while
the minstrel manager came to under
stand what the Teuton was driving
at, and the musician was glad to
know that his employer sympathized
with him in his distress of mind.
"All right" said Boyer, "I'll fix it,"
He did fix it. The next time the
company paraded the Dutchman was
mounted on a wild broncho, fresh
from the plains. The Teuton was
delighted, until the band struck up
and the Japs gave one wild yell and
dashed circling around. Up went the
broncho's ears +! up went his tail! up
went his heels and then he shot in
to the air and came down clinging 10
his neck. The mlnstrels laughed,
cried and screamed. The jars
shrieked like Dervishes. The broncho
again left his feet and the musician
left his saddle. He will rejoin Boyd
as soon as he is able. The horn on
his face and the horn that he played
are both badly out of repair.
This minstrel company will appear
at the New Opera House one night
only, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Don't fail
to see it.
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ADJOURNED.

Judge Jackson closed the term Of
the q. S. Circuit and District Courts
for West Virginia at this place on
Monday last. Notwithstanding the
large amount of business transacted,
q great deal went over to the next
term, though the Judge announced
that he might hold a term here be-
fore the next regular term. We be-
lieye when the new building is CON-
pleted with its accommodations the
terms of court and business will in
crease here.
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THE REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

Our friends, the enemy, through
the mouth of their political journal
have all along been in a manner ri
diculing the Republican nominations
from candidate to Congress down to
Superintendent of Free Schools. We
suppose it is for Buncombe it is
for Buncombe. Hon. Geo. F. Evans
comes in for the most Of it; and we
think little paralleling would show
their design. Evans-Small. Par.
don such a link. Heavens, what a
contrastl II you want a representa-
tive to serUe the people, one who
knows how, who has done 30 well,
whose ability can cope with the best
material at the Capital, elect Evans.
For District Delegates, the Demo
cratic nominees are Mcdonald and
Stuckey as against Robinson and
Getzandanner. Mcdonald has never
made known his views on the so.
called West Virginia debt, neither
has Stuckey. Robinson and Getzen-
danner both openly oppose any set.
Element of it on any basis. Weknow
Stuckey; we know Getzandanner :;
compare their ability and then vote.
Our contemporary is silent on Cat
lett and Henshaw. Why don't be
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His "Majesty' Grover, on his way
from Buzzard's Bay and the Gables
Gray to Washington stopped over on
Sunday last in New York to register
Will hevote for or against David Ben
net Hill? Every person has been
waiting for his letter of commenda'
tion. He did not write his name te
the tariff bill, will he do the same
with Hill?
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come out and say, "yote for Catlett,
for all that is pure III politics and
business r" Why don't he sweep
away the many dissatisfactions ex-
listing as to Catlett by saying by say.
ing he IS more worthy than Hen
shawl Maybe he aoill, but zoe doubt
IL.
Lamon-Riner. Stealing useless
| powder from Republican ranks, but
it don't 60 now. There is no dissat-
isfaction with Peter Riner He has
| done his duty too well. The people
know it and Peter will go back 10
his chair with their confidence.
| Dodd and Snyder. We do not crit
icize any candidate, we present plain
facts. OF Mr.. Dodd, we know moth
ing save that he is a conscientious,
refined and capable man for the place
Of Mr.. Snyder we say the same.
The latters' experience has been lat
er, and for him we ask your suffer-
ance.
TheStatesman'S especial labor seems
to be to make Dayton an object for
curiosity seekers, who, having seen
snd heard, become disguised. 1t
maybe that Dayton has not the pol
ish of the gentlemen in politics that
his tongue lacks the silver tip of the
brilliant Free Trader that be has
dined on plain West Virginian CON-
modities; that craftsmanship and or
atory are not the powers he has de-
veloped in West Virginians' plain
hard hitting courts that he "harp-
ed on the pauper labor of Europe -
that he is not the "first citizen of the
commonwealth - that his address
would have sounded better to trees
than to our people; and that the
Statesman gives to him its "sympa-
thy" Strangers things have hap
pened. These things may be. But
it is true that he il a plain, blunt
man and knows the needs of the
State which he lives in, and would
represent the needs of W. Va, and
not the needs of England or any
other country. 1t is true he knows
when, where and how to speak for
Protection to American industries
| and American labor that his plain
argument and standing up for right,
ii it does lack oratorY, means pros
perity for the Second District of W.
Va. that W. Va. diet has tougher
ed him so that he never wants an
ocean trip to Free Tradeism to dine
on the delicacies of Cobdenism ; that
his arguments have earned him fees
while the SCHOLAR" lives on misrep-
resenting the Second Congressional
District at salary of $4,000 per
| annum for the last fourteen years
that he loves the laboring men ofhis
district and they love him that he
is an humble citizen who knows his
duty, and even though he would talk
to trees the forests of West Virginia
would echo his praise. Give him
your sympathy Mr.. Statesman, for he
will get many of your votes, as well.
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HEDGESVILLE.

