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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-28

TRAINS FOR BERKELEY SPRINGS
Under the new schedule of the B..
Il O. 4. R., which went into effect
Sunday night, Berkeley Springs is
to have two trains each way every
day, but the change gives the crews
a great deal more work. One of
them will run as an accommodation
train from Cumberland to Berkeley
Springs and return, taking the place
of what was known as No. Is and
16, and the other train will run as
usual between Hancock and Berke-
ley Springs. The change, it is claim
ed, will put the Berkeley Springs
road on paying basis.
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For Selling ''Story Of Spain and Cuba"
The International News d Book Co.,
Baltimore, Nd, offer $3.50 90 to any.
one selling In three months IT'S copies
of their new book, "Story of Spain and
Cuba" Premiums and llberalcommis-
sion given for any quantity sold This
is one of the greatest selling bookso ut.
Many agents make from S. to $40 a
day. A graphic account of the present
war and the struggle for liberty is Civ
en-, 100beautiful illustrations 500 pages.
Freight paid and credit given Scot.
outfit free if 10 cents is sent for pos
tage. Write them Immediately.
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New COUNTERFEIT Count b e
Secret Service Bureau OF the Treas
ury Department at Washington, gives
notice of a new counterfeit SIS nat
ional bank note on the National
Bank Of Commerce. New York, ser.
lie of 1882, check letter G, charter
No. 773, bank No. 1853, portrait OF
Garfield; Photographic production.
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TIE FASTEST VESSEL AFLoAT.-
The new torpedo boat, Destroyer,
recently built at Birkenhead, Eng
land, for the Gillian government, is
credited with being he Easiest YES
sci afoat." On her trial trip, about
two weeks ago, she made an average
speed of 3l,8 knots, which is equal
TO 1876 miles. This is coming very
near to the ''forty-mile an hour"
about the impossibilitY of which so
much was written only few years
ago.
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THEY ARE THE WONDER OF THIS AGE

HALF TIME.-The Hannis Distil-
lery Company is now running on
half time. The rumor that they will
close down for year after the first
of January is not entirely without
foundation, but if they do, it will be
for the fiscal year, which contains
six or seven months.
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BRYAN's HOME QUARANTINED.--The
home of Mr.. w. j. Bryan is quaran-
tined for diptheria. His eldest
daughter, Ruth, is i'll. Mr.. Bryan
was given special permit by the
health officer to pass in and out, as
it was understood that be wasnot
in any way liable 10 contract the d.
sease, though he is hoarse and looks
i'll
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WEYLER IS MIGaTY HARD TO PLEASE.
Gen. Weyler remained in Havana
during The past FIVE months because
it was the rainy season, during which
it vas impossible to do any fighting,
as the Spanish government had not
provided the Spanish with umbrel-
las. Two weeks ago he went out,
but now he has returned, because it
is TOO hot and unhealthy Any
American editor could have told
Weyler that he would find contact
with the insurgents hot and nm
healthy.
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CARDS OuT.-Cards are out an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Katie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Us. Cush-
wa, to Mr.. Odell B. Hinton. The
ceremony viii take place on Tues
day, Dec. lst, at IL o'clock. at the
home of the brides parents, on
Tuscarora pike. We extend con-
graduation in advance.
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UNKNOWN MAN KILLED T b e
body of man, afterwards ascertain
ed to be Frank Kocht, a German,
was found badly mangled along the
B. & O. tracks at Patterson s Greek,
near Cumberland, on Monday morn
ing. His remains were taken to
keyser and inferred.
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CRIsP's Son FOR CoNGREss.-The
Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton, to nominate a candidate to sue
coed to the unexpired term of Chas.
T. Crisp, was held at HarkinsyilIe on
Tuesday, Oct. "a. Chss. r. Crisp,
eldest son of the late ex-Speaker,
was nominated. Mr.. Crisp will be
elected without opposition. He is a
young man, just 26 years OF age, and
will be one of the youngest members
that ever occupied a seat in the ma
tional legislative halls.
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We just put up soc packages of
VOLTS Celebrated heEat and Cattle
powder-the Best Powder. Msdc
;or Horses, Cattle, Hogs ard SHEEP
Largest and handsomest rkckanes
on Earth AM. GiLBERr, Druggists.
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FooT BALL AT CHAMBERsBURG.- -
A game OF foot ball will take place
today Saturday } at Chambersburg,
between the Mercersburg College
eleven and the team of Chambers
burg Academy. 1t is expected that
some Martinsburg people will attend.
j. Nelson Wisner, Jr., plays full
back for Mercersburg, and both
teams are in excellent condition.
The rivalry between these two col
legiate institutions has been great,
and the game will be one of merit.
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A RUNAwAY.-A horse belonging
to Mr.. G. A. Weaver, frightened and
ran away in the vicinity of Greens
burg, last Tuesday evening, doing
considerable damage. The animal
was being driven by Mr.. Viewers
son, John, who was returning from
Shepherd College at Shepherdstown.
Mr.. Homer Tabler was driving an
other team and passed around Mr..
Weaver very rapidly, frightening
the latter's horse. 1t Immediately
began kicking, and young Weaver
was thrown out, the buggy turning
over him. The horse broke loose
from the vehicle and ran about a
mile and half before it was captur-
I'D. The buggy and harness were
completely demolished, and Mr..
Weaver was somewhat injured, al
though not seriously World.
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WEIGHED ONLY ELEVEN OUNCES
A baby girl that weighed just eleven
ounces was born in Newark, N. j.
last week. Its parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Roberts. Despite the
little ones diminutive size, she is
brimful of energy. Her arms are
not quite as long as a mans little
finger, and span of mans fingers
will encircle her waist.
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Highest Of all in Leavening PoweLates Govt Report
RH!a!l! BBakli's
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

