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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

A delegation of paper mauui4ctur-
ers from New York, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jer-
seyand other Eastern states will spend
the first two weeks of November in
Randolph, Preston and Tucker coun-
ties, this State, on the great tract re-
Gently purchased by the Vanderbilt
syndicate with the view of locating
large plants along the streams.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, Indigestion, biliousness. AL
druggists. a5c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Mother Earth took big drink
Monday
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

If you know any news send i to US.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
o-vo-Bac for Tifty c 3nts.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
mon strong. blood pure, SOC, 81. ALI druggists
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

An important matter which par
ents should not overlook is to have
their sons and daughters taught
bookkeeping and penmanship. There
is now no excuse for them to be ig-
norant of these branches, as for few
dollars a month they can get the best
instruction at Turner's Business
College. II you can't send them dur
ing the day let them go at night
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

EIcQuilken 6, Co. have transferred
a shed from the old Fifth ward school
property to lot near the cannery
which they will use as a slaughter
house.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Mrs. Eliza Ham died at the home Of
her father, Mr. J. r Rimel, on West
King street, Monday, alter brief i'll
ness, of muscular rheumatism. She
was about 80 years of age,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
A woman from the Gold Yields.

Mrs. f. A. Henderson, the first newspaper cor
respondent TO make the trip to Dawson City, has
arrived on the Cleveland from St. Michaes She
spent some months in the mining district. She
said: Talk about my report Of the finding of the
$3.50 25 nugget, the largest as yet discovered in
the Yukon country, which Nick Kutzon picked up
on No 36 Eldorada and is bringing to San Fran
cisco on the Excelsior, has increased the excite
ment When the Excelsior with its reported car
go of nearly million of dust reaches San Fran
cisco, the fever will probably reach its height.
Yet the excitement is all on the outside. In the
kondike country even this huge nugget, which
is large as your hand, with almost perfect hatch
et.head shape, did not greatly excite the miners,
II am asked score of times Is the Klondike
country rich reportedy | was prepared to
say that ii could scarcely be exaggerated, but
have replied more cautiously. In several papers
saw the statement that somebody had seen five
hvegallon cans of gold in one cabin the work of
two men for the winter. No one in that country
ever heard of such cabin. The truth is, l lifted
less than $4,000 of dust In granite bowl with
difficulty. Alex Mcdonald, who went not long
Bill Coatwell bought claim for 800 and sold 90
feet OF IL for $4,000 This was No. H. Eldorado
On the No. Eldorado there is a streak above bed
rock three or four inches thick. The owners are
taking out very little, because they can do moth
ing with the cumbrous gold dust now.
"On the claim of Frank Denna 80 pounds Of
gold were taken out in one day. That is equal to
ures are extremely interesting. Fritz Klode tried
to sell his half.interest IN claim for 500. He
could not get il. He has just sold the same half
TO John j. Henly for $4,000. There are dozens
of just such fortunate strikes made blindfolded.
This is the lucky side of Yukon mining"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
The Olive Pecller Tragedy.
Story of the Double Murder as Told to
Vice-COnsul BrIce at Bahia.

N1Ce-NOnSul bfIce AT hAnlus
Vice Consul Brice at Bahia, Brazil, has sent to
the state department the first official account Of
the double murder on the Boston schooner, Olive
Pecker which occurred last month. He says:
John Andersen, naturalized American citizen
steward of schooner Olive Pecker. killed Captain
Whitman and Mate Saunders, apparently under
provocatlon, after which the crew, seemingly
under threats of the steward, fired the vessel
lillian coast They drew lots to go in pairs the
steward leaving with a sailor named John Lind
Swede, while the other four embarked in the
other boat and denounced the occurrence at the
first place they reached. Andersen and Lind
were taken prisoners on board a Norwegian YES
sci at Port Bahia, and fully confessed the crime
to me. All six men are now prisoners in the
house of CORE elton and await an American war
vessel TO send them to the states as ordinary
steamers are unable or unwilling to take the
men,
The Boston Globe gives what is claimed to be
the story of the crime told by the murderer.
John Andersen, to Vice Consul Brce. Andersen
said that for the first three weeks after sailing
nothing worth noting occurred, but after that the
crew were subjected to inhuman treatment FL
nally after having been struck violently in the
mouth by the captain, and becoming afraid of his
life, he began TO carry revolver. Later on he
was called into the captains cabin, and when the
captain was in the act of hitting him with an up.
lifted bottle he had fired one shot at him. which,
striking him in the head, killed him instanta-
neousy; that after this he had rushed on deck,
and finding there the mate with marline spike
ready to strike him, he had fired shot at him;
and that then the mate had tried to grapple with
him when he fired another shot, and yet another,
the last one killing the mate. Andersen then
asked the crew to put him ashore at the nearest
port where he could be placed under arrest, but
the crew refused, saying that he had only acted
in self-defence. Afterward the hip was set on
fire and deserted by order OF the steward.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
Hurricane on the Tevas Coast.

