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OFFERS TO the people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance in o safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home Good risks from responsible parties
are invited
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DrprcroEs-Jos. Trapneu Henry B. Daven-
Mort j. Garland Hurst. John w. Rider w. II.
II. Lewis r. Preston Chew, VIM. /. Wilson,
Eugene Baker. S. W. Washington, II. L. Snyder
William C.. Frazier, John II. little, jacob ;.
Melvin, r. G. W. Herr, isaac Il. Strider.
ISAAC II. STBIDER... ......... President.
II. b. DAVENPORT. ......... ........ treasurer.
EXECUTIVE CovmrrEE-J. G.. Hurst VIM
u. IT. Lewis, Eugene Baker. Isaac ii. STideT'
JOS Trapuell s. w. Washington.
Local AGENTS -Middleway-J q. Shirley
Harper's Ferrv-Chas f. Trail; shepherds
town. S. Fleming Charies'own-Washing-
ton & Alexander
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Ny motto is that OF George Washington
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Opp. livery Of Carter House
Jan. -. ls06.
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Try Or. Cady's Condition Powders, they
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Charles Town Real Estate
Agency.
A. G.. WYNKOOp.
Real Estate Agent,

ATTORNEY ATLAw and NoTARYPUBLIC
Offices in Real Estate Exchange Building. On.
posite Carter House.
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Va
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-24

Mixed Trains Nos. 444 and 400 leave Charles
Town at 2.12 a. m. and 4.23 p. M, stopping at
all stations, and arriving at Harper's Ferry at
$50 a. m. and STA p. m.
On Sunday mixed train leaves at 1910 p. m.
and arrives at Harpers Ferry ll.20.
The herald., 1896-10-13
WOMAN'S PARLIAMENT
The Fifth Annual Session Will Open In
the First Congregational Church

The fifth annual session of the Wo-
mans Parliament of Southern Califor-
mia will be held today and tomorrow at
the First Congregational church. Today
Mrs. Evangeline Bulia will read paper
on Woman's Place In the Government;
Mrs. M. c. Graham will read one on The
Gold Standard, and Mrs. Lottie D. Will
ard will be heard on Why We Need Free
Silver. In the afternoon there will be
papers by Miss Elsa Hasse on Froe-
bePs Message to Mothers; Mrs. Mar
garet Morgan, superintendent of schools
of San Bernardino county, on How May
Mothers Best Help the Schools. Electa
S. Campbell of Long Beach will open the
discussion. In the evening Mrs. Flor
enoe l.. Pierce of Pomona will read a
paper on The Peace Problem, and Mrs
Carrie c. Gait of New York on The Pow
er Of the Constituency.
On wednesday morning there will be
papers by Mrs Althea Pridham on The
Wider Home, Helen M. Todd on The
Science of Parenthood, Ida X. Spear of
Ventura on Woman as Taxpayer.
Laura c. Riddeu of San Diego on Wo-
man as Wage Garner. The election
of officers will take place in the after
noon. All papers are limited to thirty
minutes and discussion will follow each
The herald., 1896-10-13
CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Names of Committeeman Thus Far Re-
ported to the Chair

