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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-02-05
THE MANAGERS OBJECT.
They Think Comptroller Dawes Should
LAT Than Hava THAR nxyn yVox-

They Think Comptroller Dawes Should
Let Them Have Their Own Way.
Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-Messrs. Earle
and Cook, the managers of the plan
proposed for the voluntary liquidation
of the suspended Chestnut Street Ma.
tional bank and the Chestnut Street
Trust and Savings Fund company, last
night issued a statement announcing
that unless the circular issued yester-
day by the comptroller of the currency
shall be modified they will abandon the
plan and proceed solely under the as
signment. They declare that the first
amendment submitted by him is unim-
portant, because the danger he points
out is provided against.
The other three amendments, the
statement indicates, proves the stumb-
ling block. In the first of these the
comptroller requires that the directors
of the bank shall hold themselves per-
sonally liable to the trustee, in favor
of the banks creditors, for all liabilities
incurred by them under the law. The
third requirement makes it necessary
for the trustee to enter into similar
obligation with each stakeholder of the
bank to the extent of his individual
requirements, in the belief of Messrs.
Earle and Cook, require to be done that
which in all human probability will be
impossible.
The fuorth provision, the statement
continues, sis fatal" Messrs. Earle and
Cook say the comptroller in effect an
nounces: ST will give the managers Is
days more to obtain the additional as
sents necessary, but 1 now announce
to those who have heretofore refused to
assent that if they will hold out I will
insist upon their claims being secured
to them in full, principal and interest,
in cash."
The managers then say, I'VE have
never meant to lend ourselves to any
unnecessary or unjust preferences. If
we assent to the fourth requirement we
will do this"
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A Queer Metaphor, But True One.

London is spoken of as the heart
of England because it is the fnan-
cial center. New York makes
similar claim to consideration as
the heart of this country. Well. if
the money center is the heart of the
bus mess world, presiding over the
circulation of its blood, what meta
phor will describe the industrial
center? Why, the liver, OF course.
That is the transforming, refining
organ OF the body, and every body
knows that when the liver is torpid
and out Of sorts the whole system is
uneasy and depressed. Pittsburg is
certainly the leading industrial CEN
ter of the United States, and it is a
good thing that there should be
such an accurate index of its condi.l
tion as the department of labor
news in the Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph. 1t is sympathetic in its
tone towards workers, but is Impair
tial, full and reliable, and it consti.
tutes a valuable feature of that
bright and interesting newspaper.
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HATE TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
Chicago Lawyers Confession Concerning
Some Well tn nn Cliau+s

Chicago Lawyers Confession Concerning
Some Well to Do Clients.
THE nerve of some people is amazing"
said well known lawyer in conversation.
II have men come to me to ask my assist
ance in helping them fight board bill or
washerwoman's claim that they admit
are just claims, bet they object to paying
money for dead horses. They are willing
to pay me for defending them, SO there is
nothing gained in pecuniary way, but
they have won in q sneak race. I consider
myself fortunate if I can talk them into
settling their claims, but that is not often
Gone.'f
'How do you account for it?" asked one
of the company.
tits want Of moral balance, sup
pose. Now, here is case in illustration:
A young man-just beginning his bust
ness career-boards at tho same hotel
where am, but while I occupy single
back room, he has q suit on the front. A
reception was given the guests the other
night, and when reached the hotel, at
O'Clock in the evening the young man
was waiting to sec me. He looked in
deep trouble, and his wife, he told me,
was crying in her room. The trouble,
whom it was explained, was this: His wife
had ordered new gown for the evening,
and it had been sent home and receipted
for at tho office of the hotel. but the clerk
had orders not to deliver it until the mon
ey was planked down. The young man
wore a fine diamond, worth more than
double the price of tho gown, and 1 sug-
gested that he might exchange it at the
desk for his wife's new dress''
"How did the scheme workf''
Like charm. 1 saw them in the
course of the evening, the gayest of the
gay. She was q beautiful woman, and
looked well in her fine new gown. I no
ticed the diamond was missing from his
shirt front, but, bless you, they difn t.
seem to have wave Of trouble about the
background Of their lives. admired their
nerve, but wished it had been exercised in
greater things. 1t is the principle that is
wrong, boys, like using the strength of an
athlete to row yourself to destruction"
And the philosopher filled the air with
intricate blue rings of meditative smoke
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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COnPTROLLER'SDEMAND
On the Managers Of Thiladelphia's
Failed Bank.
JUSTICE TO ALL DEPosIToRs.

