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ForSaIe.

Frame Weather-boarded House, tin roof,
containing six rooms and an attic room nm
an out kitchen. fine large stable. corn Grill
and carriage house. One acre of land with
apple and peach trees, grape vines and small
II ui1si sitnated IN Charles Town. on Leetown
road. adjoining ". S. Kenncdv's proDerty
near Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Terms
reasonable. Address
JOHN MCKNIGHT.
Mr29I-tf Bayside. QueeRs Co. n
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UNDERTAKING.

am prepared to give my special attention to
the business of Undertaking.
Being practical mechanic and determined
to give satisfaction, respectfully solicit shar
of public patronage.
May 10, 1877. LEWIS STA RRY.
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Contractors & Builders.

FIRST CLASS WORK BY GOOD
MECHANICS.
If yen intend building or making altera-
tions, or If your property is in need ofrepairs,
call or send posfalto
CHAs. H. GRIM.
Contractor and Builder.
Box2s9, Charles Town, W. Va.
REFRREScEs.-I. o. Coffmau, VIM. Kahn,
Thos. c, EarnshGw (work just fnished).
Special Attention to aIIKinds Jobbing.
May IS. 1884.
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TWO HOUSES to Rent. and can give EN-
J. pl0ymcnt to Several Men.
May 10. CT. WALL.
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CLEANING. DYING AND FINISHING OF
LADIES, AND GEMIIEMEM,S GI nTHIMG nE


South Raleigh MARTINsBURG, w. "a .Codnr Prop
CLEANED PRESSED
suits
M s egootsa
ing the fibre All wool dyed beautiful
$50 oe silk.
all
to please for pair
Address call JAMES POOL:
"
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JEFFERSON FOUNDRY
Machine Shops.

Situated on BerryvilIe Turnpike. within the
GorPoi ate Limits of Charlestown.
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u NNAA 4bAG GA0lA
at first. but afterwards
spread all oyer my body.
These soon broke out into
sores. and IL is easy to
imagine the suffering 1
endured. b efore l be-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
1 had spent u hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. 1 the IN
tried various patent
medicines. but they did
not reach the disease.
When l had finished my
first bottle of S. S. S. 1
was greatly improved
ov,fT rrroes rNnTfrrI,F.a1 yvvfHH,
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To Al Whom II Hay Concern:
take this method of announcing to the
farming community of Jefferson and adjoining
counties, that do all kinds of Machine Re-
pairing. such as Traction and Portable En-
gines, Wheat Threshers, Grain Drills. Wheat
Fans. Corn Shelters. and in fact all kinds of
Repairing, in both Wood and Iron also make
Smoke Stacks for Stationary and Portable En-
new fews or tubes. Am prepared to do all
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b. s. @,
RAILROAD
Time Table in
effect Nov. II, .a7,
until further notice.
NoRTHWARD.

Train 409 connects with southern r. n NJ
Harrisonburg at 100 a m. for Stroslnrs5
Junction and Harper's Ferry Division.
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SOUTHWARD.

Trains IL and connect with Southern Il. II.
at Strasburg Junction at 1880 and 1881 III.
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Copper Colored
Sp1otcf1es.

There is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison--the disease which has
completely baffled the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. S. S. S. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace of the faint.
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Address P. o. Box 81.
September II, 1889.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
RELIC OF THE RESOLUTE.
History of a Desk in the President's
Room.

