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News From Neighborlng Counties.

MORGAN.
From the News:
The Fairfax Inn has a large mum.
Der of guests.
Remember the Maine when you
cancel your internal revenue stamps
DR.. Pendleton is able to be out
and has taken several walks in the
Grove.
Mrs. w. T. Edmiston and chill.
dren, who have been visiting in
Martinsburg, returned home Thurs.
day.
Mr.. George johnson, Mr.. Frank
Thompson and Mr.. Hammond Hun
ter, of Martinsburg, were in town
Wednesday.
Miss Lola Hunter, daughter of
Hon. R. Hunter, is home for vaca-
tion. She comes home with high
honors, and carries medal won in a
declamatory contest.
The insurance placed with Fl. L..
Alexander's insurance office of Mar
tinsburg on the Berkeley Springs
Hotel, owned by Messrs. Jack &
Unger, has been settled.
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Rather al odd coincidence, that
Admiral Cervera and officers, are to
have board lodging at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, where Samp-
son and Schley, the csptors, went to
school, and were taught we'll and
thoroughly, how to navigate and
nhn,,H
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Yellow Jack is an enemy more to
be feared than Spanish bullets, and
it will be a great blessing to the
army, if the sporadic cases, now ap
pearing, can be confined to narrow
limits. If our boys must die, in this
fearful ordeal, it would be better
that they be permitted to meet the
grim monster on the battlefield.
Give them a chance for victory, end
get them out of the foods and filth
now prevailing there.
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REVISED LIST OF CASUALTIES.

Washington, July 11.-Adiutant-
General Corbin today received from
General Shafter a revised and cor
rected report of the casualties before
Santiago on July 1st, Cd and Sd. 1t
slightly increases the number killed
and wounded, as given in the first
report, and is as follows:
Killed-23 officers, 20S men.
Wounded-80 officers, 2,203 men.
Mlssing-8l. Total, 1885.
General Shafter is Of opinion that
the number of missing will be reduc-
ed somewhat.
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MILES WILL NOT COMMAND.

OF Juragua, July IL, s p. M, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July Is, 10 a. On.
General Miles said to the CORES
pendent of the Associated Press:
81 have not come down here to
take command, and shall probably
remain but few days. It is too
late to make any changes in the plan
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Mai Gen. Commanding.
A TOWN BURIED.

OFF Jaraguecito.-The little town
of Juraguacito (Siboney), lies in
ashes tonight. 1t was burned under
the orders of the army health au.
thorities. Almost every building
of the fifty which struggled along
the irregular bluff was set fire TO
during the day, and the Cuban in
habitants fed to the caves in the
over-hanging hillside for shelter.
The action was taken at the ur-
gent request of Maj. Legaro, Of the
hospital corps, and served the joint
purpose of Kidding the hospital
camp of the unhealthy and dirty
buildings and driving away scores
of Cuban followers, whose presence
was a serious inconvenience to the
hospital workers.
The burning of the houses also
extended along the trail to the
front, and numerous blockhouses
were destroyed, together, with
dwellings.
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FIRST TROOPS TO HAWAII.

1t Is Attached to the Department Of California.
Washington, July 1l.-Secretary
Alger today issued orders attaching
the Hawaiian Islands to the Military
Department of California.
The First New York Volunteers,
Colonel Barber commanding, will be
assigned for the time being as the
garrison at Honolulu.
Colonel Barber is considered an
especially goad officer for the post.
General Otis has charge of the
transportation of the troops to the
island and hopes by July Is or lit
tie later to secure four coast vessels
with capacity of 1900 men.
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conrnErcE IN DEWEY.

Washington, July 14.-It can be
stated positively that no representa-
ton have yet been made to the Ser.
man Government respecting the ac-
tions OF The German naval command
er in the philippines.
1t is the opinion of officials of the
State Department that Admiral
Dewey has SO conducted himself in
dealing with the foreign men-of-war
in the Philippines as to leave no
room for suggestion or representa-
tion on the part of the State Depart
ment, and so long as this state OF
affairs continues it is not likely that
there will be any interference with
this able officers.
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The anniversary celebration of the
battle of The Boyne, in Ireland,
brou Iht renewed conflicts 10 Dublin,
Belfast and Donegal. Those old
elements don't seem to harmonic,
even SIS time makes them more dis
t~nt
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cart. CLARK AS CHIEF OF srArF.