i
We are glad to state that Mr.. Jos.
Potts, who has been ildisposed, is
improving
Mr.. j. G. Smith has opened bar
her shop at his residence on West
King street.
Christmas is less than four months
of-and we wonder how many are
prepared for it.
The post office WAS open on
Thursday from Q to 10 a. m. and
to 5 p. m. only.
There was no union service on
Thanksgiving Day of the congrega-
tions of the churches of this city.
Don't forget to inquire of Mr..
Wisner whether he wants the cold
newspapers for sale" adj. in the pa
per.
Having bad our Office cleaned and
with prospect of clean towel soon,
we feel that we should. indeed, be
thankful.
Our worthy policeman from the
Fifth Ward should soak bis new
shoes. He could never sneak up ON
a burglar.
Prof. Gerhardt You can easily
find me if ! am not on the main
street, just round the corner of the
Peoples Bank.
Our policemen should not fail to
enforce the law in regard to boys
csrousing on the streets after ten
o'clock at night.
Last Saturday was pay day for the
B. & o. r. r. in this city, and as
consequence the streets were lively
on Saturday night.
Mr.. Geo, w. johnson, who has
been suffering with an attack of ma
laria, is growing better, and is now
able to be at his office.
! The coal merchants do net find
much consolation in the continued
warm weather, but they will "get in
their work" bye and bye.
The Thanksgiving turkey is now
about gone, and the little boys bad
dreams over too much of it during
the day are all that remains.
Youag Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at $50 p. m.
All welcome.
Some Of the friends of Mrs.
Brockenshire, of this city, have
been glad to receive word from her.
1t is possible that she may return TO
Msrtinsburg after the winter.
Every person who could borrow
musket and a dog were out bunting
on Thanksgiving Day. Some of
them got game and some of them
if they had shot one more rabbit
would have had one.
Mr.. B. F. Dooley has been I'M
fortunate in the injuring of thumb
while performing bis duties at the
| Brass Works. He will not be able
TO work for several days, but the in
jured member is rapidly healing.
A petition is to be presented 10
Governor-elect &. w. Atkinson. af-
ter he has qualified, to pardon Mr..
j. S. Matthews, who is now confined
in the state penitentiary, having
been found guilty of ENLIGHTENMENT
Of funds from the Valley Exchange
Building Association, of this place.
Miss Bertha West. Of this city,
was brideemsid at the wedding OF
Miss Essi~ Jon son to Mr.. lanes
Shewbridge, whoa laok pl.ca at
Keep Tryst last week. Ino wedding
was brilliant event, and beauti-
full reception followed. The couple
will make Baltimore their future
home.
Many stores OF Martinsburg were
closed on Thanksgiving Day, and
the National Thanksgiving was gen.
orally celebrated in the country.
Services were held in some of the
city churches, and were largely at
tended. An account of these ser.
vices will be seen elsewhere in our
columns.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-28

DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND SCHOOL,
The board of regents of the West
Virginia school for the Deaf, Dumb
and blind, which is located at Rom
ney, Hampshire county, has resolv-
ed to ask the next Legislature to
separate the school by creating an
institution for the blind, to be locat.
ed elsewhere in the state. The
students at the Romney school are
increasing 50 rapidly that such 9
move is regarded as very necessary.
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Go to GerLardt's Model Book
Store for
Guitars from $3.50 to $I2 90.
Batj 5 from So so to $500.
Victims from Sl.25 To $500.
Harmouicas from 5 cts. to 35 cts.
Accordeons from 81 so to $3.50.
Mandolins at So 90.
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FAIR The fair given by the La
dies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers at the Cen
trail Opera House will close tonight,
and on Monday night grand ball
will be given by the ladies IN charge.
Great anxiety is felt as to the out
come of the awards, and who will be
the successful ones for the various
articles to be CHANGED of. The fair
has been very successful, and the Ia
dies who have devoted much time
ard attention to it will feel amply
rewarded when they count their
gains. We go to press too early to
state who are the winners of the ar
ticles CHANGED off, and will publish
them in our next issue. Those to
whom credit is due for their work
at the various booths are: Fish
pond-M Misses Bessie Kindle and Liz
zie Dawson. Misses Bessie
Duvall, May Baker, Lizzie Pitzer
and Mamie Duvall. Fancy Table
Mrs. Joseph Show. Mrs. Robert
Harris, Mrs. George KindIe and
Mrs. Emory Duvall. Supper Ia.
ble--Mrs. Lizzie Brantner, Mrs.
Lucy Bowers, Mrs. C. Baker, Mrs.
John l.. Johnson, Mrs Robert Har-
rison and Mrs. Mary Zimmerman.
Ice Cream-Mrs. j. j Russler, Mrs.
c. e. Cage and Mrs. Asa McKever.
Fruit Stand-Lillie Nuckles, Ma
zie Duvall, Maude Mathews. Katie
McAneny and Sallie Nuckles.-PoI
Stand-Miss Carrie johnson and
Maize Anderson. Cigars-Misses
Bertha West, May Holman, Ids
Forney, Anna Holman and Mrs
Householder.
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OLD PApERs soR SALEl-Old pa
pers for sale alto cents per hundred
at the INDEpENDENT office. Suitable
for wrapping, for shelf covering, and
best of all to put under carpets and
keep out the cod.
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SATURDAY. NOV. %, 1895.
To OUR PATRONS.

We urgently request the payment
OF your subscription. We cannot
run a new paper without money, and
we look to you to pay up at once.
We do not desire to |dnn' you, but
expect remittance so that we can
meet our bills.
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SALE CLERK.

Having clerked sales 40 years, offer
my services 20 people intending TO SILL.
CHI ARGES REASON EN-
TIRE SATISFACTION GUARAN-
TEED. | will assist in advertis-
ing and arranging goods, and other de-
tails. G. Z. LOCKH ART,
Office Blondtl Building.
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SERMON TO JR. o. U. A. M.-Rev.
G. P. Stealey will deliver Thanks
giving sermon to the Junior Order
United American Mechanics, at tine
First Baptist Church, on next Sun
day (tomorrcw) morning, at IL
o'clock. TIE members of Martins
burg Council No. IS are requested
to meet at the Council Chamber at
10 q. m. sharp. They will attend
tie church in body. All welcome.
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B. & O. NOTES.-The new Royal
Blue trains on the B. & O. r. r
from Pittsbnrg to Cincinnati have
been furnished with uniformed train
porters, whose duty it will be to pay
especial attention to the comfort of
ladies' and children. A new Pintsch
gas plant is being erected at Pitts
burg for the benefit of the B. & o
R. r., which has adopted this light
for its passenger trains. The Pitts
burg Locomotive works, on Novem-
Der 18th, delivered to the B. & 0.
r. R., at Glenwood, engine No. 1924.
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OYSTER RAW BOX,
and Oysters in any way ordered
DINING ROOM gnNNEcTEn.

