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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-08-18

TIE GUILLoTINE KILLS PRESIDENT
CARROTS AssAssIN.--Caserio Santo,
the Anarchist assassin of President
Carnot, was executed on the guillo-
tine at Lyons, France, at 4.55 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The city was so
crowded with visitors, who came to
be present at the execution, that
Diebler, the official executioner, after
several hours of fruitless search for
lodgings, was obliged to invoke the
aid Of the authorities to procure
quarters. The people appeared to
rejoice at the approaching end of the
assassin. Santo appeared to be I'M
conscious of his speedy fate. His
demeanor was stolid. He occupied
his time in reading "Don Quixote,"
which he never finished. At one
o'clock the police commenced to
clear the people away from the vi
entity of the prison. When the
troops marched to the square called
Cours Suchet, in which the execution
was to take place, hardly score of
onlookers were in it. The aspect at
dawn was most dismal. Nobody is
permitted to walk the pavement
around the prison. Black figures
passed through the deserted streets,
and after On exchange of words with
the soldiers, crossed the square to
the prison. These were detectives
and journalists, who showed their
credentials to the prison officials.
Only the procureur, the judge, no
tary and priest were allowed to enter.
At three O'Clock, from a prison win
dow, not Santos, a prolonged cry,
twice repeated, of give Ian
archie" broke the stiffness. This
was followed by dead silence. Per-
haps it was a signal to warn Santo of
his approaching doom. A few min
utes later a wagon arrived from the
prison with the guillotine. At 4.50
a. m. Santo was led out of his cell
by the guards. He trembled as he
emerged from the prison, and had to
be assisted to the scaffold. His face
was deadly pale. AS he was being
fastened down, he cried "Vive Ian
archie.n His death was instantan-
eous. There was no unusual sensa-
ton.
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F0LTz P. o.

The refreshing rains of last Sat-
urday and Monday were very well
come.
Threshing seems to be the order of
the day, and the wheat is turning out
about 20 bushels to the acre.
Bass fishing along the Potomac is
almost defunct, as the boss fisher
man, Mr.. j. J. Daily, has for the
present abandoned his domicil on
the river.
There will be a tournament near
the school house on Saturday, Au.
gust Is. The object of the tilt IS to
drill the young men in equestrian.
ship and to teach them to honor and
respect the ladies, and to commem-
crate the sold Feudal times,n such
as knight. rrantry ,chivalry etc, which
was instituted by Charlemaque.
The prizes that are to be given to
the successful knights are one set of
harness, saddle, bride and whip.
From the pleasant smiles on beau.
tiful faces and roseate lips, the
shouts of the children and the merry
laugh of the old and young, we can
safely say, that the Bedington Sun
day-school picnic at Mont Alto on
Wednesday, the 9Th, was a grand
success. The day was clear and the
mountain air was fresh and invigor-
ating and everything around seemed
to be inviting and agreeable. The
G. V. r. r. Co. has spared neither
time nor money to make Mont Alto
one of the finest picnic resorts in
the country. 1t is located in deep
ravine of the Blue Ridge with bab-
bling brook of the purest cold water,
which has It's source at "Pearl of the
Park" whose chrystal, gurgling
waters find their meanderin IS
through the narrow valley down BY
the beautiful circular pavilion. Rus
tic seats, tables, booths and settees
almost innumerable can be found
about the pavilion, in shady, quiet
hooks and romantic rambles for the
distance of about a mile. We must
not forget the beautiful circular
fountains rising from Enclosures Of
iron which fall in futtering rain
drops of diamonds and pearls. Also
Coax Knob" situated nearly 800
feet from the main dining-room, has
an observatory whose giddy height
enables the beholder to view the
country many, many miles away. So
after enjoying a sumptuous dinner,
and not few draughts from Indian
Spring and the above scenery, we
boarded the train at 400 with pleas
ant thoughts and contented minds
and were soon speeding our way to
Chambersburg, where we remained
about 40 minutes TO await the even
ing train. We arrived at b ling
ton at 7.30 p. M, satisfied that we
had made the children happy and
that we had enjoyed a day long to be
remembered. ARcTURUs.