Washington, July 14.-Charles
E. Clark, commanding the battle
ship Oregon, has been appointed
chief of staff of commodore Watson
commanding the Eastern squadron,
under orders to proceed to Eurc-
pean waters and harass the coast
of Spain and to pursue and destroy
tho Spanish feet in command OF
Admiral Camara. Capt. Clark will
retain command of the Oregan
while serving as chief of staff.
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FIduciary Notice.

Tie following Fiduciary account is
before the undersigned Commissioner
Of Accounts of the County Court of
Berkeley county for settlement:
A. Fl. McClary, administration, Au-
gusta McClary. deceased.
Given under my hand, as Commits,
sioner of said court, at my office at the
Court House. of said county, the 18th
day Of July, 1898.
J. 7. PICKING,
Commissioner
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Washington. July 14.--Adjutant-
General Corbin announced that San
tiago had surrendered soon after
General Skaters dispatch was re-
ceiyed, the telegram showing that
the Spaniards had agreed to our
terms, only the details now remain
to be adjusted.
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Of campaign, even If I desired 10 do

Of campaign, even If desired 10 do
SO. But / have no complaint to
make. Things seem TO be moving
In good shape. I interd to look
over our lines and positions and
study the situation thoroughly; but
I will not interfere in the conduct OF
the campaign. This is likely to be
the only trip ! shall make TO the
front.
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Washington, July l4.-The War
Department has notified General
Shafter that his plans are approved
SO far as they have been made known,
and are the result of orders, includ-
ing the shipment of the Spanish
troops to Spain.
The statement that the Spanish
proposition embraces all Eastern
Cuba. from Ascerraderos to Sagua,
is important in that it shows the
surrender to embrace all the harbor
and contiguous territory OF Santiago.
1t does not include Holguin and
Manzanillo, where the Spaniards are
reported to have considerable bodies
of soldiers, as these places are to the
west of the surrendered zone.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
REAL ESTATEl

Large tract of land for sale in Nor
gan County, West Virginia. Valuable
tracts of timber and farming land at
Cherry Run Station, junction OF the
Western Maryland and b. & o. Rail
road system, to be offered in separate
tracts and as a whole.
BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court of Berkeley County, West Vir-
GINA, entered on the 18th day of April.
1898, in the Chaneery suit therein pend
ing of George III. Courtney and others,
plaintiffs, vs.. Jacob Wisner and others,
defendants. The undersigned special
commissioners will offer at public sale
in front Of the Court House in Berkeley
Springs, Morgan County, West Vir-
ginia, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 0, 1898,
LIST day of August term of Circuit Court.
at IL O'Clock. a. M, the following de,
scribed Valuable Real Estate
TRACT NO. lbs ,S4-lO0 acres. adj
joining the Western Maryland and Is.
81 .. Railroad. This tract consists
mainly of good farming land, mostly
river bottom. It is most desirably 10
Gated, there is good rough cast dwell
ing, some stables and sheds on the farm,
there is a good spring on the tract,
fences in fair condition. There is zine
clay for Potters and Brick makers on
this tract, ard the clay has been used
for above purposes.
NO. 2.-Area 7St acres, adjoining
the Il. d o. Railroad, Anderson tract
and Miller heirs. Good quality OF lime.
stoneland. This tract has q small ten
ant house on same.
NO. 3.-150 acres, 2 roods, 6 perches.
Timber land. mostly white oak, good
saw timbers, adjoins the Miller heirs
and tract No. 4.
NO. 4.-169 acres, roods, Is perches.
Adjoining tract No. and Anderson
tract and tract No. 5. This is good
timber land The county road to Ber-
kelley Springs passes through this tract
There Is good spring on the trac. aud
small dwelling.
NO. 5.-172 acres % perches. All tim
bers, white oak, hickory, pine and
chestnut, adjoins tract No. A. There
Is spring and iron ore on this tract.
NO. 6.-132 acres, 3 roods, perches.
Adjoining No. 5, the Hassler, Sherrard
and Anderson tracts This is timber
and farming land and it Is said large
portion OF the above land Is underlaid
with coal.
After Offering the above separate
tracts, the 8324 acres more OF less will
be offered as a whole, the highest total
bid to be accepted. All growing crops
are reserved. Mr.. Rankin, Post Master,
on the premises, will give any informa-
ton to parties desiring to see the OPP
erty. For any further infoImationrad-
dress A. G. Wynkoop, Charles Town,
w. Va.
The decree also authorizes private
sale and persons wishing to purchase
any portion Of above property can do so
from the commissioners or either Of
them and contracts can be made with
bonded commissioner.
TERMS-One-third cash on day Of
sale and balance in one and two years.
the purchaser giving bond for deferred
payments bearing interest from date
and reserving title until the purchase
money is paid
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The barbed wire fence may be
good protection against some ami
mais, but those Spaniards, learned
at Santiago, that it was not "hogp
proof. 1t would not keep the
s.Yankee PICS" out.
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MINES WILL STAY.