Meals a: % cents until II o'clock, p. m.
SECOND FLooR-L dies Reception
Room, Dining Room, Toilet Rooms. all
First-Class, and responsibility maintained.
THIRD FLooR-BanqueteFs' Hall. where
large numbers Of people. beneficial or Sc
cret orders and those desiring to entertain
their friends.
Call at Office for further information.
11-21-sf.
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DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN PoTrEB.-
Mr.. John Potter, who has been at
the Mount Hope Asylum, near Bal
timore, Tor the rast three or four
weeks, died there yesterday morn
ing, and the remains were brought to
this city last night on train No. 7
over the B Il o. For awhile it was
thought he was improving, but the
improvement was only temporary,
and he gradually sank until death
came.
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SAND WoRKs,-Rohert Bridges,
of Hancock, Nd, president of the
Berkeley Springs Sand Works, To-
Gated at Berkeley Springs, W. Va,
has leased the plant for period of
ten years to Shoemaker, Reed &
Co., of Greensburg, Westmoreland
county, Pa.
Mr.. Reed, member of the firm,
will remove from Greensburg with
bis family to Berkeley Springs and
personally superintend the works.
Very little sand has been shipped SO
far, but the new firm proposes to OPP
crate the plant to its fullest capac-
ity. The sand is of the finest white
variety.
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GIVING THANKs.-The most novel
Thanksgiving feast of the season is
that given by Mr.. l.. G. Matthaei, at
his drug store on Queen street, the
novelty Of which consists in the
Thanksgiving Dinner Of the Frog
gies.' Seated about the festive board
are young and old frogs, while the
culinary department. and walters are
busy serving their trogsbips. OF
course it is tor the removal of the
"frog in your throat" but serves IS
a most excellent advertisement. Mr..
Matthaei's faculty of pleasing is con-
fined not alone to such little treats
of fancy, but be pleases all by his
courteous treatment of customers
and the excellence Of the drugs, per-
fumes, soaps. toilet articles. and all
other things in an up-to-date drug
store. A nicely as he serves the
Thanksgiving dinner to the frogeies,
so satisfactorily and carefully are all
prescriptions compounded at his
pharmacy.
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Autfetam Cement for ale BY
j. Fl. MILLER & SoNs.
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFia.

Prescriptions carefullycompoand
ed day and night at A. VI. Gi.bert's
Drug Store, Queen and Race Sis.
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Children CRY for
Pitchers CaSeoFIas

Adamant and CalclDed Plaster,
same as used on new Conrt-h house
for sale by }. Il. MILLER 4 ScNs.
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When Baby was SICK, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castsria
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WV. T STEWART. PRESIDENT.
DECATUR HEDGES, VlcE.eRssloENT.
GEO. S. Hill, CASHIER.
JOHN H. Doll. ASSISTANT CASHIER.
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AUCTIONEER.
Old Veteran.

Old friends request me to again take
service as auctioneer in the counties of
Berkeley and jefferson. Call on or adj
dress me at Little Georgetown.
l.. S. HOWARD.
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STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, ! !.
LUCAS COUNTY.

STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. 90
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm
of E. ]. CHENEY & Co., doing bust
ness in the City of Toledo. County
and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OZONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS Ca
TARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of
December, A. D., 1896.
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Happy and content is home with ssThe II
chester a lamp with the light of tilemornine.
Catalogues,write Rochester, agnpCo., NcwYorl.
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Itch on human, mango on horses
dogs aud all stock cured in thirty
minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lo-
ton. This never fails. Sold hy L.
G. Matthaei. druggist, Marlinsburg,
w. Va. 2l6-lyr.
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A. W. GLEASON,

49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
"a Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Genuine BARGAINS in every
thing in the line | keep. When say
bargains | mean it. Come and see.
". L. JONES. Jewcler.
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Bows and ChiIdrens Suits and Oyereoats

This department is complete and unique in every Diet
comprising all the nobby styles the market We are
please you all.
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The New Place
AND Banquet Hall.