nhDU1o 11ud'
Miss jeanette Drenner is visiting
at Cherry Run.
Mrs. Wilson, of Grant county, is
visiting Mrs. DR.. Hanna.
Mr.. Orrick Cunningham and sis
ter are visiting at Mt. Clifton.
Quite number from Martinsburg
attended the speaking here on Tues
day.
Mrs. Mary McAllister has return
ed to our town. She will spend the
winter with Miss Sue Poisal.
Hon. A. G.. Dayton spoke here on
Tuesday afternoon. The Msilowe
band was in attendance and render
ed music for the occasion.
Mr.. Kreglow has returned from
the city, where he has been purchas-
ing a stock of millinery for his
daughter. She has had the benefit
of trimming under Armstrong &
Cater, and we hope her many friends
will patronize hcr.
REPORTERS
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THE RESULT OF COPYING ENGLISH
METHODS This country can get no
great satisfaction out of the result of
the trial OF the cruiser Maine. In
some OF the reports it is called bat
tleship, but it is no more than pro.
tected cruiser. And cruiser that
has little coal-carrying capacity and
cannot make any more than II knots
is practically useless. This is one
of ex-Secretary Whitney's vessels
and it was admitted three years ago
by the Navy Department that Meth.
er the Maine nor the Texas, sistt r
ship would be constructed if the de-
partment had the work to do over
again. They are a failure and the
result of copying English methods.
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Asl0,oo0 Gift to an Academy.

WINCHESTER, VA, Oc.. 23.-Mr.
George Robinson, OF Louisville, KY,
has endowed the Shenandoah Valley
Academy, at this place, with $40, 900,
this money to be used in building OF
buying new school property within
four months or same to be forfeited,
He also gave four scholarships for
day scholars only. The money has
been placed in the hands of DR.. w.
P. Mcclure, Henry Stephenson,
Holmes Boyd, Sr., Albert Baker and
j. j. Williams as trustees.
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Miles Nerve q Liver Pits

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Fine Meeting at Morgantown

MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Oct. 90
One Of the most enthusiastic Repub-
lican meetings ever held here was
addressed tonight by John HI. Holt,
of Grafton, W. Va. The Sturgiss
Marching Club, students club and
colored club, with hundreds of citi-
zens, paraded the street, yelling for
Dayton. Wilson's name was not
heard.
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Hon. Stuart w. Walker makes q
first class assistant .. S. District
Attorney. General G. G. Watts az
District Attorney of West Virginia
for the United States is whole
souled gentleman and an able trial
lawyer. He and his assistant make
a good team for all corners.
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Every mother should know that
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This is followed by peculiar rough
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Remedy is given freely as soon as
the child becomes hoarse or even
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Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as the administrator
of Henry Vanmetre, deceased, all per-
sons having claims against his estate
will please present the same duly prov
en- for payment and all persons indebt-
ed to his estate will please settle the
same at once.
GEO. W. VANMETRE,
10-13-4t' Administrator.
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Fatal Result OF Striking a Match.