The destruction of the British ship Reso-
lutte has been referred to since the de-
struction of the Maine. The cases are not
similar, but the fact is now recalled with
interest that one of the desks Of Presi-
dent Mckinley is made from timbers of
the Resolute. The same desk has been
in use since the Hayes administration hav-
ing been presented to this country by
Queen Victoria. Every time President Nc
kinley looks at the desk ne probably re-
calls to mind that the destruction of the
ship was made the occasion of pleasant
correspondence between this country and
England. A steel plate on the front of the
desk Is covered with the story of the Ship
On the plate is the following:
III. NJ. S. Resolute. forming part of the
expeoitlon sent i'll search of Sir John
FRANKLIN, in 1882; was abandoned in lati-
tude "A degrees Al north. longitude Ill de-
srees 22 west on the 18th of May, 1851. She
was discovered and extricated In Septem-
Der, 1880, in latitude 81 degrees north by
Captain Buddington of the United States
whaler George Henry. The ship was pur-
erased, htted out and sent to England as
a gift to her majesty, Queen Victoria, by
the President and people of the United
States, as a token of good will and friend
ship. This table was made from her tim
bers when she was broken mp, and is pre-
sented by the Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland to the President of the United
States as memorial of the courtesy and
loving kindness which dictated the offer
of the Gift of the Resolute."
The inscription was put on the steel
plate in England The desk was received
during the administration of President
Hayes. II sits in the room known as the
Presidents room. In the first part of his
administration President Mckinley used
1t all the time. Every morning it was or
namented by a bouquet of flowers. The
President now uses the long desk in the
cabinet room.
The desk is of English oak and is embel-
lished with carved flowers and figures. 1t
is plain, sQuare-top desk not much larger
than the average one used in a business
office. Notwithstanding the friendly senti-
ments which the desk conveys it was or
this gift from the queen that President
Cleveland signed the message to Congress
on Venezuela which caused SO much talk
OF war.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
GOLD ON STEWART RIVER.
Report of j. w. Benll, a New YO1
Mining Expert.

Report of J. w. Benll, a New York
Mining Expert.
VICTORIA B. c., February 22.-J. w.
Beall, a mining expert OF New York, ar
rived today from Skaguay. He has been
up the Stewart river, which. he says, Is
practically an unknown stream. He and
his companions reached McQuestin creek.
125 miles from the mouth of the river, but
failed to make a paying strike. They
started on the return trip on December 3,
with eighteen inches Of snow on the
ground and the thermometer registering
seventy-two degrees below zero.
Continuous snow storms, intense cold and
difficulty Of making their way made the
trip more than usually severe, even in
those regions of hardship. Once two OF the
men in the lead. breaking trail, fell through
the ice and were rescued only with great
difficulty. Nine days and a half were oc-
cupied IN making thirty-five miles.
Beall says they found bars ON the Stew
art very rch in flour gold, easily saved, but
In various gulches and streams they pros
pected nothing was obtained except light
fake gold. which it Is almost impossible to
save except with quicksilver.
The Stewart river enters the Yukon about
sixty-edght miles above Dawson City.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
MILITARY OPERATIONS.

Not Proceeding on Expectation of
Outbreak of Hostilittes.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has made a
statement in regard to the military opera
tions, in which he said: Il
THE War Department is not proceeding
on the assumption that there is shortly to
be an outbreak of hoetilities between the
United States and Spain or any other
country. Perhaps it cannot be said that
there is any greater activity in Che various
bureaus of the department than there has
been for many months past Tho depart
ment at no time failed to apps'eciate the
necessity Of increasing the military TO
sources of the country to ,as gssat an ex-
tent as the available appropriations per-
init. Perhaps it is better to- say that the
department authorities are not allowing
any opportunity of putting ourselves in as
good condition as possible ser an emer-
gency to be neglected" e q
Evening star., 1898-02-22
TENDERS HIS SERVICES.
DIR. MunrOe Willing to Serve as Ex-
pert in Maine Investi&ation.

DIR. MunrOe Willing to Serve as Ex-
pert in Maine investigation.
DR.. Charles E. Munroe, professor of chem
istry in the Columbian University, has ten
dered his services to the government as ax-
pert in high explosives, to determine the
causes which led to the demolition of the
warship Maine.
DIR. Munroe was seen by reporter OF
The Star today and said ne had rendered
his services by telegraph from Atlantic
CITY when he heard of the catastrophe but
the government had replied that at the
present time his services were not required.
DR.. Munroe is an cluinent expert on high
explosives, and has rendered the govern
ment signal service in such matters. He
said today that while he had read every
thing of the Maine disaster, he-had form
ed no opinion, nor would he '6ntiI all the
evidence and data were presented to him.
He denied that he ndd been retained by
the government as~its expert, hut express
ed his entire willingness to ssrve, If neces-
sary.
knights of Maryland Ready.
The Knights of Maryland, an organiza-
tion composed Of fifty well-driled men,
have offered their services to Governor
Lowndes In case of war with Spain. The
members of the company are Russians, who
nave been in this country for a number
OF years. They wish to be given an op-
portunity Of showing their patriotism for
their chosen country. The organization will
make application to the state for arms and
equipments
Evening star., 1898-02-22
WORSE THAN IN wEYLER.s TIME.