NORTH QUEEN STREET,
Opposite Market House,
Near Centre of the City.-A
FIRST FLoOR-Buffet, Bar and Choicest
and Best Liquors, Wines, Champagne,Aie,
Beer and Cigars.
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Many stores OF Martinsburg were
closed on Thanksgiving Day, and
the National Thanksgiving was gen.
orally celebrated in the country.
Services were held in some of the
city churches, and were largely at
tended. An account of these ser.
vices viii be seen elsewhere in our
columns.
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$1,000 I'm Gold Given

JAMES B. DYCAE,l Statesmen
FRANK GEYER. statesmen
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Each time the weather man, for
the past few days, has announced
cooler weather, his prognostication
was otherwise disposed of. Wednes
day was one Of the most pleasant
days of the fall, and it was as warm
as those Indian Summer days.
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UNDERWRITING have the largest assortmel
the city, and at prices lower thar ever before.
FURNISHING GOODS, Hats, Caps, Trunks a
received weekly. We invite you all to see our
and will promise to save you money every purchas
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This sudden change in the weather in keeping with
Fall Stock of ClOfInDo/
MEMS SUITS AND OVERCOATc

In this line we have all the very newest patterns cut
make such Scotch pads worstead and chevots made
ely Fronts" Overcoats in Montenacs Kerseys and Met
All satin lined made equal to any tailor-made coat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-08
LATER.

The public debt statement issued on
the LIST showed that The debt increased
$1O,sj7,35S during the month of July.
The cash balance in the treasury was
1886, 1Gs,4 The total debt. less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to 5000. 54.512.
At Edinburgh, Ind, a bolt of lightning
killed 10 head of horses belonging to j.
A. Bradley.
and Lizzie oldstad, three young people,
were drowned in the Mississippi river
near La Crosse, Wis, by the capsizing
of IA boat.
The Emerson & Fisher company, man
ufacturers of buggies and carriages in
Cincinnati, failed for $450,00O
The following congressional nominal
tions have been made: Illinois, Twenty
first district, Jehu Baker (pop): Texas,
Twelfth district, NJ. Fulton (dem.); CAL
ifornia, Fifth district, Z. F. Loud (rep).
All records of kite flying were broken
Mt the Blue Hill observatory in Boston,
n kite being sent 1888 feet into the air.
The rowboat Fox, containing Frank
Iiarbo and George Samuelson, who
started from New York June with the
intention of rowing to Havre, France,
arrived safely at Sicily islands.
The large canning factory of J. T.
Polk, at Greenwood, Ind, failed for
100000.
Frank Davis killed Robert Pickett
and May Rivers at Cripple Creek, Col,
md then cut his own throat. Jealousy
was the cause.
Willard Mastick and his wife and
granddaughter were killed by the ears
at n crossing near Plattsburg. n. Y.
The two negroes who attempted to
assassinate Col. c. ID. Hunter near Sell
ma. Ala. were lynched by mob.
Mr.. Macgrane Coke, of New York, has
been appointed by the president to he
United States minister to Guatemala
and Honduras.
Samuel G. NJ. Gates. lumbcrman nj
Bay City. Mich, failed for S64tooO.
Another tidal wave OIL the coast Of
Japan. near Huichu, swept away many
villages and killed 1000 persons.
At Galveston, Tex. viii Gruber, a
fisherman. shot and killed his wife and
then killed himself. No cause is known.
The percentage of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the I'd is rs follows: Cincin.
natl, .6s1; Baltimore. .675; Cleveland,
ga; Chicago. .576; Pittsburgh. .541;
Boston. .536; Philadelphia, .459: Brook.
lyn. 459; Washington, AGO; New York,
!. 405; st. Louis, .31S; Louisville, .265.