The following gentlemen We're selected
as the City central committee from the
several precincts:
First precinct, J. E. iWithrow; Second,
e. Hartup; Third ]. e. Yoakum; Fourth,
T. r. Plant; Fifth, r. ]. Collier; Sixth,
]. M Garrison; Seventh, Alex Stewart;
Ninth. G. w. Retzer; Tenth, Thos. KEEL
ley; Eleventh. Joe Gioia; Twelfth, VIM.
Crawford; Thirteenth, ]. Tenant; Fif-
teenth. e. l.. Siewecke; Eighteenth, Il.
f. Donahue; Twenty first, E. j. Morris
Twenty-third, John Brink; Twenty
fourth, E. st. Julian Cox; Twenty fifth,
A w. Fisher; Twenty-sixth, F. C. Han
non; Twenty-eighth, s. P. Bowen;
Thirtieth. j. Marion Brooks; Thirty
second. ]. w. Hellman; Thirty-third, E.
B. Dukeman; Thirty-fourth, j.
S. Underworld Thirty-fifth, George
Roberts; Thirtysixth, J. G. Scarbor-
Thirty-eighth, D. Neuhart; Thirty
ninth. A. Wilhartitz; Fortieth, A. R.
Fraser; Forty-tirst, R. w. Drumgold:
Forty-second, J. B. Myer; Forty third,
j. B. Franklin; Forty fourth, A. Sven
sen: Forty fifth, G. w. Hooser; Forty
sixth, M W. Conklin; Forty-seventh,
Frank A. We.tzel; Forty eighth. George
Furtsch; FUrty-ninth (a), S. Oliver; (b)
M. Eichhorn; Fiftieth Fred Sullivan;
Fifty first, John McEnerny; Fifty third,
e. G. Reed; Fifty-fifth, ]. J. O'Bren
Fifty-sixth, Thomas Chambers; Fifty
seventh (b). A. Barrell; Fifty-eighth
(a), ] C. McInerny; (b) James Both
well; Sixtieth, George Goldsmith; Sixty
third, G.. F. Mead; Sixty-fourth, Fred
Dakin; Sixty-fifth, ]. p. Rogers; Sixty
seventh, II. w. Gerke; Sixty-eighth, F.
l.. Binford; SiXtyninth, Lee Martin;
Seventieth, Ariosto McCrimmon; Sew
enty-first, Charles Chcnoweth; Seventy
second. F. r. Pitman; Seventy-fourth,
H. l.. Sheets
The herald., 1896-10-13
THE POPULIsT CONVENTION
After Fusion All the Trolble Was About
Over
A Surprise in That S. E. Fulton Defeated
c. o. Hawley for the Nomination
for Auditor-The Proceedings.

The Populists held their convention in
the Downey block yesterday.
1t was a stormy session in the fore
noon. The report of the committee on
fusion was adopted as presented by the
majority report made by similar COM
mittee to the Democratic convention.
The entire forenoon was spent in
talking and waiting for the Democratic
convention to act on the fusion report.
Mr.. Sonneman got the floor, saying
that he had resolution that he thought
would settle the troubled waters. The
resolution was:
Resolved, That we request pledge
from all the candidates nominated by
the Democrats and presented to us for
nomination, that they will in no way
discriminate between a Democrat and
Peoples party man that may apply for
work on city work, in case of election.
Delegate Wood objected to the reso-
luton and the report of the fusion COM
mittee.
In the course of Mr.. Woods speech
Mr.. Barlow, the Democratic-P Populist
nominee for congress entered the hall
and was loudly cheered. Mr.. Barlow
paid no attention to cries for a speech
He took seat on the platform.
A letter was read from the Los Ange-
les County Labor congress. expressing
its pleasure at the nomination of NJ p
Snyder for mayor.
Delegate DAHL a young man dressed
in black and wearing spotless linen and
a new necktie, said that the convention
seemed to be in commotion state. 1t
was time it got out Of that condition
The Populists in this county ha1 been
unsuccessful two years ago because it
wanted too much. This seemed to be
the trouble now.
Mr.. Sonneman again got the floor and
re-read his resolution introduced early
in the session.
A delegate stood stately as a Santa
Monica eucalyptus tree for three min
| utes. He was in his shirt-sleeves, and
looked cool. At last he got the eye
of the chair and spoke against the reso-
luton. His words had weight and the
resolution was tabled.
The convention then took a recess to
enable the delegates to partake of
lunch.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reconvened in
the afternoon it resolved itself into
ward conventions. Later these conven-
tions reported the following nominees
to the full convention:
For councilmen-Channing Severance
Second ward; Edward L. Hutchison
ward.
For board Of education-J. G. Ryder
First ward; w. G. Bowman, Sixth ward;
Joseph F. Adams, Seventh ward.
Judson r. Rush was nominated by
acclamation for city attorney.
G. Q. Hawley, S. e. Fulton and C. E.
j. White were placed in nomination for
city auditor.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Hawley, 81; Fulton, 81; White, II.
A. M. Salyer was nominated by ac-
clamation for tax collector
The nominations made by the Demo-
Gratis for the other city officers were
indorsed by the convention.
A recess was taken for half an hour
at 4:25 to allow the city central commit
tee to meet.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the Populists
indorsed the Democratic nominees for
the council in the several wards and for
the board Of education.
After transacting other formal busi-
ness an adjournment was taken.
The herald., 1896-10-13
Everything Goes Smooth Until It Gets
Down to the Eighth Ward.


