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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-14

WEST VIRGINIA KNIGHTS OF Pr.
TnrAs.-The Grand Lodge Knights
of Pythias of West Virginia, in ses-
sion at Huntington, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand chancellor,
S. W. Starke, Charleston; past
grand chancellor, D. F. Ferguson,
Raymond City grand vice chancel-
lor, T. A. Johnson, Wheeling !;
grand master of excheeuer. j. M.
Hazeiwood, Charleston; grand
keeper of record and seal, Dir. w. S.
Kearney, Huntington grand medl-
cal register, G. H. Layne, Bluefeld !;
grand lecturer, j. r. Jefferson,
Parkersburg; grand prelate, S. E.
Williams, Bluefeld chief deputy
grand chancellor, T. NJ. Davis,
Eagle; supreme representatives, DR..
G. II. Payne, Montgomery, and j.
M. lakewood, Charleston grand
marshall, G. L. Buckner, Sewell.
The lodge will meet at Parkersburg
next year.
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STENoGRAPHY OR SHo HAND
WRITING AND TYPEwRITING.-I will
take few pupils in stenograpby at
their homes. And any person re-
curing shorthand writer and type
writer, / will accommodate at rea-
sonable rates. Call at the law office
of Wisner & Woods, Blondel build
ing.
Miss CoREA W. PORTS.
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Acute Catarrh Cured with Two
Bottles

Mr.. John Davis, Broadway, Frost
burg, Allegany county, Nd, writes:
| have tried Parker & Shea's Catarrh
Cure for nasal catarrh and can truth.
fully say that it is the best remedy
that have ever used for catarrh.
Two bottles cured me when was
scarcely able to breathe. / heartily
recommend it to all who have a ten.
dency to catarrh. For sale by l..
G. Matthaei, Queen street.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers CasGoeiae

Itch on human, mango on horses
dogs and all stock cured in thirty
minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lo-
ton. This never fails. Sold by L..
G. Matthaei, druggist, Martinsburg,
w. Va. 5-8-1yr.
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A TRIP ON THEIR WHEELs.-On
Saturday night, Messrs. W. F. Nc
Aneny, l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Parvin
E. Deatrick, Dudley Harley and W.
L. Gaff, LETT Martinsburg for Capon
Springs, the famous summer resort
of Hampshire county, arriving at
that place Sunday morning. They
spent most of the day atthe Springs,
starting away from there about four
O'Clock, reaching Winchester the
same evening, and coming to Mar
tinsbprg by train Monday morning.
They made IS miles of mountain
riding in one day, and report
having enjoyed the ride immensely.
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Children Cry fSp
Pitchers CastoFlas

Adamant and Calclned Plaster,
same as used ON new Court house
for sale by j. FL. MILLER a Sens.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFlas

Chamberlrin.s Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy always affords
prompt relief. For sale BY L. G..
Matihaei, Druggist.
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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 ad-
dress me at Little Georgetown.
T.. s. HOWARD
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z. ]. CHENEY & co.

Props, Toledo, U.
We the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fl.
nancially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN & MABvIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimon-
ials free.
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Aati SIAM Gem Mt 10 I sale BIZ
j. Ell. MILLER & Sons.

Prescriptions carefully compound
ed day and night at A. M. Giibert's
Drug Store, Queen and Race SITS.
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We just put up 300 packages of
VOLTS Celebrated Horse and Cattle
Powder-the Best Powder. Made
Tor Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep
Largest and handsomest packages
on Earth AM. GIhBERT, Druggists
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Wanted-a small farm within five
miles of Martinsburg to rent. Apply
at this office.
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SALE CLERK.