SHELBYvILLE, IND, Oct. 2l.-
While casing 100000 foot gas
well north of here yesterday some
one struck match to light his pipe.
An explosion followed. Martin Arch
ibald, Plutarch Montrose and Edgar
Tyner were injured. The gas is still
burning with sixty foot blaze.
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ELECTION PRpcINCTs.-The County
Court has, as requested by law, laid
down the various boundaries of the
voting precincts for the next cleo
ton. They are, in brief, as follows:
MARTINsBURG.
No. 1.-Court House All of Sec
ond Ward east of Maple avenue.
No. 2.-Grammar School: Third
Ward south of John street and
east of Winchester pike.
No. 3.-Third Ward School: All of
Third Ward west Of the pike and
north of John street
No. 4.-Second Ward Soho l.: All
OF Second Ward west of Maple
avenue.
No. 5.-Fourth Ward School: All
of Fourth Ward.
No. 6.-Fifth Ward School: All of
Fifth Ward west of Third street.
No. Hose House, Fifth Ward !:
All of Fifth Ward east of Third
street.
No. 8.-Wysong Hall: All of First
Ward north of King street.
No. Odd jail: All of First Ward
south of King street.
oPEoUoN DISTRICT.
No. 1.-Swan Pond School: All of
district east of the Opequon.
No. 2.-Ridenour's All west of
Opequon.
FALLING WATERS DISTRICT.
No. Cedar Grove School: All
of the district north and east of
the Falling Waters road to the
Hedgesville District line.
No. 2.-Nipetown School: All of
the district south of said road.
ARDEN DISTRICT.
No. 1.-Fairview School: All east
of Gerardstown District line, north
of Lyles' Spring Run to the pike
and north of Fryatt's lane and
Bren's road to Burkhart's Hill and
east of the Opequon.
No. 2-Grange Hall, Darkesville !:
All the balance of said district.
MILL CREEK DISTRICT.
No. Free White School House:
All east of Gerardstown District
line and south of Gerardstown
graded road to toll gate east Of
Inwood south of Custer to Boltz s,
south of Smithfeld grade to JET
ferson line.
No. 2.-Darkesville Colored School
House All not included in aboye.
GERARDsTowN DISTRICT.
No. 1.-Gerardstown School House:
All of the district from line of
Frederick county, Va. and Mill
Greek line west to Horner's saw
mill, south of same to Annie Nor
gan's and to the mountain, direct
across to the iron bridge, south Of
the Pack House road to the Fred
erick county line.
No. 2.-Shanghai School House:
From Hedgesville District line at
Back Greek, south and west of the
creek to iron bridge to Pack House
road and north Of said road to
lines of Frederick and Morgan
counties.
No. 3.-Smith's School House: All
not included in above two pre-
cincts.
HEDGESVILLE DISTRICT.
Fo. Masonic Hall Hedgesville {:
All east of North Mountain to
Parker's Gap Road, thence to
Henshaw's Mill, thence from Back
Greek to Warm Spring Road,
thence to limits of Hedgesville,
thence to Falling Waters District
line.
No. "A le sville Columbus School
House: All north of Spring
Mills road to Potomac River,
thence to CherryRun Greek thence
to Warm Spring Road,
thence to crossing at Fuss,
thence to the beginning.
No. 3.-Tomahawk School House {:
All territory west of top of North
Mountain to Parks Gap Road and
to Fuss's bridge, thence all south
and west of the W arm Spring Road
to Cherry Run Greek thence back
to Gerardstown District line and
to the beginning.
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Dublic Sale
VALUABLE REALTY.

In execution OF a decree OF the Cir
cult Court OF Berkeley county, w. Va,
made on the 9th day OF September,
1894. in the chaneery cause pending in
said Court entitled W Roy STEPHENSON
trustee VS. l.. A. j. Payne and others
the undersigned will offer for sale pub
licly at the front door Of the Court
House OF said county on
Thursday, Nov. Isf, 1904.
at II O'Clock a. N. that
certain tract Of land situated In Berke-
lry county adjoining the lands OF JOS
eph Hill and others and more particu-
larry described in said suit, containing
81 26 acres more or less. I he said land
Is partly cleared and partly in timber.
Tensions third cash on day OF
sac and as to the residue on credit in
two equal payments severally payable at
ore and two years from day of sale such
credit installments to be evidenced by
the bonds of the purchaser and secured
by a deed of trust upon the property.
JOHN STEPHENSON,
WIN. r. ALEXANDER,
]. NELSON WISNER,
Special Commissioners
/ hereby certify that j. Nelson Wis
npr special commissioner h. giien the
bord required ia the above cause
w. b. CoLsTON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
county. l0-6-4t.
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Thursday, Nov. LIST, 1894