In about an hour the convention was
reconvened and the ward conventions
reported nominations as follows:
COUNCILMEN.
First ward-F. M. Nickel.
Second ward--C. Severance,
Third ward-John Brink.
Fourth ward-C. H. Long.
Fifth ward-W. e. Hughes.
Sixth ward-L. NJ. Grider
Seventh ward-W. e. Kellar.
Eighth ward
Ninth ward--Samuel Rees.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
First ward-J. c. Ryder.
Second ward-Joseph Kurtz.
Third ward-E. H. OMelveny.
Fourth ward-M. f. Levering.
Fifth ward-J. E. Young.
Sixth ward-W. C. Bowman.
Seventh ward-J. F. Adams.
Eighth ward-J. C. McInerney.
Ninth ward-F. L. Binford.
rt A HOT TIME.
Everything passed along smoothly un-
til the Eighth ward was reached. All
the other ward nominations were rati-
fled.
When A. G. Sanchez, chairman of the
Eighth ward convention, reported the
nomination of 7. F. Savage for coUucil-
man, the chairman informed him that
1t was in violation of the fusion agree
ment.
Mr.. Sanchez said that he could not
help 1t and he moved the ratification OF
Mr. Savage's nomination.
Then there was a howl. Half dozen
delegates talked at once.
A motion was made to declare Mr.
Hutchison the nominee for council from
the Eighth ward.
Chairman Dockweiler ruled the mo-
ton out Of order He said that the
Eiphth oil hoI II.
power to name it's nominee. The con.
vention as whole could ratify or refuse
to ratify that nomination, but 1t did
not have the power to make the nomina-
tion.
The convention then proceeded to rati-
fy the nomination of ]. c. McInerny
for member of the board of education
from the Eighth ward, but Mr. Savage's
nomination 1t declined to ratify by de-
cisive vote.
Edward L. Hutchison, the Populist
nominee, delivered, by invitation, a stir.
ring address to the convention. Mr.
Hutchison proclaimed himself in a man.
ly manner for the entire union city tick.
ct and did not particularly plead his owr
case. He received an ovation at the
hands of the delegates.
A motion was then made to adjourn
subject to the call Of the chairman.
This was done so as to prevent any
action by the convention as whole or
Mr., Hutchison's nomination.
The roll call was demanded on the mo-
tion, and it was defeated by 147 votes
against 1928 for.
The convention then went wild witt
enthusiasm. A resolution, offered by
James w. Hellman, indorsing the nom-
ination of Mr. Hutchison in the Enghtt
ward for councilman, was then put an6
carried.
The convention then passed the usua
resolutions of thanks to its officers and
adjourned subject to the call of the
chairman.
The herald., 1896-10-13
USED UP IN A SALOON ROW.

Louis Kelly came to police headquar-
ters at $3.50 last evening and asked to be
taken into the receiving hospital and
treated for a lacerated scalp wound
caused by being hit over the head with
club. Kelly was about three sheets
in the wind and said he had been in a
saloon at the corner of Commercial and
Wilmington streets. He went out into
the back yard and while there was at
tackled by two men without provocation
one of whom hit him in the jaw, the
other using club on his head.
His scalp was cut open by the blow
and he made his way as best heAcould
to the hospital for repairs. The attend
ant sewed up the cash in the scalp and
Kelly was allowed to go home, the crack
over the head having sobered him up
considerable
The herald., 1896-10-13
ALL FOR LONG BEACH
Chautauqua Will Remain at the First
Place of Meeting.