Having clerked sales 40 Years, l offer
my services 20 people intending to sell.
CHARGES REASONABLE. EN-
TIRE SATISFACTION GUARAN-
TED. | will assist in advertis-
ing and arranging goods, and other de-
tails. G. E. LOCKHART,
Office Blondel Building.
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Genuine BARGAINS ia every
thing in the line | keep. When l say
bargains / mean it. Come and see.
w. l.. JONES, Jeweler.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castoris-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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HOW's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
GUro
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Your attention is called to the
new advertisement of Mr.. J. VIM.
Miller in another column. He will
be at the Inwood Fair with two car.
loads Of buggies that he will sell at
very low figure. Don't fail to see
his line when you attend the fair.
To see them means to buy.
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WV. 7 STEWART. PRESIDENT.
DECATUR HEDGES, McE-PRgsoENT.
GEO. S. HILL, CASHIER.
JOHN II. DoLL, ASSISTANT CAsshER.
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Mayor NJ. L. Keedy, of Hagers-
town, has instituted tor Miss Helen
M Pennel, of Sharpsburg, a SANDER
suit against Mrs. Nancy Mccoy.
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Mr.. Frank D. Foreman, of Arden
district, has contracted with Mr.. III.
A. Downip, of Hagerstowo, for
putting down an artesian well.
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STRICKEN INDIA
Thousands Dying OF Peetuenoo and
Famine.

Thousands Dying OF Peetnenco and
Famine
Plague and famine are stalking
arm in arm through densely popn-
lated portions Of the British Empire,
thousands are dead or dying, and
the outlook becomes blacker and
more terrible every day.
Millions OF helpless men, women
and children are starving, and the
famine stricken districts, having u
population OF nearly 10000 600 peop-
pie, will have to depend upon the
hand of charity for food enough to
keep body and soul together until
April or later Other districts, with
population numbering about So,
000 600, are already feeling the pangs
Of bitter priyatl0n from food, and
this must be endured well on into
spring before pernanentrelief viii be
afforded by nature
Funde for the relief 9f the sufferers
are being raised on ali sides; bat a
very large amount d money viii be
needed to provide food even for
these unfortunate people who live on
almost nothing On comparison with
Europeans and others from one end
Of the year To the other This calan-
lity awful as it. is in it's intensity, is
possibly not so much greater than
the ravages Of the dreadful bubonie
plague, through the fight Of the
natives, into other parts Of India,
and if it reaches the greatly weak
ened famine sufferers, THE mortality
will he enormous
The natives have been reduced BY
lack Of food to little less than living
skeletons, in the most heavily sffiek-
en- districts, and as such they cannot
but fall victims by The thousands
to the black plague which threatens
| to invade Europe through the Mecca,
pilgrims and other sources for the
spread Of contagioa which are too
numerous to mention, principal OF
which, however, are the export OF
rags, linen and other merchandise
likely to contain the poisonous
germs The mortality in Bombay
mas been quadrupled without count
ing the deaths which have occurred
among the hundreds Of thousands Of
| people who have fed in terror from
the city, in many cases abandoning
their all in their hurried fight from
the pestilence.
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A MONKEY AND RAaRor rIMg