Condition of Affairs in Cuba Descrlb-
ed to the senate.
large part of the time of the executive
session of the Senate was devoted to read
irg a long communication en- the condition
of affairs in Cuba
The paper was pres ented by Senator
Morgan. who requested that the name or
the writer be not given to the press on the
ground that to give IL out would endanger
the lie Of the author.
The writer said he had practically trav-
eled all over the island, and that the condi-
ton of affairs was even worse than during
Weyler's time. He estimated that fully
0o0.000 people had perished since the war
began.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
A GREAT PARK PROPOSED.
Union of the Battleaelds Near Fred
ericknburg.

near
erfcksburg.
Col Cecil Clay Of the Department Of Jus
tfce left today for Fredericksburg to attend
a meeting of the iBcorPorators OF the
Fredericksburg and Adjacent National Bat
tlefield Memorial Park Association. This is
the association recently chartered by the
Virginia legislature for the purpose of try
ing to have the battlefields of Fredericks-
burg. Charlottesville. the Wilderness and
Spottsylvania turned into public park like
that of Gettysburg and Chickan,auga. Col
Clay was appointed as one of the incorpo-
rators to represent West Virginia, the other
incorporators from that state being Sena
tor Faulkner. Mr.. Mason and A c. Moore
The meeting of the incorporators today is
for the purpose Of organizing and elecfin0
officers. When the association has become
fully organized an effort will be made to
have Congress take the matter up.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
knights of Maryland Ready.
CLEVELAND HOTEL BURNING.

st. Charles In Flames and Guests
Fleeing for Life.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February pa dis
patch from Steubenville, Ohio, says that
the ST. Charles Hotel is In flames and will
be totally destroyed. The fire1is danger
Gus one and threatens to spread. People
are being carried out of the building.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
ATTACK ON ANNEXATION.
Rcpresentative johnson Makes
Sensational Speech.

Sensational Speech.
The question Of the annexation OF Hawaii
was forced upon the attention OF the House
this afternoon by Representative johnson
of Indiana Having by previous arrange
ment secured an allowance of half an hour
Of time from Mr.. Cannon pending the con-
alteration OF the s,fndry civil appropriation
bill. Mr.. johnson took the floor late this
afternoon and began a bitter attack upon
the treaty of annexation.
Evening star., 1898-02-22

The brooklyn Leaves St. Thomas.
telegram was received at the Navy De-
partment this morning saying that the
cruiser Brooklyn Las sailed from st. Thom-
a. for Santa Cruz
Evening star., 1898-02-22
CAPT. sIGsBEE's REQUEST.
Wants q Drawing of the Maine
Which IL Sent.

The following telegram was received at
the Navy Department this afternoon from
Capt Sigsbee:
Send to Forsythe for Sigsbee transverse
sectional drawing of Maine through for
ward ten-inch magazine and shell room,
showing pocket coal bunkers." This re-
q, est was Immediately complied with. 1t
ID supposed that Capt. Sigsbce wants these
drawings to assist n the work Of wrecking
the ship, as they would be of great aid to
the divers. They will also be useful as. the
basis for the testimony row being taken
by the court of inquiry at Havana. The
fact that 1t is deemed essential that tho
drawings shall show the pocket coal bunk
ers which abut on the magazine 10 evidence
Evening star., 1898-02-22
London Enyelopea a snow.

LONDON. February u 2-Snow continues
falling in the southern and western dis
tricts. Many roads and railroads are block
ed. snow ploughs are working SD drifts
from three 70 twclve faet deep are 6pfned.
and telegraphic csmmnnisat:cn.. has been
interrupted
Evening star., 1898-02-22
Old, but Had Few Birthd.y,.