The Chautauqua meeting yesterday
decided for Long Beach by votes to g.
Letters were shown from the Southern
Pacific officials setting forth their SYM
pathy with Long Beach which they fav-
ored as more Christian place. Some
thought the ninety mine sinners might
furnish more of our audience than the
one just man at Long Beach. The Santa
Monica case was presented by Judge
Wells in very able address. Major
Russell was seen near by ready to help
but there never was any question about
the decision. Santa Monica was re-
ported to have been used to stir up Long
Beach. This result was accomplished
and the. Long Beach people made very
handsome offer
The herald., 1896-10-13
BURLINGTON ExcURs1oNIsTs.

The following people arrived in Los
Angeles from the east on Monday after
noon, on the Burlington route person.
ally conducted excursion, in charge of
Mr.. J. A. Lawrence:
Jane Anderson, Creston, Iowa; j. o.
Olmstead, st. Louis; Carrie G. Mahary,
Chicago: Mrs. Dunleavy, Pittsburg, Pa. !;
Mrs. Mccain, Chicago; Mrs. e. j. Pea
body, G. Moss and wife, Milwaukee,
Wis. Mrs. a. Ronviere, NJ. j. Browne,
Ed Turner, c. b. Hopper, Chicago; Mary
K. Jaques, mother and two daughters.
st. Louis: Mrs. e. A. Colt and son, Bea-
trice, Neb.: j. Swinton, Omaha, Neb !;
c. Witte, Kansas City, Mo-. E. A. Gard
ner and wife, Perry, Ia; Maud A. Jen-
kins. Omaha, Mrs. ]. f. Edgar Edgar,
Neb.: Mrs. r. Bristol Pennington, Neb. !;
Frank Boyer, Danville, I'll.
My prices for wallpaper beat all the city.
A. a. Eckstrom. 1924 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-10-13
FUSION IS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE CITY

Angeles have been defeated in so far as
the Democratic city convention is con-
cerned
The forces of the conspirators will
now be turned loose to accomplish the
defeat of the union city ticket. More
particularly will the effort be made to
defeat M. p. Snyder, the union nominee
for mayor. 1t behooves all lovers of
good government, all Democrats, all
citizens who are opposed to corporation
rule in the municipality to turn to and
elect the entire union ticket from top
to bottom.
The herald., 1896-10-13
AFTERNOON SESSION
Fusion Accomplished and Winning
Ticket Placed in the Field

When the convention reconvened in
the afternoon the delegates were tired
and mad. They were ready for busI-
ness.
Daniel Innes opened the ball by mov-
ing that, as the wards were not ready
to report. the convention proceed to
nominate candidate for city clerk
j. Marion Brooks said that the hoped
no nominations would be made-not un-
III an enorts at fusion are exhausted.
Burdette Chandler wanted to go ahead
ana nominate straight Democratic
The herald., 1896-10-13
BAPTIST REVIVAL.

Quite O. successful revival is now in
progress at the Mount <son Baptist
church at the corner of Rose and Second
street, this city.
Rev. S. Fl. Smith, the noted revivalist,
and evangelist, who is now pastor of the
Mount Zion Baptist church, is holding
quite successful revival at the above
named church. A great many are ready
for baptism. The hall is filed to it's ut
most every evening. Services at 8 o'clock
and 7:30 p. m.
The herald., 1896-10-13
UNION CITY TIcKE7