Death and disaster resulted from a flood and
storm that swept the Texas coast Sunday night.
The towns of Port Arthur, Sabine Pass and Sa-
bine were inundated and many buildings were I'M
rooted or totally destroyed. The number of
deaths will reach 20, perhaps more. There was
much damage to the shipping on the coast To
the west of Sabine the towns and ranches and
farms along the coast for 40 miles were wrecked
or damaged. In the town of Winnie only two
houses remain standing To the south of Calves.
ton there is known to have been a great rise in
I, e waters as far as Corpus Christi. The towns
which suffered greatest damage are in jefferson
county, the southeasternest county of Texas.
Sabine and Sabine Pass are a short, deep
stream which connects Sabine lake with the Gulf
Of Mexico The country is fiat practically
prairie. For two days the wind had been blowing
hard from the southwest, driving the waters out
of the gulf into the lake and Its feeders. When
it began to blow gale on Sunday. the low couu-
try was flooded and great losses were caused.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
broken Neeks No Longer Fntal.

The recovery of a Brooklyn, n. y man from
broken neck is reported The man is milkman
who thrown from his wagon to the pave
ment July :, striking on the back Of his head and
neck. A bone snapped and he lay there inert
and helpless. He was removed to his home In an
ambulance and preparations were made to treat
him. First fall and tackle we're rugged from
the ceiling fitted with heavy straps to hold his
head and chin. These were adjusted and he
hoisted up. Then plaster mould was taken Of
the upper part of his body. This was strength,
ened and rlveted to post, which was placed at
his back and curved over his head. The plaster
jacket was put on, and the head supported from
the post instead of the ceiling. The tackle was
used to hold up the weight Of the body Every
thing was carefully adjusted, that the fractur-
ed vertebra was left IN its natural position, and
an opportunity was given for il to knit. The man
stayed in this trying position for fobr weeks, and
stood the ordeal wen. Gradually sensation re-
turned to his body and limbs, and the paralysis
disappeared. Then the machinery" was done
away with and the patient lay still TO recuperate.
He has been out of bed two weeks and walked
three miles last Sunday, He is all right except
that his neck is bent forward little.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
Another Railroad Horror.
Two Trains Collide i'm Colorado and 30
to ~ Persons Are Killed.

The greatest railway disaster in the history of
Colorado occurred Friday morning New
castle. Denver and Rio Grande passenger train
No. /, west bound, came into collision with Col
orado Midland stock train going east. Both en-
gines aud several cars in both trains were wreck
ed Fire started in the ruins, and the mail bag
gage and express cars, smoker. day coach and a
tourist sleeper were burned. The exact number
OF persons who persisted is not known. but /
bodies were taken from the wreck, and 1t is sup
posed that 20 to - were killed
The trains met on a harp curve around "A noun.
tain, where there had been two previous wrecks.
The surviving tralnmen say they were not run
ming fast, but the fact seems to be thar both
running at high speed. The freight gne tore
through the passenger locomotive e. its tell and
the almost telescoped. An explosion
followed, and the coaches were soon aiame.
The express had some 200 past ngeTs, OF whom
about 80 were in the smoker. The freight train
consisted of Il cars the first three being loaded
with horses, the next one with fruit and the
others with cattle.
The responsibility for the accident has not
been placed The despatCbers office claims to
have given proper orders. one report is that
Burbank, the conductor of the stock train made
when the Rio Grande passenger train should pass
Newcastle, and that, therefore, he was chiefly re
sponsible The only man who could throw light
on this would be Ostrander, the engineer, who
p-rished. Burbank has been arrested and is
held here. The passengers in the day coach Jared
the worst. Out of 20 persons in It only a few
escaped. The sides OF the car pinned them down,
and some were roasted in sight Of those who want.
ed 10 help them
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
Essex functions Boom.
Prospect Of the Development of "A Big
Water Power and a Plant That VIII
Employ. 1900 Hands.