PANA. Ill. February 22.-Alexander Call
an Old and respected citizen of this place,
Ii dead. A peculiar thing connected with
lis life, although he was sixty-nine years
Of age, yet he had only seen sixteen birth.
days, having been born February %. 1920.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
If you want to buy, sell

If you want to buy, sell
or exchange anything,
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation or
want help, it will pay YOU
to announce the fact in the
advertising columns OF The
Star. They are closely
studied by more than three
times as many people as
read any other paper.
Evening star., 1898-02-22
TO AVOID YELLOW FEVER.
Why the Cincinnati and Cnstine Sail
cd North From Para.


cd North From Para.
1t was reported this morning that the
Cincinnati and the Castine had been Or
dered to proceed from Para to Barbados
in order to have them nearer Cuba in the
event of trouble. Captain Dickins, acting
chief Of the bureau of navigation, told a
Star reporter that the northward move
ment Of the fleet MAS in accordance with
a program outlined by Captain Chester
the commander-in-chief, last December.
At that time 1t was probably not contem-
templated extending their operations far
ther north than Para. On reaching that
port, however, the vessel found that it was
infected with yellow fever, which disease
also prevailed in the Brazilian ports far
ther south.
A report to this effec- was made TO the
Navy Depa rtment with the request that
the vessels be allowed to leave the station
to coal in case such a course became neces-
sary.
In reply Cept Chester was authorized to
proceed to the nearest healthy port for the
purpose of coaling. No port was indicated,
and Capt. Dickins says that Capt. Chester
himself elected to proceed to Barbados
for the purpose indicated. 1t Is not be-
lieved at the department that the feet will
remain at Barbados any longer than is
necessary to coal and provision, after which
they will repair to the Isle Of Grande near
Rio, for target practice and other exercises
The plan is to arrive there early in April,
by which time, 1t Is believed, the danger
of infection of yellow fever will have
passed.
Evening star., 1898-02-22

Chinn Borrows From LoHdon Bank.
BERLIN, February 22.xIt as announced
that the Chinese Joan of f160000O0 has
been arranged with the Hong KQSx and
Shanghai Bank Of London and the German
Asiatic Bank
Evening star., 1898-02-22
HIGH MASS FOR NAMES DEAD.
Impressive Ceremonies at New York
Catholic Churches.

Catholic Churches.
NEW YORK, February 22.-Solemn high
mass for the repcse of the souls of the
sailors who persisted on the Name WAS
celebrated by Rev. Father James ]. Durfck.
at ST. Anne's Catholic Church, near tho
navy yard. Brooklyn. The church was
nlled, many relatives and friends of the
lead sailors being among the number. In
the main aisle and directly in front of the
altar was a huge catafalQue draped with
American flags and suri ounded by rows OF
burning candles.
Services similar 10 those at st. Anne's
were held in the Church of the Sacred
Heart Brooklyn, which, like St. Anne's.
has many officers and sailors from the navy
yard among its communicates. Two COM
panies of marines from the naval barracks
attended this later service and presented
arms as the host was elevated
Order for Rapid-Fire Guns.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, February 22.-The
American Ordnance Company of Bridge
port Conn, has received by telegraph
from it's vice president at Washington an
order for forty rapid-fring, six-pounder
Hotchkiss guns. The order is for quick de-
livery, and the forgings for them have al
ready been called for. The guns will all
be delivered In about three months.
Evening star., 1898-02-22

This would also give the smaller vessels
an opportunity for torpedo practice. The
fact tnat the Cincinnati and Castine have
gone from Para to the Barbados is due
to the prevalence of yellow fever in the
former port and because Barbados is the
nearest healthy port where they can coal.
Gen. Lee SIN ut Havana.
Assistant Secretary Day said today that,
SO far as he knew, there was no truth in the
report that was published in New York pa
pers of this morning that Consul General
Lee had left Havana for this country. The
story was that General Lee left Havana
last evening on important mission TO
Washington; that he was on government
ship and that he would be brought from
Tampa to Washington by a special train,
which was held in waiting for him.
Judge Day said the story was all news to
him, inasmuch as he had had no commun.-
cation on the subject with General Lee one
way or the other. 1t is not usual, he ex-
planned, for a consular officer to leave his
post without asking for leave, and it is not
likely that General Lee would do such a
thing under existing conditions without at
least notifying the department. A tele-
gram was received from General Lee late
last night and it made no reference to his
coming home.
Evening star., 1898-02-22

that Capt. Sssbee has in mind the spon-
taneo,ls combustion theory, though 1t does
not follow by any met ms that he 10 com
ed q
Evening star., 1898-02-22
CALL
Members Of Court Of Inquiry Visit
Blanc0 and ManterOla.
HEARING AFTERWARD RESUMED
Work of Recovering Bodies of the
Crew Goes On.
EVIDENCE OF DEATH STRUGGLES
Wreckng Company Engaged to
Raise Hulk of the Maine.
B I nee VISITS VIZCAYA