For Mayor-M. p. Snyder.
For City Attorney-J. r. Rush.
Por City Clerk-c. n. Hance.
For City Treasurer-Boyle. Workman.
For City Tax Collector-M. p. Salyer.
ror CITY Engineer--J. II. Dockweiler.
Por City Auditors. e. Fulton.
For Street Superintendent-J. e. r rick.
Por City Assessor L. S. Seaman.
The herald., 1896-10-13
ALDERMANIc TICKET

First Ward-P. M. Nickel.
Second Ward-channing Severance.
Third Ward john brink.
Fourth Ward-C. II. Long.
Fifth Ward-W. e. hmghes.l
Sixth Ward-L. M. Qrlde-.
Seventh Ward-W. Z. keiIar.
Ninth Ward-Samuel Rees.
The herald., 1896-10-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION
FIRST Ward-J. c. Ryder.
Second Ward-Dr. Joseph Kurtz.
Third Ward-E. II. O'fleiveny.
Fourth Ward-M. r. Levering
Fifth Ward-E. J. Young.
Sixth Ward-W. G. Bowman.
Seventh Ward-J. r. Adams.
Eighth Ward-J. c. McIns rney.
Ninth Ward-P. l.. Binford.
The herald., 1896-10-13
Democrats and Populists Come
Together
l STRONG EFFORT IS MADE
To Prevent II In the Interest OF the
Water Company
But the Democratic Delegates Would Not
Submit to It

They Boldly Throw OF the Yoke of Cor
poration Influence and Nominate a
Strong City Ticket--Proceedings
of the. City Convention.
The herald., 1896-10-13
Io cur. a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if Il
fails to cure. 25c.
The herald., 1896-10-13
THE COUNCILMEN

didates for the board of education and
the council
The herald., 1896-10-13
THE EIGHTH WARD.

In the Eight Ward the Democratic City con-
vention endorsed Edward L. Hutchison for
councilman. The Eighth Ward convention
refused to nominate him and named Thomas
r. Savage.
The herald., 1896-10-13

My prices for wallpaper beat all the city.
A. a. Eckstrom. 1924 South Spring street
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-30

dulged in, was taken, and Durkee, evil
IDENTIFY very much refreshed, paid for
the luxury and resumed his riotous
carouse.
The story of Durkee's high gambling
in Tombstone, is perhaps the most in
teresting Of series of wild extrava-
gances and of which Arizona people
like best to talk about. He was a fire.
quenter of the Oriental saloon, kept by
M. e. Joyce, said to be one of the rich
set gambling places In the West. One
day Durkee came into town and an
nounced that he was out for little
fun. This meant much to the saloon
men, and he was given the right Of
way along the line
See here" said he, II want chance
to play little faro and don't want any
one to chip in. Do you understand ?p
said Durkee impressively.
They understood, and he was told to
shout his orders. He did So The first
to be issued was for a woman Of the
place called EN-, to take the dealers
place at the table and another young
woman Of the same character to take
the lookout whereupon he pulled off
his coat, and calling upon all hands to
hquor at his expense, he began his
play. His first bet was 81 900 on an
ace He lost before he had time to
draw his breath, but instead Of being
disconnected he went at 1t with re-
newed vigor. Luck was always
against him, save with an occasional
small winning, and in three hours after
taking charge Of the table he lost Just
$4,000, all the money he had with him
and he withdrew from the game.
Despite all adverses Of this character
Durkee never lost his temper and
seemed utterly careless as to the out
come. These gambling periods were
more or less frequent, each time he
played resulting disastrously finan-
cially.
When he visited Los Angeles, he al
ways appeared dressed in q teamster's 8
garb of blue overalls and a big hat.
On his hands, no matter how warm the
day, was q pair Of gloves. Fine clothes
was not one of his weaknesses, no mat
ter what other desires he may have
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-30
Missouri. where he purchased