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Correspondence.
HEDGESVILLE.

Died at North Mountain August
13, John Boyd buried at Toma-
hawk.
Died August 10, in Hedgesvllle,
Thomas Harris, aged 60 years. His
remains were inferred at Whitehall,
Va, on the 14th.
The Sunday schools of the two
Methodist churches and also of the
Presbyterian church united in pic
nicking in DR.. Lemen's woods on last
Thursday.
The recent rains have given new
verdure to vegetation and put broad
grins on the farmers faces. Corn is
on the 60 ahead, and an occasional
shower will put the price of corn
within reach of all.
The Homiller mill formerly Ham
mond's) has been repaired and put
in such condition as to enable the
miller, Mr.. Ardinger, to give the
people flour second to none in the
country. A great convenience to
the people of this section.
James Thompson and Vernon Aler
were in our town on Monday last.
They were posting bills for the In
wood fair, but that was not all. To
an observer it was plain that James
had bee in that hat and he was
trying to get buzzer for it. They
kept off the grass and left in fine
spirits.
Mrs. Whitner, of Washington, has
been stopping some time with the
Misses Hull. She is accompanied by
her niece, Miss Leila Schroeder.
They lett on Wednesday for Han
cock, Nd. Mrs. W. will be remem-
bered by many as Miss Ella Hender-
son of Darkesville. Time is treating
her kindly, and she has lost none of
her social qualities.
On last Monday evening Mayor
Henshaw was in a fearful state of
mind. He pulled off his boots and
hung them on the hat rack. He then
attempted to pull off his hat with a
boot-jack. He put his umbrella to
bed and stood himself in a corner.
The congratulations of his many
friends upon the advent of a nice
little daughter did much to restore
him to his normal condition.
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Dub!ic Sale of
l. VALUABLE REALTY.

In execution of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley county, made on
the Goth day of July, 1894, in the chan
Gerry cause in said court pending enti-
tied W. Roy Stephenson, trustee, VS..
l.. A. j. Payne and others the. urder-
signed will offer for sale at the front
door of the Court House, in Martins
burg, W. Va, on
Saturday, Sept. IIth, 1894.
at IL o'clock, a. M. that certain tract
of land situated in Berkeley county, ad-
joining the lands of said l.. A. ] Payne
lying in Frederick county, Va, the
lands of Joseph Hill and others and
more particularly described in the pa
pers OF said suit, containing SIS acres,
rood and poles. The said land is part
ly cleared and partly in timber.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third cash on
day of sale, and as to the residue on a
credit in two equal payments payable
severally at one and two years from day
of sale, such credit instalments to bear
interest from day of sale, be evidenced
by the bonds of the purchaser, and Sc
cured by trust deed upon the property
sold. J. NELSON WISNER,
w. r. ALEXANDER,
Special Commissioners
w. ROY STEPHENSON,
Trustee and Special Com'r.
hereby certify that j. Nelson Wis
ner special commissioner. has given the
bond required in the above cause.
w. b. COLSTON,
Clerk o. Circuit Court of Berkeley Co
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Changers Interstate Picnic
Exhibition. Williams, Grove.
Pa. August 27th to Sep
tember LIST.

The public is becoming greatly
interested IN the Great Changers
Picnic, to be held at Williams Grove,
August 9th to September LIST, 1894,
and no matter where you go you
hear its prospects discussed. From
present indications the picnic will be
as large as ever. The exhibition will
surpass that of last year, and from
the number of tents that have been
engaged and the tone of letters re-
ceivtd from all sections, there will
be no falling off in the attendance.
The management will pre- ent many
attractions during week that will af-
ford pleasure and enjoyment TO the
thousands who will be at the Grove.
Tuesday has BEEN set apart as
Statesmen's Day.