Essex Junction is on the verge of a boom. New
York capitalists have been there inspecting the
water power on the Winooski river, and they
have had the agents secure options on the two
water powers which are now in use, and also the
land on this as we'll as the Williston side Of the
river There are two dams on the river at the
point where the New York parties have secured
the options One Of them furnishes power for
-four mill and a large creamery The other dam
is few rods below, and power is procured from
that to operate the local electric Lifting plant,
bobbin factory and sawml. 1t is proposed by
the syndicate TO tear away these dams, and build
a larger one than either OF these two about mid
way between them. An immense volume Of wa
ter will then be held for use. Large iron conduc-
tors 10 be run from the dam to point just
below the saSmill The fall is nearly 100 feet,
and the power obtained by this method is said to
BE- much greater than any other power in the
state affords. Ghe syndicate plans to put in
large electric power station, selling power TO man
ufactories, electric railroads and for lighting pur-
poses The 81 Indicate, it is understood, embraces
men who are interested In many lines OF industry
The first investment is said to amount TO nearly
81 10000 and when the plant is in operation will
give employment TO near.y 1900 hands.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
The Pnper Trust Story Again.

The story of big paper manufacturing trust
is revived again as the result of the visit last week
at Olcott Falls of prominent men of the business
who came there in a special car from Boston.
They examined the Olcott Falls plant carefully.
A despatch says: 1t is proposed to unite under
the same management all the large mills in the
country which make newspaper 1t is said that
the price of this paper has fallea so low of late
to leave little or no margin. By combining it is
intended TO hold the present prices on newspaper,
although the promoters of the combine have no
expectations of being able TO raise the price
The combination may include the following big
companies: Niagara Falls, Glens Falls, Tlcon-
deroga Pulp and Paper Hudson River Pulp and
Paper Turner's Falls Paper, Fall Mountain Pa
per, Olcott Falls Paper, Otis Falls Pulp Glen
Manufacturing company of Berlin, Berlin Mills,
Falmouth Paper and Rumford Falls Paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
National Commander.
Charles Il. Darling, u Native of Chelsea,
Mt the Head of the Sons of Veterans of
the United States.


Charles IA. Darling, Native of Chelsea,
at the Head of the Sons of Veterans of
the United States.
Charles X Darling of Boston was chosen com
mander. in. chief of the Sons of Veterans at the
national encampment at Indianapolis, Ind, Sat
urday The other candidates withdrew from the
field and the Acknowledgement was instructed to
cast the entire vote Of the encampment for Mr..
Darling. The newly-elected commander is a Yer
mont boy, having been born in Chelsea 33 years
ago. His father. Hon. j. X Darling. is we'll
known Orange county lawyer. Young Darling
fitted for college at Barre, and graduated from
Dartmouth in IS He was cadet at the United
States military academy at West Point two years
He engaged In newspaper work at Fitchourg,
Mass, seven years. He admitted to the
Worcester county bar in June, 1895, and the fol-
lowing year graduated from the Boston Uniyer-
sity law school with honors. high compliment
to his standing as a student shown by his
selection by the faculty a few months after his
graduation instructor in criminal law IN the
university, which position he now holds. Since
1894 he has been editor o. the Early Laws OF
Massachusetts, in course OF publication from
the Office Of the secretary Of the commonwealth
in several volumes. His experience at West Point
gave him taste for military affairs, and for the
past ten years he has been connected with the oth
regiment Of Massachusetts infantry, rising from
an enlisted man to major. In the Sons OF ct
Grams his work has been active. He was mus
tered in Clark ). Simonds camp IS Fltchburg, IN
1871 serving in various offices to the cAptancy OF
OF the camp and as adJutant, inspector senior
vice and division commander OF the Massachu-
sets division. being unanimously elected TO the
latter position. When Joseph b. Maccabe was
elected commander in chief in ls93 he appointed
Col Darling as his adlutant general, his services
in the otllce gaining him an election as member
OF the council chief the next year. Col. OAR
ling is also active in the MASSACHUSETTS Society
Sons of the American Revolution, Of which he is
historian.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
The Inn vermont Reunion.