to Missouri, where he purchased a
whole trainload of mules. These he
shipped to Tombstone, and with them
he soon fitted out twenty teams of
sixteen mules each and began haul
ing ore in q manner that convinced
people that he would make a success
of the venture. Each team hauled
thirty tons of ore day, a total Of
600 tons day, which was transferred
from the various mines to the railroads
each twenty-four hours, and which
brought in an income of 81 300 a day,
or $3.50, 600 a year. 1t was not a case
of gradual increase in business with
Durkee. He went to work one day
without dollar,the next he was draw
ing a princely income. He saw the
opportunity and had the nerve to
grasp 1t. Success followed as a mat
ter of course
During this time he was employing
seventy-five men, to all of whom he
was paying $3.50 g. month. In addition,
they were being fed on the best the
land could afford.
But Durkee, like other men who
have suddenly come into possession Of
much wealth, was unable to keep his
head. Periodically he made excursions
to Los Angeles and other places, where
he could enjoy a season of riOtous iv-
ing and wild debauch.
One Of these visits was made to Los
Angeles in the summer of 1886. At that
time the town had real estate boom,
and money was, in consequence, flow
ing very freely. Durkee was, however,
equal to the widest Of the boomers In
his ability to spend money, and even
those who were making money by the
thousands stood aghast at his utter
abandon.
The most extravagant circumstance,
and one which has lived to this day,
was the occasion when he had just re-
turned from driving behind some fast
horses he had been purchasing for trot-
ting purposes. Ringing up the boy
after going to his room he ordered that
half dozen baskets Of champagne be
sent up at once, as he wanted to take
a bath The wine was produced with
out delay, and the bath, such as few
even among the very rich have in
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-30

reached Centerville that night, they
laid their bivouacs and went to sleep,
expecting a renewal of the fight next
day. During the night the line was
aroused and ordered to retreat to
Washington.
The crisis at the batteries and final
loss of the hill and some cannon were
enough to have stampeded a new conf
mand. especially with the prevailing
uncertainty as to uniforms. This latter
extended to the gray, which was worn
by companion regiments of the red
shirted Minnesotans as well as by
Southerners. But the First had a good
leader in Col Willis A. German.
German was a native of Kentucky
of Irish ancestry. He had fought in
Mexico as colonel Of the Third Indiana
Throughout its career and under other
leaders the First was noted for the
same pluck that distinguished 1t at
Bull Run. AT the charge on Marye's
Heights, Fredericksburg, a regiment on
the right Of the First Minnesota gave
way under sharp cannonading, and
shortly two others broke to the rear.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-30

intellect, and he ended his days in an
insane asylum, almost forgotten by
the people who only few years ago
were receiving his bounty. What was
left Of Durkee was shipped to Los An
geles and there buried from an under
taking parlor, very few people know
ing anything, and apparently caring
less, about the ending of the man who
less than ten years before luxuriated
in champagne baths and was high
roller in that town.
Durkee's life In Arizona represented
the vigor and push of many another
man who finds the mining camp an
alluring field In which to play tag
with fortune When he struck Tomb
stone, in 1879, he did not have a dollar
He had been up and down among the
mining camps OF California and was
not unused to going hungry and exper-
fencing other hardships incident to the
lot Of miners. Immediately upon his
arrival he set about securing contracts
for hauling ore from the various mines
about Tombstone to the railroad
which was then just being completed
and he soon had goQdfy number Of
them at the stipulated price of So per
ton. For time he worked wholly on
q bluff, without the slightest idea of
how he was to perform the contracts
after securing them. He had no money
to buy teams or outfits: but, accord
ing to the stories of Tombstone people,
this did not disturb him in the least
A day or so after securing the first
of the contracts he went to E. B. Gage,
of the Grand Central mine, and with
out any preliminary talk opened up
as follows:
Mr.. Gage, want to borrow $6O, ,O00' .
Gage was a wealthy man at that
time, but he was rather taken aback
at the request, particularly when Dur
kee told him that he did not have any
collateral for security However. after
taking in the makeup Of the man for
moment, he said that he would let
him have the money, and it was paid
over then and there Durkee was thus
in position to buy all the teams and
outfits he could secure, and he went