Washington, July ll.-Secretary
Aiger says he has not seen Mr.. Viii.
son, of Baltimore, as yet, but that
he has no intention at present to
order the removal OF the mines in
Baltimore harbor.
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FOltz P. 0. Gleanings.
Cool nights to..sleep.
TheiF at an" was O. ]

COOL nights to. sleep.
ThelFourth at an" was O. K.
Small fruits OF all kinds in abund.
ance.
Corn is growing nicely since the
recent rain.
Some nice bass are being caught
in the river.
The Newtown Sunday School will
picnic at BediDgton, on July Esd.
Apples will be very scarce in this
and Washington county, Md.
Mr.. Henry Myers, who has been
very ill since April, is convalescing,
and it is believed that he will get
ertirely well.
ARcTURUs.
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sATuRpAY, july 10, Ia9s.

The cross of gold does not seem
to be working much cruciixion, in
astaueh as New York City has just
obtained a loan of 81 900 900 for
three months, at tbessrate of Q per
cent per annum.
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BRYAN JOINS F1rz LEE.

Washington, July William
Jennings Bryan's regiment of Ne.
braska infantry today were ordered
to join General Fitzhugh Lees
corps at Jacksonville.
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TWELVE THOUSAND sURRENDERED-.-TO
BE DEPoRTED.
The Number Indicates that None Could Have
Escaped.

The Number Indicates that None Could Have
Escaped.
New York, July IA Wash
ington SPECIAL to the Herald says:
Transport 8 Il have to be provided
for the eve to fifteen thousand
troops, VITO will be taken from the
city of Santiago, probaly to Cadiz.
A dispatch came from General Shat
ter tonight stating that to be the
number of prisoners within the city.
During the day plan had been
drawn up by the authorities, the
main feature of which consisted in
asking for bids from any where,
leaving the ships of any nation free
to compete for the transportation of
the Spanish troops.
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A farmer near Decatur, Ala, has
raised q hog which weighs 1924
pounds.-Ex.
Goodness alivel If that fellow
should go along with Watson and
strike Spain's "Camara" what
smash up there would be Then
the survivor would, according to the
maxim, be that ''of the fttest" of
course.
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Wbsn Ba6y vas s.oE, re gave beg casto1iA
Wien she was a Child, abe cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she ciung to castoFia.
When she had Children. she gavethem castoriA
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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Baltimore and Martinsburg markets
compared and corrected eyerY Friday
morning.
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A. G.. WYNKOOP,
f, w. BROWN,
n. d. BAKER, Jr.,
j. N. WISH Err.

l hereby certify that A G Wynkoop.
special commissioner in the chancery
cause OF George II. Courtney and others
vs.. Jacob Wisner ct al. has executed
bond with approved security as required
by law.
L. Dew. GERHARDT,
6-4-4t Clerk Circuit Court.
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w. H. POLLING
POSTPONED

