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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
WEST VIRGINIA.
The Republican Ticket

| National.
| For President.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
OF OHIO.
For Vice President.
GARRET A. HOBART.
OF New Jersey.
For Electors of President and yico
President of the United States.
At Large,
JAMES p. FITCH
OF Morgantown, Monongalia Coun,y
5. b. RATHBONE, JR.,
OF Elizabeth, Writ County.
District Electors,
First District
HENRY RAYMOND.
ot Clarksburg, Harrison County.
Second District
w. A. CHAPLINE.
OF Shepherdstown, Jefferson County
Third District
JOHN COOPER,
OF Coopers, Mercer County.
Fourth District
j. w. VANDERVORT.
OF Parkersburg, Wood County.
Congressional.
For Representative in the Congress
of the United States, for the
Third District,
CHARLES L. DORR.
OF Addison, Webster County.
State.
For Governor,
GEO. WESLEY ATKINSON.
OF Wheeling, Ohio county.
For Auditor,
l.. NJ. LAFOLLETTE,
OF Grafton, Taylor county
For Treasurer,
M. A. KENDALL,
OF Parkersburg, Wood county.
For Stot, r
Schools,
JAMES RUSSELL TROTTER,
OF Buckhannon, Upshur county
For Attorney General,
EDGAR z. RUCKER,
OF Welch, Mcdowell county.
For Judge of the Supreme Court of
Appeals,
II. @. MCWHORTER,
OF Charleston, Kanawha county.
Judicial.
For Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit,
JOSEPH M. MCWHORTER,
OF Lewisburg, Greenbrier county
Senatorial.
For State Senator fol the Eighth
District,
N. @. MCNEIL,
OF Marlinton, Pocahontas county.
Greenbrier County Ticket.
For House of Delegates,
VIM. A. PERRY,
of Fort Spring, in said county.
JOHN w. ROBINSON,
OF Frankford, in said county.
For Commissioner of the County Court,
ISAAC A. CALLISON,
OF Meadow Bluff. in said county.
For Sheriff,
ALEXANDER KNIGHT,
OF williamsburg in said county,
For Prosecuting Attorney,
j. @. CANFIELD,
of Ronceverte, in said county.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court,
CHARLES K. THOMPSON,
OF North Anderson, in said county.
For Clerk of the County Court,
Il. s. LOVEIaACE,
OF Ronceverte, in said county.
Fol- County Surveyor,
ISAAC HUMES,
of Trout Valley, in said county.
For Assessor-Upper District,
JASON f.. MoMILLION,
OF Trout Valley, in said county.
For Assessor-Lower District,
" WIN. III. WITHROW,
OF Ronceverte, in said county.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Prohibition Ticket.
National.
For President,
JOSHUA LEVERING,
OF Maryland.
For Vice President,
HALE JOHNSON,
OF Illinois.
For Electors OF President and Vice
President of the United States.
At Large,
T. II. CARSKADON,
OF Kcyser. Mineral County.
J. w. BEDFORD,
OF Milton, Cabcll County.
District Electors.
First District
d. w. CHAMBERS,
OF New Cumberland, Hancock County.
Second District
ALBERT DAY,
OF Warrington, Marion County.
Third District
ID. @. HUGHES,
OF BuCkhannon, Upshur County.
Fourth District
GEORGE LEONARD,
OF Ravcnswood, Jackson County.
Congressional.
For Representative in the Congress
of the United States, for the
Third District,
State.
For Governor,
T. G. JOHNSON,
OF Charleston, kanawha county.
For Auditor.
GEORGE MORROW,
OF Fairmont, Marion county.
For Treasurer,
r II PTTTp EP FnPD
OF Petroleum. Richie county.
For State Superintendent of Free
Schools,
j. HUGH BOWER,
OF Brushy Run, Pendleton county.
For Attorney General,
........ $1,000. ..........
For Judge of the Supreme Court of
Appeals,
In0icinI.
For Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit,
............. ..........
Senatorial.
For State Senator for the Eighth
District
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