Wednesday will be given to the
Woman Suffragists, the W. G. T. q.
and the Prohibitionists.
Thursday will be Changers Dav.
at which time the Founders OF tie
Order, now living-O. FL. Kelley,
William Saunders and DR.. John
Trimble-will be pres mt and make
addresses.
Friday will b. Politicians Day
and politicians of all parties, from
all sections are cordially invited to
be present and make short addresses.
Besides these attractions it should
be borne in mind that the Singer
Band of Mechanicsburg, Pa, will be
present each day and enliven the
occasion with choice selections of
music.
To the above attractions and all
others that may be introduced. there
will be no admission fee. All is as
free as air.
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KINGS DAUGHTERS PIc-NIc-The
fifth annual pic mic of the Hospital
Circle of the Kings Daughters was
held on Tuesday, and like all former
pic of that organization was a
most enjoyable occasions. The
crowd was not large, probably not
more than two hundred and fifty
persons being in attendance, but
those who went had the true spirit
and found lots OF pleasure in the
amusements Inwood Park offers.
Thompson's orchestra furnished mu-
sic for those who went to dance. The
sum realized from the sale of refresh
ments will go towards the hospital
fund. The Hospital Circle, which is
composed of twenty-five members,
Miss M. G.McSherry as president,
bought the old Jail property a short
time ago, paying $4,000 for it. They
have by such means as picnics and
fairs been able to make two Of the
four payments on it and have some
money in the treasury. The county
commissioners have been asked to
contribute the remaining amount due
and will probably do it. The circle
has lately received of Mr.. George
Ryneal, of Washington, a gift
amounting to $1,000, and gift Of
two lots from the Martinssurg I'm
provement Company.
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GRAND ENCAsiPMENT OF THE K. OF
P. OF THE WoRLD.-The biennial en-
,campment of the Supreme Lodge
and Grand Encampment of the
Knights of Pythias of the world will
be held at the National Capital, Au-
gust 9th to Sept. 5th. For this oc-
casion the Baltimore & Ohio r. r..
Co. will sell round trip tickets at re-
duced rates from all points ON its
lines east of the Ohio River, August
23d to 28th inclusive, valid for re-
turn trip until Sept. 9th further
extension of time to Sept. 18th can
be secured, provided the ticket is de-
posted with the joint agent atWash-
ington, D. c., on or Def re Sept. 6.
The rate from Philadelphia will be
$500, Pittsburg $500, Cumberland
S4.55, and correspondingly low rates
from all other stations.
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SUICIDE IN POLITICS.

Bob Ingersoll has recently indoors
ed personal suicide, but we cannot
understand why the Democratic par
ty through its managers and leaders
should deliberately cut each Others
throats, unless they feel that their
time for good is over and believe
they ought to remove themselves as
excrscences on the body polite.
At the National Capitol is one ex-
hibition of how they knife each other,
and in this Congressional district
and throughout the state the same
thing is going on in the Democratic
party. 1t is developing into some
thing like lot of women pulling
each others hair. It is not a battle
for principle on a Democratic plat
form, but matter of individual pre-
terence or local desires. Selfshness
governs to a large extent. Take for
instance, candidate for the Legs
lature in Jefferson county,-he an
nounces himself Camden man and
in few days, as a measure for sue
cess, joins the ants. Soldiers who
desert in that way are poorly dis
ciplined and would make a poor
body guard. However, it is point
ing and preparing the way for Re-
publican success, and possibly In
gersoll's theory as to suicide may
hold good even in politics.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS.

The town is lively with the visitors
and the Court.
Judge Faulkner has transacted an
immense amount of business during
the present week.
Morgan county seems to be solid
for Unger for Senator, though Cat
lett claims otherwise.
Mr.. Mayberry Tabler and wife
visited here on Thursday, and also
Mr.. John A. Wilen, who has opened
up furniture store at this place.
Court will continue in session
through week after next, though
Judge Faulkner will adjourn several
days to enable him to hold Court for
Judge Daily in Romney.