N. Queen St. MARTINsBURd.
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News From Camp Wheeler.

Huntsville, Ala, Sept. 1.-THE Thir-
ty-second Michigan was unable to get
away from Camp Wheeler yesterday
owing to lack of transportation. They
intended to use the cars taken by the
First Ohio cavalry, but as a part of
that regiment forced the road to use
the cars through to Cleveland, the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis
railway were unable to fill the contract
The regiment may leave today. Deaths
at the reserve hospital: F. A Kirk
patrick, company F, First Florida,
typhoid fever; Alexander Johnson
company K, Second Georgia, tuber-
culosis; George Brandon, company L
Thirty-seeondir Michigan, typhoid.
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American countries, and engaged in the
work of planting cotton, producing ex-
cellent qualities of fine long cotton fibre.
The planters who came to Nicara qua,
however, abandoned their plantations
after few years of hard work because
of the difficulties which they encOun-
tered, especially in regard to inferior
transportation facilities. There were no
dirt roads or railroads then there is
but one railroad now and the rates for
the ocean transportation of exports
were high.
During the past two months the gov
eminent of Nicaragua has been ex-
porting all the silver it received for
customs duties, taxes, etc, or could OBJ
tain by exchanging its paper money for
silver, in eastern Nicaragua, and paying
out its paper money until silver has
been at a premium and is increasing in
price in eastern as well as in western
Nicaragua. In the latter section of the
country the premium is Is per cent or
more. It is therefore considered at an
early day only depreciating paper cur
rency can be expected as the circulat-
ing medium in Nicaragua. The silver
sent from New York, Mobile and other
cities to Nicaragua to purchase ban
anas, plantains and cocoanuts will, it is
asserted, all be promptly exported and
sold as a base for needed foreign ex-
change
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LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

Three magicians and nine vaudeville
artists will combine in giving the per-
Torrance at the Crawford theater to-
night. This is the aggregation headed
by Imro Fox, Servais Leroy and
Frederick Powell, THE Great Triple
Alliance" and there will be over two
hours of combined mystery and vaude-
vile. The piece de resistance of the
performance of this aggregation of
talent will be the comic sketch entitled
"A Magic Restaurant" as it is in this
that the three wonder workers COM
bine their. talents in the giving of one
sensational fantastical frivolity, the
like of which has never yet been seen
upon any stage. The entire parapher-
MALTA for the production is CARRIED by
the triple Alliance" and startling sur
prises, battling illusions and mystical
phenomenon succeed one another in be-
wildering rapidity. The Organization
is under the direction of the well known
pioneer in pageantry and spectacle, Mr..
M. B. LeaVitt.
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STONED THE STEAMER.
spaniards Frenzied at Sight of Re
turning Prisoners.

vigo, Spain, Sept. ia crowd of
about 700 people besieged the house of
General Toral today demanding that
the troops which arrived here yester-
day from Santiago de Cuba on board
the Spanish steamer Leon XIII be i'm
mediately landed.
They proceeded to the quays; cheer
ing the troops and were with difficulty
dispersed by soldiers of the garrison.
Afterwards. a crowd of about 1900 peo-
pie returned to the quays and, when
they saw troops landing .barefooted and
nearly naked, they became Infatuated
and surrounded General ToraPs house,
hooting and kissing and stoning the
building.
The Spanish general succeeded in
escaping to the Leon XIII. On learn
ing this, the mob gathered on the dock
and stoned the steamer for half an
hour, smashing the cabin windows.
The Leon XIII was obliged to leave the
place where she was mOOred-
Five steamers are ready to transport
the returning Spanish soldiers and civil
officers with the archives and munitions
of war from Cuba, but it is believed 1t
will take four months and cost 80 mil
lion pesetas to bring the troops back to
Spain.
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GREATER CEN. AMERICA.
Progress of Negotiations for Union OF
Petty Republics


Petty Republics.
Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 1.-The
constitution forming delegates from
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, in
their attempt to formulate a compact
acceptable to those three states have
separated into distinct groups on the
government organized to collect and
dispose of all import duties. The dele
gates from Salvador declare that the
Imports and exports of their country
qua combined, although Salvador has
less than one-fOurth the area of either
Of the other states and consequently,
that the burden of taxation will, under
the proposed article, have to be borne
by Salvador, which unequal mode of
taxation she declines to assume.
One of the delegates from Honduras
proposed as a substitute that each
state contribute its proper pro rata of
the necessary expense of the fedora
ton. Already two of the prominent
members of the constitutional cOnVen-
ton from Salvador have resigned.
The judge of the civil court has de-
cided that the London bank of Central
America, limited, has no judicial stand
ing in Nicaragua; that is, that the or
ganizattOn chartered by the government
of Nicaragua as the Bank of Nicaragua,
had not authority to change its ma
tiOn to 1.-The London Bank of Central
America, limited" and it's headquarters
from Managua to London, England.
Cotton growing has revived again in
western Nicaragua, owing to the low
price offered for the excellent quality
in this country. In 1S66-67 many cotton
planters in the southern part of the
United States emigrated to Nicaragua,
Brazil and other South and Central
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RAILROAD news.
Union Pacific Pump House Boil
er ExplOdes at Luray.
w. III. BascOm Probably Fatally
ScaIded and Burned.
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Southern Railway Acquiring
New and Extensive Interests.
Fireman J. J. Murray Taken to
Strong City for Burial.