REPUBLIC OR PLUTOCRACY.-Hon.
StilS0n Hutchins, one of the bright
est newspaper men in the United
States and Republican, is doing
yeoman service on the stump for the
cause silver reconciliation. In IA
recent speech he declared his belief
that the American people had come
to the parting of the ways, and that
in this campaign their decision would
be whether a republican government
or plutocratic oligarchy should pre-
vail. Going into figures, he showed
how, in 1860, over 76 per cent. of the
people owned their own homes, and
now only 80 per cent. do SO. He
wanted to debate with Mr.. Warner,
the banker. He wanted to get him
up against wall so that he would
have TO answer. He wanted to know
why it is that Mr.. Rockefeller has
the right to fix the price Of oil so
that we have to pay him millions of
dollars year increase on the oil we
burn. The coal trust will make $780,
100000 of outrageous and unneces-
sary profit this year. He wanted to
stick these barbed points into MIR.
Warner and have him squirm away
from him.
Mr.. Bryan has repeatedly declared
his eternal opposition to these trusts
that are robbing the people by the
millions of dollars. In all his
speeches, at the little Canton side
shows, Mckinley has been heard to
utter no word of opposition to them.
These trusts are contributing liber-
ally to the Republican campaign
fund, hence the Majors silence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

gle issue-Prohibition pure and simple
as the policy of the party, while the
"broad-gauge" people consist largely of
free silver advocates, who contend that
the platform should cover all the leading
political issues.
The two men who lead respectively the
marrow gauge" and the "broad-gauge"
advocates are John G. Woolley, Of Chi
cago, and John +. st. John, Ex-Governor
Of Kansas. Mr.. Woolley is widely known
as an earnest worker in the ranks Of the
Christian Endeavorers, and as an accom-
plished orator. Every reader, it is proba-
BILE, has a general acquaintance with the
career of Mr.. st. John. Both these gen.
tlemen have declined in advance possi-
BILE nomination for the presidency.
A name prominently mentioned on the
marrow gauge" side is that of Joshua
Levering of Baltimore. He is one of the
leading merchants Of that city, and is
otherwise prominent on account of his
interest in many local charitable institu-
tions and his general philanthropy. Henry
b. Metcalf, wealthy manufacturer Of
Pawtucket, X. l., has many admirers,
and will probably be given a large vote in
the convention. Like Mr.. Levering, he
is a "narrow-gauge" Prohibitionist. OF
the "broad- gauge candidates G. Il. Bent.
ley, Of Lincoln, Neb., is probably the best
known. He is n Baptist minister and an
earnest temperance worker. Still an
other candidate for the nomination on the
'broadgauge" side is X. S. Thompson, OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
FLYING MACHINE FLIES.
Professor Langley of Washington
Succeeds I'm Startling the World
A Iii. L. 4l..4 l. I.A-

Professor Langley of Washington
Succeeds I'm Startling the World
A flying machine that flies is the latest
achievement Of science. No less a per-
son than Prof. Samuel p. Langley, secre-
tary Of the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, is the inventor Of the sue
cessful and wonderful machine, for which
the world has been watching and waiting
all these years. Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell was associated with Prof. Langley
in the secret test which is now made pub
lie, and these two eminent men startle the
world by the remarkable statements they
make. The machine is called an "aero-
drome." 1t is the result Of years of ex-
pertinent made by Prof. Langley who al
ways has been firm believer in the
eventual practical use of aerial vehicles.
The eminent scientist for long period
has been making his experiments near
Occoquan, Va. Last Wednesday Prof.
Bell was present when the climax came,
and he realized the tremendous import
ance Of the success Of Prof. Langley's
experiment.
The aerodome, or flying machine, has M
gas to lift it, as in the case of balloon.
but on the contrary, is about 1000 times
heavier, bulk for bulk, than the air on
which it is made to run and which sus.
tains it somewhat in the way in which
thin ice supports swift skater. The
power is derived from a steam engine,
through the means of proPellers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
BETWEEN A BICYCLE EXPRESS

come to a stop so that the six riders may
alight safely. The race will, therefore,
be over the third or center mile Of the
track. The start will be so timed that
both train and cyclists will commence
the racing mile together and then both
will be sent along at the utmost speed.
The sextuplet is bicycle in every
sense of the word. 1t has only two
wheels, but it has seats and pedalling
gear for six riders In the hands of the
front man only is the steering apparatus.
The whole machine is built of aluminium,
and though it is 1856 inches long over all,
with a wheel base of 125 inches, it only
weighs 137h pounds. The machine is
said to be such that it could bear weight
of 10000 pounds. 1t is geared to 1876
inches. IL the men to ride it can turn
their pedals three times each second, as is
hoped, the train record for a mile will be
beaten 2 2-5 seconds. There are four
sprockets used in gearing, so that at each
revolution of the pedals the bicycle moves
ahead ~ feet. The friends Of the sextet
claim that with good riders the "bike"
will prove that il is the fastest method Of
iocomotion on earth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
SECOND CITY ON EARTH.