The eighth annual reunion of the 14th Vermont
regiment was held at Brandon Friday. Ex-Gov.
E. j. Ormsbee gave an address Of welcome, Rev.
W. s. Smart responding. Officers were elected
as follows: President, T. c. Middlebrook Yer
gennes; vice presidents, II. @. Powers, Ripton;
Otis f. Eddy, Bondvllle; Harley g. Sheldon
Atwood, Richville d. H. Rudd, Bennington; W.
IL. HOLSTER, Granville; James Washburn, Cos
hen; Spencer Cheney, Rutland Eli Norton, Ben
son; secretary, T. H Shepard Fair Haven; treas
urer, c. +. Beach, Burlington. In the afternoon
W. W. Lapoint of Barre delivered an address. A
rousing campfire was held in the evening and the
Citizens band furnished music. The next reun-
ion will be held at Vergennes and the regimental
monument will be dedicated at Gettysburg, Oct.
81
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Five Men Lynched.
summary Treatment of Burglars In an
Indiana Town.

Indiana Town.
mob of 400 men broke into the Jail at Yer.
sailles Ind, Tuesday night and lynched LYLE
Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon William
jenkins aud Hiney Shuer FIVE men who had
been arrested and put in jail for burglary The
mob on horseback entered the town an hour af
ter midnight and called out ,Iailer Roman who
upon refusing to give up the keys was ovtrpuw-
cred The mob then pushed their way into the
cell room S and in their Impotence first fired ON
the I'VE p isoners and then dragged them to a
tree square from the jail aud hanged them
Andrews and Gordon had already been wounded,
having been shot several times y bile attempting
to rob n store at Correct Saturday night. Shuler
was in jail for attempted burglary and Levi and
jenkins had just been indicted by the grand jury
Tor robbery and we're put in jail the night before.
IL Is thought that Levi and Shuer were both dead
from the shots fired by the mob when taken out
of the Jail
Leyiwas an old soldier. and bore on his face
wounds received during the Civil war while
fighting for the Union. None of the iynchers
were known. They all came from distance,
presumably from the neighborhood of Correct,
where the two men were arrested Saturday
night.
As soon as Gov. Mount learned of the lynchng
ne wired the sheriff of the county to proceed
immediately, with all the power you can com
mand, to bring to justice all parties guilty of par
ucipation IN the murder of the five men alleged
to have been lynched Such lawlessupss is in
tolerabe and all the pl wer of the state if neCes
sary, will be vigorously employed for the arrest
and punishment of all parties implicated
a long period or laWlessntSS led up TO this sum
mary and deporable action For tour or five
years the farmers of the county have been the
victims Of gang who lived an outlaw existence,
rohbng tndiscriminately. Farmers would come
to towuwith a bunch of cattle or load of farm
ing products. and next morning they would be
found robbed and beaten b, the roadside Both
men and women have been tortured to make
them give up their savings. Aged German wom'
en- have been forced to stand upon n red hot
stove to compel them to disclose the hiding place
OF some treasure in the house. Arrests have been
made, but the gull parties have covered up
their lawle ssness, ard it seldom that cunNc-
| tons followed. Last week there was fresh out
break of burglares, and when these men were
arrested the men of the country around rallied to
make sure of their revenge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17

would get well. I had female troubles
in their worst form, suffered untold
agonies every month my womb tippeC
back to my backbone, had headache
hysteria, fainting spells, itching, leu
corrhpa.
MY feet and hands were COLI all
the time, my limbs were 50 weak that
1 could hardly walk around the house;
was troubled with numb spells. 1
have taken four bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
bottle of her Blood Purifier, one pack
age of her Sanative Wash, and am
entirely cured. l have not had one
of those numb spells since. Can you
wonder that l sing the praises of
medicine that has cured me of all these
ills ?"-MRs. LOUISA PLACE, CSC Bel
mont St., Brockton, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
THE VERMONT NEWS.
A Foxy Comedian.