Mr.. r. Hunter, prominent citi-
zen and business man, has been SER
iously i'll for about three weeks and
his many friends will be glad to know
that his physician, DR.. C. S. Green,
says he is gradually improving.
Mr.. G. P. Matthaei came up from
Martinsburg on Wednesday, spent a
pleasant day here and escorted his
wife and daughter home in the even
ing. Mrs. NJ. and Miss Katie had a
very pleasant sojourn at the st.
Charles.
Edward Shilton, the young man
indicted for cutting Eugene Leonard,
was tried by jury on Wednesday
and was acquitted. ardtestiied
that he walked back twenty feet to
hit him and that when he was cut he
had him by the throat.
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MIDNIGHT AT THE WHITE House.

MIDNIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
GrOver-aHow goes the battle ?"
Wounded and Weary Wilson from
the interior of many bandages about
his head We have lost everything
your Highness, except the income
tax
Groyer-"Where is G ,rman p
Weary Wilson-"On tor"
Groyer-"How about the party p
Weary Wilson-aSenator Harris
says it is further in Hadcs,lan a
pigeon can fly in six weeks"
Groyer-"Put none but free coal
men on guard tonight and in the
morning | will send orders what to
put through The House. Tell Crisp
to come down tonight and bsing q
jug OF Georgia whiskey-and, hold,
mlnion, see that Mills comes, and
order two jugs
Weary Wilson depars.
Grover (solus)-" History must
be made and German and the other
traitors crushed, cen though the
Dominion Coal Company 60 into the
hands off receiver and sugar drops to
| 50."-Philadelphia Press.
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In pursuance of the authority vesle
in me as trustee in two deeds of trust
made by John. W. Neer and Harriet
M Neer, his wife, to j. Nelson Wisnel
trustee for the Central Building and
Loan Association, one dated No. 49,
1886, and recorded in the Office of the
County Court of Berkeley county, W
| Va. in deed book No. SO, page 285 and
another dated May 31st, 1883, also OF
| record in said Office in DEED Book No
IS, page 1866, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder, at the front door
of the Court House, in Martinsburg, W
Va, at p. M, on
Saturday, September Sfii, 1894,
the following described real estate:
A lot of ground and buildings theron
on the corner OF East John and Wafer
streets in Martinsbnrg, w. Va, CON
sisting of two tracts
1st.-BegiDning at sake IN on tie
east side of Water street corner foCline,
thence along said street N. 1872 e. 1853
feet to stake ~ corner of John street,
thence along same s. 74o E. 40 feet to
stake (3) on w. side of alley, thence
with same s. 16oW .6S feet, en-. to stake
(4) corner TO j. L. Cline, thence with
Cline n. 74o w. $50 fit. to beginning.
2nd.-Beginning at stake (5) on al
ley 80 #. from stake al in lot l corner
to Cline thence N. TAO w. 81 it. to stake
(6) corner to Galliger, thence S. 1872 w.
104 fit. to stake az in Lambert's line,
thence s. 74o E. 81 TT. to stake (Sl on an
alley thence N. 1852 E. 104 #. to the be-
ginning together with use of % fl. alley
beginningon John street and RAINING
back along said lots
TERMS OF SALE.-One-half of the
purchase money cash OF day of sale,
and the residue in two Ell raj payments
due in 8 and Is month respectively
with interest from day OF sale. the title
to be retained until terms of sale are
complied with. For further particulars
see the trustee.
J. NELSON WIsNER,
S-11-4t. Trustee,
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING-Mr Mr..