nat the 1<cK1ol0tuTe nus
Made New York.
The bill which Is intended to enlarge
the municipality of New York and make
1t the second largest city in the world has
received the signature Of the Governor
and is now law.
The Greater New York bill provides for
the consolidation of New York city, Kings
County, Richmond County Staten ISL
and), Long Island City, Newtown, Flush
ing, Jamaica and part Of the town of
Hampstead. This territory embraces q
population of over 100000. The bill
esta blishes a commission, to- consist Of
Andrew III. Green and Mayor Strong Of
New York, Mayor Wurster of Brooklyn,
Mayor Gleason of Long Island City, State
Engineer Adams, Attorney General Han
cock and nine other persons to be selected
by the Governor, who shall be residents Of
the Greater New York territory. This
commission is to prepare charter for the
great municipality and submit 1t to the
Legislature before Feb. 1, 1897, with such
bills as will, upon their proper enactment,
make Greater New York an established
fact Meanwhile, and until JAM /, 1893,
the local administration and government
Of the several cities, towns and villages
to be embraced in the enlarged munich
pality shall remain unchanged. A mayor
and other officers for the Greater New
York are to be elected in the fall Of 1897.
1t is intended that the official existence Of
the municipality shall begin Jan. 1, 1S9S
The present county organizations shall
continue within the territory Of Greater
New York.
The bill was introduced early in the
present session of the Legislature and
passed through the Senate and Assembly
as Republican party measure. When
submitted to the Mayors Of New York,
Brooklyn and Long Island City for their
approval, Strong and Wurster, Republi-
cans, vetoed it, while Gleason, Democrat,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

noon. The force of the wind was terrific,
registering for FIVE minutes velocity OF
eighty miles an hour. Houses and barns
were wrecked or damaged MI over tue
city. Many persons were hurt, but no
lives were lost. The heaviest property
loss in the city was sustained by the Mer-
chants Hotel, the roof being blown of,
windows shattered and the whole build
ing flooded by the rain that followed. The
roof of the Burr-Muir Block was blown of
and part of one wall demolished. Heavy
boards from the roof were carried across
9th street through the heavy plate-glass
windows of the State Journal Building.
At the hospital for the insane the electric
light plant was razed and is total
wreck. Houses all over the city suffered
the loss Of roofs and other damage. These
were broken off or uprooted and fences
leveled, making many streets for two or
three blocks almost impossible. Follow
ing the wind the rain fell in torrents.
A terrific hail and wind storm swept
over Omaha. Rain fell almost incessant-
ly for forty-eight hours, but the downpour
Tuesday was the heaviest in recent years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
WORK ON CONVENTION HALL.
Satisfactory Progress Being Made mt
ST. Louis.

Satisfactory progress is being made by
the contractors on the immense audito-
rum building in st. Louis, designed for
the use of the Republican national con-
vention. Thirteen thousand six hundred
seats are provided for, but owing to its
architectural construction and the steep
pitch of the balconies a good view OF the
speakers stand is had from all parts of
the structure, thus correcting the only
defect of the Minneapolis convention hall.
Sergeant-at-Arms T. f. Byrnes and his
assistant, Max Pracht, have made thor
ough and critical examination Of the
building. Every pillar, brace and fasten-
ing was looked over. the entrances and
exits measured, and everything was
found to be entirely satisfactory. Such
disposition of doorkeepers is made that
without undue haste every ticket can be
examined and every ticket holder seated
inside Of ten minutes. The building is
to be completed within a few days, and it
is proposed to give an entertainment of a
dedicatory character, at which more per-
sons will be present than will be at the
convention, thus subjecting the building
TO a practical working test.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
sparks from the Wires.