lie Avoided Paying the Hotel BIIIs of
His Company by Threatening to E1-
pose the Projectors for Liquor Sell
ing.
The Raymond Comedian company created
furry in financial, court and hotel circles at St.
Johnsbury last week. Editor Stone of the Gale
DOMAIN attached the baggage Of the company,
hoping to secure $50 due for printing ordered by
the advance agent He afterward released Ger.
tain baggage said to belong to individuals and
not to the company, and the individuals baggage
was promptly attached by the propretors of the
Union House and the Cottage hotel The next
move on the part of States Attorney Taylor,
who arrested Manager Ray mond on the charge Of
being hotel beat, the evidence from landlords,
in Chester, Ludlow and Springfield being that
the company had skipped bills to the amount Of
$40, 500 and $40 respectively. At the hearing the
hotel men from Windsor county ere present.
They were shy about talking but were forced TO
admit that r iymOnd owed them the sums above
given, but they said they thought he intended to
pay. This evidence defeated the prosecution,
and Raymond was discharged. The Lyndon I'm
ion say that he took the train at midnight, hay
ing beaten everybody he touched except Manager
Chapman of the opera house, who took the door
money and paid himself out of the proceeds
Chapman advanced the company money with
which to secure baggage held by the last land
| I'd. On sunday one of the women OF the com
pany applied to Overseer Sulloway for transpur.
tatiOn to Boston. SullOway started to hitch up
ana give her Tree transportation 10 tne poor,
house, when she concluded that she didn't need
help. ard took her departure. In his interview
with the woman Sulloway learned that Ray mOnd
was not only first class hotel beat, nut beat
members of his company and whomsoever he
came in contact with. 1t was his practice, she
said, To buy drinks for his company from land
lord AS sooa as he entered a hotel, and this was
all the landlord got for keeping the company.
On leaving the hotel. il the landlord threatened
SUIT for the hotel bill, Raymond threatened 10
disclose on him for selling 10 dElnRs to his COM
panV. and thus furnish evidence for 10 offences
against the liquor law. This and a promise to
pay some time settled all hotel bills. This seem
ed TO be what allied the landlords from Ludlow
Chelsea and Springfield who thought Raym
H. LII -.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
A Globe Trotter and His Yarn.

F. NJ. Phelps, globe-trotter, who claims to
have travelled ION his face" in every country
with the exception Of South America, arrived in
Burlington Saturday. Phelps said he left New
York city July 4, 1895. in paper suit of clothes
to walk and wheel around the world with but
three one-cent postage stamps as his entire cap
ital. According 70 the tramp's story $1,000 bet
was made at the Manhattan club that he could
not do it and return with the amount of the bet
earned as he travelled. So far Mr.. Phelps claims
TO have been all over the world and earned over
$1,000 and says he has but to go through South
America and his trip will be complete. He has
until July 8, 1898, TO complete the Journey.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
Soap that's Soap

is what we sell. That's why
it's welcome wherever known.
Clothes never rot or hands
get sore; for, as an honest
soap, it contains no injurious
alkali. True economy is in
honest goods; buying shoddy.
isn't a saving.
Welcome stands alone,
with many imitators, but no
equals, Its prize is its vir-
tue, and gives what soap is
made for. Use
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
Elevator Fell 40 Stories.

An elevator fell from the 10th floor of the
American tract society building in New York
city Friday, and b. Isaac, IS, the elevator boy,
and Nicholas Nelson, 2s, an engineer, were kill
ed instantly, every bone in the mems bodies be-
ing broken. The elevator was out OF repair and
Nelson had been at work to put it In order The
elevator was put into the building only two
weeks before the accident by the Crane company
of Chicago. The breaking of cable supposed
to be strong enough TO bear a weight Of 5000
pounds is given as the cause Of the accident, but
there is mystery as 70 the failure of the
safety clutch 10 work.