An Advance agent ana Manager &oeen.
berg Have Feas 8oanda.
Mr.. j. II. FItzpatrick, representing
Ryley's comedians, Who win present
the great London and New York
success, Our Flat, ut the Opera
House, Saturday night january 30,
arrived in this city last evening.
Mr. Fitzpatrick met Manager Rosen-
berg this morning and proceeded To
business and everything went all
right until the question ei prices for
the engagement Of RyleX scomediaus
came up, and then the tfo0ble began
The conversation as heard by a
GRAPHIC reporter ran something like
this:
I'VE must make the best seats SI50. =
said MIR Fitzpatrick. las we have a
very expensive east and the play has
only been seen in large cities and
then at $1.50 and $200priees.
THAT is all very we'll, MIR Fitz-
patrick, to make the prices $150 in
the large cities but la Pine Bluff It is
different / know y0Hr attraction
and l know the play ran for zoe
nights ut the Strand Theatre IN
London, Eng, and 100 nights at
Frohman's Lyceum Theatre, New
York, but the genera theatre. going
people OF this city do not know it,
'@rhaU is ne fault Of mine OF ours,
Mr. Rosenberg
Now, be reasonable, Mr. Fltz-
patrick and make the prices SI.00
and / viii give you thegood business
here you deserve; give me chance
to show the people that am trying
to give them the very best at the
lowest possible price.
THAT is all very well for you Mr..
Rosenberg, to want to make a repu-
tation for yourself al our loss,
but from my poiuf Of view / don't
see where 1t comes in We ha9R q
contract with Mr. PHilip Ryley to
have seats at Sl50 and would
rather NOT play Pine Blaff than to
break firth with him. You bL0w he
was leading comedian At the Prince
Of Wales theatre, London, for years
before the run Of "Oar Flat at the
Strand theatre, and he insists on
high prices in view Of the fact that
Nat Goodwin, w H. Crane, Stuart
Robson and actors OF his class get
those prices.
Il viii compromise With You Mr.
Fitzpatrick, by making the prices for
The worst ten seats in the house at
ri 80 and then the regular scale /
know my patrons viii buy the good
seats at ST 90 and leave the bad ones
at $150, SO you can keep faith with
Mr. Ryley and ut the same time
can give my patrons a treat"
THAT is like robbing one hand to
pay another, but let It go. l viii
never do it again though, you may
depend on that
So we get the great English
company at regular house prices,
Thank you. Manager Rosenberg.
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ton, since she, too, was forced to re-
spond to an encore. Miss Altheimer
is unquestionably endowed with
rare evolutionary talents and pos
sesses q sweet and well modulated
voice, which entitle her to high his
trionie honors. She was graceful in
her movements and perfectly at
home on the stage. and her manner
was especially pleasing to the audi
ence and elected long and loud ap
plause
The GRAPHIC also desires to return
it's thanks to Miss Letha Hammett,
who, as the famous yellow Kid, ="
represented this great and glorious
newspaper. Her makeup was good,
and the yellow Kid, accompanied
by the black cat and the Kids"
sweetheart, Liz, make a very hap
py hit.
We also desire to extend our
thanks to the pretty Miss Helen
Lovelady, who, as Liz" the
kids" sweetheart, represented the
Adams-N iIson Printing Company.
Her makeup" was excellent, and
so true was her representation that
should "Liz," of the New York Jour
NAILS aRow of Flats" dropped in at
the opera house last evening, she
would have readily recognized her
prototype. The Yellow Kid and Liz
were readily recognized by all the
of the New York newspapers
among the audience, and were heart
lily applauded.
The entertainment throughout
was highly enjoyed by all present,
and it is a matter OF serious regret
that the weather was so bad as to
prevent a larger attendance. Other
wise the house would have been
crowded to it's fullest capacity.
We congratulate the Ladies Aux
Hilary of the Young Mems Christian
Association and Mrs. Whitson upon
the success Of their very unique and
pleasing entertainment.
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The Torrey Bankrupt BllI.

There is a widespread demand for
the final passage Of the Torrey bank
rupt bill, and it will be a shame if it
does not become law before the
final adjournment OF the present
congress.
But then it is not party measure
and in the unseemly struggle that is
always going on among the parti-
sans OF both sides to pass and to
defeat the passage OF party bills
there is often no time for the con
sideration Of measures intended for
general public good.
Bankrupt laws have heretofore, as
a rule, been unpopular with persons
in moderate circumstances financially
such laws being considered BY them
intended for the benefit Of the rich
men who involve themselves by
speculation.
The Torrey bill, however, from
what leading representative says
of 1t, is not a measure OF this kind
but good, honest bankrupt law
that can be speedily and economical
" administered. and is destined. If
passed, to prove benefit to the
poorer class Of traders and business
men OF the country by giving them
improved credit at home and abroad,
since the guarantee Of a fair distribn-
ton Of the estate Of an embarrassed
dealer and the destruction Of dishon-
est preferences against nonresident
creditors win help most Of those who
most need to trade on credit.
Some nationallaw on bankruptcy
is certainly sadly needed, owing to
the intercomnlerce OF tile States and,
a good law would undoubtedly I'M
prove the commercial morals Of the
country
!
The Senate passed the bill re-class-
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THE BAR MEETING TO-DAY.