Baron Heiking has been appointed Ger.
man Minister at Peking.
State Senator James Ballantine, of tho
Twenty-sixth New York District, died
at Kingston, n. Y.
Doctors Of st. Joseph Hospital, in Lex.
ington, Ky, extracted a bullet from a
negro boys foot after locating it by means
Of Y rays.
The firm of Il. and &. Friend & Co.,
wholesale dealers in leaf tobacco at II!
Maiden Lane, New York, failed. Liabili-
ties, $2c0,OO0.
There was n whale hunt in Delaware
Bay below Philadelphia. A sixty-footer
was seen floating along majestically. II
was dead one.
The British fruit steamer which went
ashore off Highland light was the Forest
Home from Mediterranean ports. She
was foated without damage.
The headless body of a man found near
Hays City, Kan, has been identified as
that of John Kraus, who had been work
ing at Walker, Kan. Murder Is sus
pected.
In quarrel over the sale of pair of
spectacles Frank O'Brien, hotel-keeper at
Youngstown, Ohio, was dangerously shot
by Frank Crofts, peddler, who acts up
o plea Of self-defense
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
D,sa.ter on the st. Paul.

A wreck occurred on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul road Friday evening
two miles south of Waldo, Wis, in which
three train men were killed and two seri-
ously injured The time freight, which
leaves Green Bay at $3.50 p. m, pulls
through Waldo at the rate of about thirty
FIVE miles an hour, and when it struck the
pile of ties with which train wreckers
had obstructed the track ii was complete
ly wrecked, dcmolishing the engine and
derailing most of the cars. This Is the
elimination of a number of attempts to
wreck the time freight, the passenger
trains not having been molested, and
seems to point to an organized gang Of
train wrcckers who have a grudge against
the st. Paul road, as the wrecking is evil
IDENTIFY not done for mercenary purposes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
JACKSON is TO HANG.
JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY OF
MURDER.
One of the Slayers of Pearl Bryan Con-
victed of the Atrocious Crime-How
the River and Harbor Bill Appropri-
ations Are Distributed.


Scott jackson was found guilty at New
port, KY, OF the murder Of Pearl Bryan
and his punishment was fixed at death.
The jury entered and was ordered to re-
main standing. Judge Helm asked IL
they had agreed, and Foreman Murty
Shea announced that they had. The court
warned the spectators against any demon
stration, no matter what the verdict, and
instructed the clerk to read: "We, the
jury, find Scott Jackson guilty of the
murder of Pearl Bryan, and fix his pun
ishment at death"
Immediately there was an uproar. Sew
eral persons clapped their hands in ap-
proval, despite the judges warning. Sher-
if Plummer raped for order and the Off
GERS fiercely jumped to their feet to find
the offenders, but no attention was paid
to them. All eyes were riveted on Jack
son. He gave sudden start when the
words condemning him to death fell on
mis- ears. He turned an ashen color, but
thirty seconds later was his old self again.
Jackson was seen in his cell shortly af-
ter his removal from the court room.
There he showed the first signs Of weak
ening. His face was blanched and pinch
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

q lump in his throat. He asserted that
he had established n complete alibi and
there was not single reason why he
should be convicted. While he talked he
could scarcely suppress the tears. 1t was
the first sign of real weakening shown
since his arrest. Alonzo Walling, his al
legged accomplice, said on hearing the YER
dict: "Why, he is guilty, and it's only
right that he should hang"
The Bryan family-the father and two
sons-were delighted with the verdict.
They speak highly Of Kentucky and Ken
lucky justice. They shook hands with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