Russell, Kan, Sept. IA very bad ac-
cident happened at Luray, this county, a
few days ago. While w. H. Bascom, the
pump man, was filling the railroad tank
the boiler of the engine exploded and
blew the roof off the engine house, seri-
ously and probably fatally injuring Mr..
Bascom- The accident was not discov-
cred until the morning train came down,
when Mr. Bascom was found in a pitiable
condition. He was Immediately picked
up and carried to Salina on the same
train.
The cause of the explosion is not known,
but it is supposed to be due to mud hav-
ing closed the bottom of the water glass,
causing it to represent the boiler filled
with water when it was empty. The
water is pumped from a creek into the
tank and the creek is low, which causes
the water to get muddy.
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GLOUCEsTER's BAD WORK.
Details of the Collision in Vineyard
Sound-Nine Drowned.


Boston, Sept. 1.-THE steamship
Gloucester which ran down schooner
yesterday, sailed from Baltimore on
at Norfolk, which port she left We'd
nesday night. When north of Cottage
City. about 1:40 o'clock Friday morning,
just after the big boat had steamed
through Vineyard Sound, she crashed
into a Gloucester fisherman which had
sailed across her bows. The schooner
which proved to be the Alice 9. Jordon,
was cut down to the waters edge and
rapidly filed. The Gloucester was stop
ped at once and boats lowered.
The schooner sunk in a few minutes
and before nine of the crew who were
asleep below, could reach the deck. The
captain and six Of the Jordon's men
were taken from the water by the
GlOucester's men. The commander of
the fisherman, Captain jeremiah War
rem, was also rescued. The boats of the
Gloucester searched for long time for
traces of the nine missing men but
without success.
Captain F. M. Howes of the Glouces-
ter SAYS the steamer had all her lights
burning at the time of the accident.
The weather was cloudy and the night
quite dark.
Captain Warren stated that the most
of his crew were new men recently
shipped at Gloucester.
The names of seven Of the lost fisher
men are as follows:
Harry, Cow, Gloucester.
James H Russell, Gloucester.
jeremiah Ryan, Gloucester.
Charlie Smith, Gloucester.
Maurice MOnsOn.
Henry Parker.
- Scott.
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WEIGHTS CAUSE A M1x-UR.
One Car of Grain Causes Much Litiga-
tion-Santa Fe Wins.

Last week at Newkirk o. T., a suit was
settled in which the Santa Fe railroad was
mixed. The suit was brought by Attor-
ney Blevins of Newkirk, who sued the
railroad company for $126. The suit was
the outcome of the weight manipula ton.
Rarrick, the grain buyer at Newkirk,
bought a of corn which was shipped
south, the weights being fixed. The car
of corn was assigned to Blevins for his
attorney fees.
The same car was shipped over the Gulf
Colorado railroad and was wrecked while
on that line. Blevins filed claim of $126,
which was rejected on the ground that
Rarrick, Wilson and Brown owed the
company for weights. Then the lawyer
brought suit against the company for SIPS,
the value of the corn. The case was de-
cided in the court a [ Newkirk last week,
in favor of the railroad.
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BURIED AT STRONG CITY.
Fireman Murray Taken Home
Brakeman Weist to Olathe.

Ottawa, Sept. 1.-THE remains of
Fireman J. J. Murray, who was killed
in the explosion on the Santa Fe were
sent to Strong City. His brother, The
odore Murray of Conway, arrived here
and took charge of the remains. Mr..
Murray's folks reside at Strong City.
The remains of Brakeman Benjamin
Weist were taken in charge by the o.
R. c. organization, of which he was a
member, and shipped to Olathe, where
his mother resides, for burial.
Word received from the Santa Fe
hospital is to the effect that Engineer
Thomas Grady is getting along well
and will soon be out