Thursday, Nov. LIST. 1894
at 10 O'Clock a. m that certain tract of
land upon which o F. Payne and wife
reside situated in said county, contain
ing IS acres more or less, and more full
ly described in the proceedings in said
suit. The said land is we'll watered,
and is improved by dwelling, barn and
other buildings.
TERMS. -One-third cash on day of
sale, and as to the residue on credit in
two equal instruments payable seyerally
at one and two years from day OF sale.
such credit ms ailments to bear interest
from day of sale, be evidenced by bonds
of the purchaser and secured by decd
of trust upon the property.
J. NELSON WISNER.
JOHN STEPHENSON,
JNO. j. WILL ANS.
Special Commissioners
| iirret.y certify that j. Nelson Wis
ner special commissioner has given the
bond required ia the above cause.
W. B CoLsToN.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
county. 10-6-4t.
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The vgry nearest approach to do
mestic happiness on earth is in the
cultivation on both sides of absolute
unselfshness.
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In DrsPERATloN.-The Wheeling
Itelligencer sums up the present
situation politically SIS fellows:
The Democratic managers in
Wilson's district ARE working q
scheme that caps the climax of their
frantic efforts to turn The Protective
tide. Chairman J. 7. M'Graw's boo
die being lavlshly expended on Mr..
Wilson's hippodrome tour with the
Tammauy Hall orator, Bourke Cock
ran, who only two months ago, with
whitening eloquence. denounced Mr..
Wilson for having cowardly surren-
dered Democratic principles and
characterized the Tariff Bill as a
more obnoxious Protective measure
than the Mckinley bill.'-A strange
combination.-The representative of
the corrupt Tammany Tiger stump
ing with Mr.. Wilson-Contrast the
hippodrome with Dayton's campaign
as a plain citizen in the interest of
the peoples cause"
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public Sale Or
VALUABLE BEATTY.

In execution of a decree of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley county, w. Va.
entered in the chancery cause of A. L..
EIosser VS.. 0. f. Payne and others on
the 9th day of September, 1894,
the undersigned will offer at public sale
at the front door of the Court House of
said county on
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BERKELEY SPRINGS.
REPORTERS.
From its Exchanges.

From it's Exchanges.
Josiah Dent, ESQ.,, has bought from
DR.. Green the building and ground
on Washington street now occupied
as an office by DR.. Green.
Chas. W. johnson is making quite
an improvement to his dwelling on
North Washington street by the adj
dition of handsome porch and bow
window.
Mrs. Susan Custer, of Berkeley
county, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Ash in this
place, returned to her home last Fri
day.
The County Cou.. decided this
week to have a new jill built. There
are to be six steel cells-three on
first floor and three above. We are
glad that the Court has at last de-
cided this important matter, and
hope soon tn see a modern Jail in our
county, eytu if it isn't used much.
On Monday evening a tramp, or
possibly a burglar, attempted 10 en-
ter the house just occupied by Mr..
Henry Gilpin. Mr.. Gilpin had just
gone down town. Mrs. Gilpin lad
a picture frame 10 her hand and
struck the man over the head, cut
ting him badly from the evidences of
blood about.
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YORK, Pa, Oct 22.-This morn
ing at the Potomse Synod of the
Reformed Church Rev. A. C. Whit
man, superintendent of the bi-syn-
odical board presented, report ask
ing the Potomac Synod to appro-
pirate money for church in Chica-
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Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. 80.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-25

known regimental garb of the west
ern farmer, he was impressed with
the thought that the ''Yanks" were
upon him, and decision was quickly
made to shoot the everlasting STUFF
fling out of this bold intruder.
The patient is already recovering,
and has been made to understand
that the war is over; and that law
and order are in possession, to pro.
tect all citizens of our land.
1t is believed that others connect.
ed with the bank are in no wise &C.
countable for the understandable
conduct Of their official: and to guard
the safety Of their customers in fu
ture it is believed the crank will be
removed and the safety of the farm
erS once more assured.
Now comes the question which
would be instructive to the readers
of our paper. Is there a clause ir
the national banking law allowing
bankers to charge Is per cent. inter
est, or any stipulated amount? If so
then the usury laws of the state are
to be considered, so far as they are
concerned. null and void.
81. L. BURGESS.
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