an Interesting Resolution introduced by
General White.
The bar met at 10 O'Clock this
morning, pursuant to adjournment.
Chairman Jones being absent the
meeting was called to order by w.
+. Coleman, Secretary. w, r. Wool
bridge was selected as chairman.
The resolution recommending that
an act be passed providing for the
election OF a special Judge where afIi-
davit is made by litigant that the
trial Judge is 80 prejudiced against
him that he cannot obtain a fair and
impartial trial, came up for discus
sion. Under the present Constitution
of the State, it seems somewhat
doubtful if such an act would be
constitutional
This is the feature OF the act dis
cussed this morning by the members
Of the bar. and in the absence Of the
proposed act,now before the Legisla-
ture and introduced by Senator
Grace OF this district. it was finally
decided against the resolution. The
almost unanimous sentiment Of the
bar, however, seemed in favor OF
such q law
Gen. II K White introduced res
olutions favoring a separate chan
cow, 1fcf,.i,t ae, NOW af,uctit,+ad lint
in the absence Of Il motion to recon-
slider the action Of the bar on last
Saturday relatiyeto this matter, the
chair ruled the resolutions out Of
order.
TIE meeting then adjourned.
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TO SAVE A QUARTER


Seat the Printer.
The GRApmc has never been a
"kicker, and it does not bore its
readers with whimsical winnings.
In addition to giving its readers all
the news that's TT to print, the
GRAPHle feels that It is its mission
to combat error OF every sort and
wherever found, whether POLITICAL
social or economical.
Therefore, the GRAPHIC desires to
coll public attention to what It be-
lieves to be an injustice to the print
er, and. when once pointed out to
this community community we
believe disposed to follow the teach
ings OF the Golden Rule and do Justice
to all-the injustice viii be stopped.
1T is IN the matter Of printing, and
a case is fresh in hand: A merchant
doing business in this city desired a
few days ago to place u small order
for Job printing, and while this mer-
chant has for years been selling his
goods at his own prices to the print
ers Of the town, he was unwilling to
pay the printers prices when he
needed something in the latter's line.
Therefore, he went all over town TO
get the bids Of the various local
printing houses on a small order Of
5000 letter heads, and, after his
rounds, he found TINT one bid was
Just 25 cents less on the entire order
thun any other
1t is needless to say that the mer
chant earned his quarter, and pros
badly lest twice as much during his
absence from his place OF business,
but the injustice Of 1t all to the print
er is that when the latter wants
anything Ia the mercantile line he
does not run all over town to
squeeze The merchant down, but
pays the mercantile man his price,
with ne doubt good profit thrown
in
Every man in business is expected
to make legitimate profit, on. else
he cannot pay grocery and drug
bills, insurance, taxes and rents, or
remai.. ii business.
The printer, as well as all other
men, is entitled to legitimate profit
on his work Everyone should do
business on the principle OF live and
let live"
The printing offices Of this town,
through their heads OF establish
ments and employees, pay out some
thing like $ls, 100000 year in Pine
Bluff The patronage OF the printers
should therefore he worth something
IN this town, and deserving OF some
consideration.
But the merchant who attempts
to Jew the printer down to where
the shadow OF profit vanishes, need
not expect the printer to be u very
liberal patron of his establishment.
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He Considers This State ana ITS
NeighbOrlng Territory a Good
Field for Investment.

In a most philosophical commuuf-
cation to Lord Salisbury, Baron
Rothschilds SAYS:
s'The development of the United
States is almost wholly The out.
growth of its railway system.
THE railway system of the United
States grew up in meeting tempo
rary emergencies, in meeting the
demands Of a popular policy cover
ing desire for most widely scat
tered and thinly expanded pioneer
DEVELOPMENT. which sought hurried
Iv to embrace the whole country
with very inadequate population
and means.
"For long period the pubic
lands for settlers, native or emil
grant ard great land grants to
stimulate railway construction,
gave the United States a practical
monopoly in European investment
money, which at first went largely
into railway building and then into
collateral enterprises growing out
of the opening up of new country
This stimulated a fever which natu-
rally led to both overbuilding and
oyercapitalization.
In the meantime the eoncentra-
ton of capital, skilled labor, machin
cry and high industrial, CONNER
ciaI and banking organization in the
New England States gave them
great wealth, which was very
heavily reinvested ia expanding
their local industries for most prof
liable employment
The result OF this scramble IS
now very apparent on any close
observation. And 1t has saddied
upon the United states BAN the rail-
way mileage OF the world IN large
part very badly located because per
manent conditions for sustaining II
do not exist Those portions OF the
country richest IN resources TO per
manently sustain dense population
I. i I
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At Public Auction.