No considerable damage resulted, but Gel
lars were inundated, small buildings top
pied over, small streams overfowed, trees
broken and sign boards and chimneys
blown away.
A destructive cyclone struck near Elk
horn, Neb., the same afternoon. A fun
nel-shaped cloud shot downward from the
storm center, and n general stampede OF
citizens for caves and cellars ensued. AT
the schoolhouse the children fled panic
stricken to the furnace-room. The scene
at the schoohouse was one of the widest
confusion. The cyclone struck the
ground in pasture just north of the
town. Its course was northwest. The
path of the storm was from 200 to 300
yards wide, and everything in its path
was razed to the ground. Carl Johnson
had team attached to a wagon, and be-
hind the wagon led another team. Be
fore he was aware of it the storm was
upon him. He endeavored to skirt 1t by
driving onto a meadow to the westward,
but before he could lash his horses out Of
the way of the rapidly approaching hurri-
cane he was caught in its vortex, and
man, horses and wagon were carried
through space, together with fence boards,
posts, wire and other debris. Mr.. John
son escaped serious injury.
After traversing a distance Of about
two miles the funnel-shaped cloud arose
as suddenly as it had shot down to the
earth and at point five or six miles far
ther to the northwest dropped again to
the earth. Following the tornado was a
heavy fall of rain.
Residences Torn to SpIinters.
At Worthington, Mimi, the new resi-
dence Of w. NJ. Guise was completely de-
molished. The family were at supper
when the storm struck. A little boy was
struck on the head by flying debris and
severely hurt. This was the only instance
of injury to people living in the path Of
the storm, but there were many narrow
escapes. The residences Of p. b. Curtis
and Stephen Mack were also demolished,
and the damage was completed by the
heavy fall of rain that succeeded the wind
storm.
A storm visited Racine, Wis, between
8 and o'clock in the evening which de-
veloped into a cloudburst. 1t lasted fully
two hours and vast quantities of rain fell
In many places the water was even with
the curbing on the main streets, and in
ioW ~ was tiitt Attt uttp. otiiuls
were flooded and altogether IL was the
greatest downpour known in years. 1t
was accompanied by thunder and light
ming, and the Engel brewery, on Doug
lass avenue, was struck and entirely con-
sumed, entailing a loss of $1,000.
A cyclone passed FIVE miles north Of
Sterling, Kan, in the vicinity of Cow
Greek, coming from the southwest and
demolishing almost everything in its path.
The houses OF Logan Zerbc, Levi Wag-
ner. Robert Deemez and others were bad
ly wrecked. 1t is believed no one was
killed. Considerable stock was killed.
A heavy windstorm passed over Council
Bluffs about o'clock. One electric light
tower was blown down, and the rainfall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Notes of Current Events.

Frank Shields, a laborer, shot and kill
cd John Wade, saloonkeeper at Edin-
burg, Ind, because the latter refused him
credit.
Earl Spencer, ex-lord lieutenant of Ire
land, and Lady Spencer, who have been
visiting in Winnipeg, Man, have started
for New York.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railway Company was held in the Offices
of the company in Cleveland. The report
shows net earnings Of $6,447, ,S15.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Fatal Fire at Mcdonald.

A fire entailing the loss Of two lives in
the Cadamire family, and the probable
fatal burning of five children occurred
at Mcdonald, Pa, Friday. The cause Of
the sad tragedy was the fatal oil can, the
contents of which the mother was using
to hasten the fire in the kitchen stove.
She was just in the act of pouring the oil
in the stove, when a terrific explosion fol-
lowed, and in flash the entire room was
like q roaring furnace.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
When the Sextet Bicycle Goes Against
the mpire State Express.

-
the Empire State Express.
One of the most extraordinary races on
record is scheduled for the 9th of June.
On that date six athletic cyclists, headed
by Dan Cabanne, of st. Louis, all riding
on one machine, called 'sextuplet," will
endeavor to beat the Empire State Ex-
press, which is the fastest railway train
in the world. The race is to be over one
mile, at point where the huge flying To-
comotive may safely crowd on its great
est speed. In order to test the claims Of
the makers of the ''sextuplet," that, with
their machine, the unaided muscles and
sinews Of man can carry him more rap
idly than the most perfected application
of the powers of steam, five-mile track
is to be laid at the side of the New York
Central Railroad, near Poughkeepsie,
and here the test will be made.
1t is necessary that the track should be
five miles in length, as the full speed Of
the sextuplet cannot be attained in less
than two miles. and it takes two more to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
THE PRoHIBlTloNIsTs.


The Prohibition-sts of this country are
looking forward with considerable inter-
est to the national convention Of that par
ty, which will be held in Machinery Hall,
Pittsburg, Pa, May 27. Delegates to the
number Of 900 or 1000 will be present.
Each State Is entitled to four delegates
at-large and to twice as many delegates
as the number Of Congressman represent
ing 1t at Washington and may send one
additional delegate for every thousand
votes cast for Bidwell and Cran6ll in
1892. Each territory and the District OF
Columbia may send two delegates.
There Is a split in the party this year
which promises to increase as the date Of
the convention approaches. The split Is
on the financial question, as are the splits
In the older parties. The party is divided
into "narrow-gauge and "broad-gauge"
Prohibitioniats, the former favoring sim
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

each ether on hearing the finding of the
jury.
The news of the conviction created the
most intense excitement in Greencastle,
Ind, the home of Miss Bryan. The news
spread over the city rapidly, and men,
women and children were soon upon the
streets discussing it. The public schools
were just opening for the afternoon ses-
sion when the tidings came over the wires,
and the pupils could not be restrained, but
joined the crowd upon the streets, and
were soon followed by their teachers.