10 hi Coleman, Yellknown
farmer residing near Summit Point,
was instantly killed by lightning on
Monday during thunder storm. He
was with his team, of which two
horses were also killed. Another
man and the other two horses were
severely stunned. The deceased
leaves wife and two children, and
had his life insured only last Febru-
AIRY for $4,000 by Washington &
Alexander, in the old, reliable Aetna
Life Insurance Company of Hart
ford, Conn.,, and it will be promptly
paid. Mr.. Coleman had taken out a
short term policy, for which he paid
$l2.34; the regular policy was to
follow in September. He could not
have made a better investment. 1t
so often happens that Life Insurance
is the major part Of an estate. Her
bert L. Alexander, Insurance Agent
on King street, represents this COM
pany here.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAIA.-
A newspaper in Illinois recently
brougt suit against forty-threc men
who would notpay their subscription
and OBJ aimed judgment on each cl&im.
OF these twenty-eight made affidavit
that they owned no more than the law
allowed them, thus preventing 1T
tachments. Then under the decision
of the supreme court they were ar
rested Tor petit larceny and bound
over in the sum of $500 each. All but
six gave the bonds. The postal laws
made it petit larceny to take a paper
and refuse to pay for it.
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The Falley SPIRIT, Of Chambers
burg, is of the opinion that con-
test between Mr.. Elkins and Mr.Wil-
son for Congress in this district.
Mr.. Elkins would hardly like to pound
man who has been knocked into
pieces by his own party. Since the
Gorman-dizer gobbled Wilson, it is
impossible even to find his tail fealh-
ers and surely Mr.. Elkins can be
generous enough to let a few pin
feathers Or free wool grow on the
corpus of the Chairman of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means before
picking or shearing at another sea,
son.
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"The INDEPENDENTS efforts at
'deifying' Steve Elkins is amusing
indeed. OF course he is too big to
go to Congress. That place would
fit the INDEPENDENT editor better. y
Statesman.
Glad to see a ray of sunlight in
Brother Boyer's mind. That place
would fit us to dot and we would
feel much happier then, than if we
were the postmaster of Martinsburg.
We have no doubt Boyer would re.
sign as he is opposed to any person
holding an Office as indicated by the
above extract.
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THAT SALYARD'sT TRIAL. Although
Charles Salyards was hanged five
months ago, the 81 900 reward for
his arrest and conviction has not
been paid because of the dispute
among rival claimants Chief OF
Police Mcssmer, Of Winchester, Va.
visited Carlisle, and had confer.
cnce. He claims the Who'll. of the
reward, but his claim is disputed by
Conductors Snodgrass and Martin
Of the G. V. r. r. There is talk
among the claimants of bringing
suit. Mr.. Mossmer said he would
remain quiet until the decision was
made.
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KILLED ON THE B. & O.-An un-
known man, short. thickset with a
full gray beard, and apparently about
65 years old, was struck by the en-
CINE drawing No. l, Monday evening.
near Dry Run culvert, about two miles
west OF Martinsburg, on the b. & O..
r. r., and instantly killed. His BODY
was brought to this city and was
taken TO Mr. w. Fl. Wilen's under
taking establishment, where great
many persons viewed for the purpose
of Identification, but no one was able
to do so. Mr.. Wilen gave the remains
decent burial at the expense of the
county Tuesday evening.
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PAID OFF.-Our soldier boys q
Company f, who waded in gore aud
cinders at Bogg's Run during the
miners strike, were on Tuesday paid
for their services to the State. Cap
tain Emmert received q check from
Governor MacCorkle for the full
amount, which he distributed among
the company. The members of the
West Virginia National Guard get
the pay of the regular army when in
service, and, of course what they re-
celved for their devotion to law and
order during the Bogg's Run un-
pleasantness, will not make them in
dependent.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST IS. 1894
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the Second
Congressional District of West Vir-
ginia will meet in Convention at
Elkins, Randolph county, w. Va. on
Wednesday, September 5, 1894, at
IL o'clock a. NJ. to nominate can
didate to represent the Second Con-
gressional District of West Virginia
in the 54th Congress. The repre-;
sentation is fixed upon the basis of
one delegate for each 100 votes or
traction of 100 over SO cast for
Benjamin Harrison in 1892.
GEO. NJ. BOWERS,
Chairman Congressional Com.
L. DEW. GERHARDT, Secretary.