The Office furniture, fixtures. and
law library Of the late Judge W. D.
johnson, will be sold at public auc-
ton in front OF the Court House in
Pine Bluff on February /, 1897 Also
at same time and place I will sellone
pony, one race-horse, one phaeton,
set Of Harnesses, saddle and two
brides. Sale will begin ut 1G O'Clock
a. m. Terms, cash.
r. LEE JOHNSON,
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ABOUT THE UNION PACIFIC.
Effect of Foreclosure and statement of


By the terms of the sale of the
Union Pacific Railroad under fore
closure the Government will receive
$29, 000,0 net in cash, which, if ap-
piled to the Treasury gold reserve,
would bring that store OF yellow
metal close to S175, 100000. The syn
dicate lid is $45,750,O 900, but there
must be deducted from this cash and
securities now in the sinking fund,
amounting to about $17 O00,O 900,
which go to the syndicate with the
Government Iein. This gives the net
result OF 500, 600, 600 specified.
The total OF bonds issued by the
Government for the benefit of the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads, both Of which are now
included in the Union Pacific system,
is $33, 1882 Upon this amount the
Government has paid interest
amounting to $6,47S,0 10.6 for the
Kansas Pacific bonds and $29.964,
666,39 on the Union Pacific bonds,
making a total OF $3.50, 442 676.45. The
total debt to the Government is,
therefore, including this interest
money which has been paid out from
year to year, $40, 1882, 1SS, AS. The
amount of the sinking fund was in
tended to offset this amount in a
Measure, but as it is included in the
bid made by the syndicate, the
actual loss to the Government as the
result of it's interest in the Union
Pacific is about 81! 100000.
Naturally Mr.. Russell Sage, who
had a hand in the consolidation OF
the Kansas Pacific and other roads
with the Union Pacific, and SO sad
died obligations on the property
which offered no prospect for set
Element, is loath to let such a good
partner out OF the deal.
"Unlesss the Government is again
interested in the Union Pacific" he
said, q predict that the road will in
the end never pay any return to
those who advance the money to
buy the Government lein. This is a
decided statement, but 1t will be
proven. true by time Competition
will ruin the road unless Congress
can stand by to aid. as for instance,
in uphoIding a l.000-mile law for the
next Northwestern system can tap
every station on the north and the
Burlington system every station on
the south side OF the Union Pacific,
leaving it only narrow strip OF
poor country TO live upon.
lone fact should not be lost sight
of. and that is that thousands upon
thousands Of our people have in
vested their savings in the junior
securities OF the system, in the $780,
600 900 of stock, because the Govern
ment was interested with them and
would protect the property. They
nut it in the company as others put
money in the savings bank. They
win lose all that they have and
whatever they may pay in to save
: it if the Government is completely
: disinterested.
Now, this question is not settled
! and is going over to the new admin
istration. We have had assurances
4 from the higest officials that thu
: Government would continue its pro
i lection, and unless it does SO thu
e company may not be reorganizef
: for years.
HI with the Government IN, an as
8 sessment OF SO share would b
sufficient. and the savings OF tens Q
e thousands OF people would be pro
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The meeting then adjourned.
Real Estate Transfers During
the Post Week.

Abraham Neidigh to Middleton
Harris, warranty deed to 10 acres Of
land in n W N ". section 22:6:9;
consideration, $4,000.
y. L. Trimble to Ed Williams,
warranty deed to W. half lot2, block
/. Dorris addition W; considera-
ton, $500
e. ]. Waters to Thos Kimbrough,
warranty deed to lots 10, Il and Z,
block &, Waters addition; consd-
GRAFTON, $4,000.
w c. Steel TO W, J. and B. S.
frannan, qait claim deed to S. e. OF
S. E. 1860; consideration, $500.
TruloelS and Hudson TO Francis
NJ. Smith. warranty deed, block /,
in Hudson 4 Trulock s additions
consideration, $500
NJ Danaher, com'r. Co j. and A.
Freiburg, CON n, deed to lot 3, block
II, Woodrufi's addition: considera-
ton. S3447 0S
The best and Toe cigars to be
ey..,x, a - :. - .,,.,nl.xsf - AIsfa1,
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COncerf.

Dom faif TO 60 to Merrill Institute
night to hear the Schubert
Symphony Club Tickets OF IIart's