Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-13
Items of Interest.


home in Clarke county, Ohio. He
served in Captain Cunningham S COM
pany in the Confederate army during
the civil war. His wife, who was
Miss Rosa Gordon, and ten children
survive him.
The large bank barn of George II.
Burwell near Wildwood, Clarke coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. The eontentsconsisting of farm
ing utensils, several tons of hay and
about 1000 bushels OF wheat were
lost. There was an insurance Of
$500 in the Virginia Fire and Ma
rine, of Richmond, on the barn and
contents, with the exception Of the
wheat. The latter was also insured
to the amount of 1900. A crowd
of several hundred people were at
tracted to the spot by the light visi-
bic for miles around but nothing could
be saved except live stock. The orr
gin Of the fire is unknown.
The New York Central Railroad
has Just placed in use the largest and
most powerful freight locomotive ever
built. 1t hauls eighty heavily laden
cars. The weight of the engine is 237
tons, when carrying its crew, and
full supply of coal and water. 1t is
10000 pounds heavier than any Of the
other engines heretofore built. Its
cylinders are one inch larger than the
cylinders Of any engines that have be-
fore been built and have steam press
ure of $50 pounds. In all other re-
spects it is built upon the same prin-
ciple as its predecessors. 1t will be
used as a freight engine exclusively
between West Albany and and De
Witt.
The person who would talk, in their
native tongue, to the people living be-
tween Chicago avenue and Superior
street and May street and Centre ave-
nue. must speak fifteen distinct and
separate languages. 1t is the most
cosmopolitan block in Chicago. Nine
teen different nations are represented
in it, and it has only 23l people with
in its four streets. Their nationality
is as follows: Americans, 30; Irish,
9; English, 1 ; Scotch, 3; Canadian,
2; German, S. Danish, 10; Hhngar-
ian, l; Polish, IA; Bohemian, ,
Chinese, 2; French, 2; Hollandish,
3; Italian, 5; Norwegian, 10; Rus
sian, s Swedes, 7; Swiss, / Welsh
? of mixed parentage, Is.
Next to the highest balloon ascen-
sion on record was made at London
yesterday afternoon from the Crystal
Palace, Sydenham, by Stanley Spen-
Ger, the eronaut, and Dr. Barson. The
ballon was inflated with pure hydrogen
and has a capacity of $1,000 cubic
feet. 1t attained an altitude Of q 800
feet, or about five and one-ffth miles.
At height of $4,000 feet the air was
so rarifed that the occupants Of the
car were compelled to breathe COM
pressed oxygen in tubes. The tenn
perature was sixty-one below freezing.
The atmosphere was clear and the
coast distinctly visible. The balloon
finally descended near Romford, in
Essex.
The most surprised man in Ponce
after the surrender was the publisher
of the daily paper who was told by
General Wilson that his presses and
other property would not be confsoat-
ed. Out of pure gratitude he told the
Americans he would confne his news
Of the day to runaways, society and po-
lice court items, and wouldn't say
word about the capture Of the city.
When informed that he could hustle
out his reporters and write up a story
of the surrender if he felt so disposed,
he almost dropped over in his parox-
ysm of joy, and offered to send General
Wilson the proofs of the first edition.
"Confound it, man." General Wilson
said, 81 don t want to see your proofs.
Go ahead and tell your story just. as it
is. We don't censor newspapers, and
we believe in free press" This I'M
heard of liberty so completely upset
the editor that in the first edition he
abused the Spaniards in the purest
Castilian, and expressed his sympathy
for the new cause.
The Successful Remedy for Nasal Ca
farrh