HAVANA, February 22.-Consrii Generar
Lee and the members OF the United States
court OF inq airy into the loss of the battle
ship Maine called this morning upon Cap
tain General Blanco and Admiral Manter-
ola. When these ceremonies were ended the
court returned to the United States light
house tender Mangrove and resumed it's ses-
sions.
Ii is believed tina: a number of bodies will
be recovered from the forward hatch of the
Maine today. A majority of the remains
are understood to be those of firemen, and,
many Of them are said to have been multi
ated in the struggle for life. which, the
divers say, must have been frightful.
1t is announced that 800 Spanish regular
troops arrived at Santiago de Cuba on Sat-
urday
Festivities Suspended.
The military commander of Guanabacoa,
has ordered the suspension Of pubic festiv-
tiles as n mark OF respect to the memory
OF the Names dead. The prohibition will
con ontinue for three days.
Judge Peral of the Spanish admiralty
court today has been taking the depositions
of the officers of the Spanish vessels ana
the harbor officials the subject of the
disaster to the Maine.
Capt. Sigsbee has been suffering from the
great strain to which he was subjected, but
is row much better, having been relieved Of
some of tho responsibility by the presence
here of the court of inquiry
Contract to Raise Wreck.
NEW YORK. February 22.-The Merritt
& Chapman Derrick and Wreckmg Come
pany today signed contracts with the gov
eminent to raise the battle ship Maine. /
Their most powerful tug, the Monarch. I
how at New York. will proceed al once to
Havara. The Monarch will be followed by
other tugs and the work will be begun as
soon possible.
Two expert divers will accompany the
Mona, ch with all the necessary apparatus
Bunce Visits Eulate.
NEW YORK, February 22-AdmraIi
Brnce, commandant of the navy yard, re~.
turned the official visit OF Capt. Eulate OF
the Spanish cruiser Nizcaya today. Ad-
miral Bunce was accompanied by his two,
aids. Capt. Gilmore and Lieut.. Ward They
left the navy yard on board the comman-j
dant's barge Undne and steamed down the
bay. The three officers wore their full
dress uniforms with cooked hats and
swords. The visit vas altogether formal.
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a Mig I,a n king Scheme.

CHICAGO. March s.-The Daily News
to-day says: A financial corporation
to be known as the International Amer
lean Bank, with branches throughout
this country, Cuba and South America
and with offices in London and possibly
Paris, will soon be doing business on a
capital stock of s25,OOOooo.
Private advices from Washington to
certain western organizers of the pro-
ject indicate that the senate and house
committees on foreign relations will re-
port favorablv on bill introduced in
the senate within the fortnight by Sen
2ator Foraker to carry into effect a plan
to create an association TO be known
as the International American Bank.
The scheme is:of international import
ance. The passage Of the bill which 1t
Is said favorable committee reports
make assured, will imply that. among
other important features OF the meas
ure's provisions, the United States and
, the South American countries viii no
longer be dependent upon European
banks for monetary transactions on the
western hemisphere south Of the Cana
dian line. The headquarters OF the in
ternational will be in Washington and
New York. Simulta neously there Will
be founded at least eight branches In
this country-to be located in Chicago.
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New Orleans,
Minneapolis, Denver, st. Louis and San
Francisco and one In each OF the capl-
tolls OF the South American countries
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-04

OTTAWA, Ont, March 3, - When
shown the Victoria despatch stating
that reports from Skaguay had con-
firmed the report that the British flag
had been raised az Summit Lake, also
that the Canadian government intend
ed establishing custom house at Cra-
ter Lake, both places being in disputed
territory, Minister OF the Interior Self
ton said Tonight: This Is an old story
revived. There is a Canadian customs
post at Summit, but 1t is not In disputed
territory; the British flag was not being
raised and customs posts were not being
established In disputed territory. There
Is nothing in the story"