But the Managers OF the .'singerly.
Plan" Declare the Comptroller's De-
mands s'ImpossiDle,' p and a Receiver
WIN Probably Be Appointed.
Washington, Jan. 25.-At midnight
Comptroller Of the Currency Dawes Is
sued lengthy statement to the credit
ors' of the Chestnut Street National
bank, Philadelphia, in which hedeclares
that only 80 per cent of the depositors
have signed the "Singerly plan of liqui-
dation, which provides for the division
of creditors into classes A, B and C.
He calls attention to the fact that the
preferred creditors are in classes A and
B, to which the individual depositor
does not belong. He also calls attention
to the fact that the directors, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Singerly, ARE by law indi-
vidually liable for the full amount of
losses resulting from excessive loans
and other violations of law
He demands that the directors and
stockholders shall execute their obliga-
ton to a trustee to be named by the
present committee, in favor of the
banks creditors, in consideration of the
creditors asserting to the "Singerly
plan" And further, that IAN amount of
money equal to the par Of the claim Of
non-assenting creditors and 6 per cent
interest from the date of the failure of
the bank must be provided to pay said
non-assenting claims" He proceeds:
Upon compliance with these condi-
tions. for the fulfillment of which will
allow 20 days, I shall then appoint the
examiner in charge as temporary re-
ceiver, who within five days after his
appointment will appear In court and
ask for the approval of the court to the
transfer of the assets of the bank to
said committee under these conditions.
Upon receiving such approval the prop
erty will be delivered to the said COM
mittee, and the temporary receivership
terminated. Otherwise / will appoint
a permanent receiver, in pursuance of
law
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1t is found that the addition Of from two
to five pounds Of aluminium to ton of
iron renders it grayer and softer, the Stag
rising rapidly and completely to the sur
face and leaving the metal in a far purer
and better condition than before. In this
case, too, the iron is more fluid in the
ladle and can be poured into small molds
without any tendency to chill, and the for
nation OF "waster" castings, due to blow
holes, Is entirely avoided. The aluminium
does not reduce the melting point Of cast
iron or steel, but increases its fiuidity by
the removal of impurities. But the effect
OF small proportion of aluminium upon
steel with medium carbon is to increase
IT'S tenaelty and impair its ductility. 1t
may also be used in the same proportion
In brass manufacturing and In larger
quantities for making aluminium brass. "
Exchange.
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Personally Conducted Tours
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.

The Personality Conducted Tour
list System of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is the highest
perfection yet attained in railway
travel it affords all the comforts
and conveniences of modern railway
equipment, and at the same time
eliminates all anxiety and annoy
auce inseperably connected with in
dividual travel.
For the season of '97 and 1913 it
has arranged for the following
tours:
CAL1roRNIA.--Four tours, leaving
New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg January 9Th, January 27th,
February 10th and March 18th.
With the exception of the first
party going and the last returning
all of these parties will travel by
the "Golden Gate Special" between
New York and California, stopping
at interesting points en- route.
FLoRIDA.-Four tours to Jack
sonville, will leave New York and
Philadelphia, January 25th, Febru-
airy 9Th and 22d, and March 9Th.
The first three admit of q sojourn OF
two weeks in the "Flowery State,'
Tickets for the fourth tour will be
good to return by regular trains
until May 31st, 1898.
Tickets for the above tours win
be sold from all principal stations
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For detailed itineraries, giving
rates and full information, address
Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa. ;
E s. Harrar. Division Ticket Agent,
Williamsport. Pa; or George W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
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NOT AMBITIOUS.
An Artist of Considerable Skill Who Wants
an Easy Job.

an Easy Job.
heard good story recently of the
way two shrewd Buffalo men made 81, 900
on an investment of S35. The two men
are engaged in business and have the repu-
tation among their friends Of knowing
how to make money. They were walking
down Exchange street few months ago
to take train at the Central station. On
the way down Exchange street they OBJ
served painter at work on one of the big
fences. He was drawing the picture of
young colored boy in the act of being
scrubbed white by the application of a Ger
tain kind of soap.
THAT fellow clever" said one.
"You bet he is" remarked the other.
81 wonder how much he makes week
at this business, 4" went on the first.
Lets find out" was the reply. They
asked the painter to step down from his
ladder and engaged him in conversation.
He told them he was drawing $40 week
while the weather was pleasant. When it
was bad, he made less. He informed them
be could draw water colors. A bright idea
struck one of the men. He offered to pay
the fellow S25 week if he could draw
certain number of water colors. The bar
agreed to appear at the mems Offices the
following morning He was on hand, and
they soon had the necessary paints and
brushes before him. He started to work.
The first day he drew % water colors
The next day he drew So. He worked for
five days, and at the end of that time there
were over 100 water colors on exhibition
in his workroom. The sixth day the paint
er disappeared after receiving his money.
The two business men began disposing of
the water colors. A well known Main
street business man paid 5000 for one of
the pictures, and others sold from 50 up 30
$500. At the end of two weeks they he'll
sold every picture, and had 81, 600 in bank
as the result. They looked in vain fer
their painter, but couldn't locate him I'M
til month afterward. Then they discov-
cred him in dime museum, where he
was acting as announcer. They offered
him all kinds of money to go back in their
employ, but the fellow declined, saying he
had O soft th.-Buffalo News.
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Midland Route California Elk
cUrsiOns.

These popular every Saturday
California excursions for both first
and second class passengers are
personally conducted by intelli-
gent, competent and courteous
''couriers,' who will attend to the
wants of all passengers en- route.
This is an entirely new feature OF
tourist car service and will be great
ly appreciated by families or parties
of friends travelling alone.
The Midland Route Tourist Cars
are upholstered sleeping cars and
are supplied with all the accessories
necessary to make the journey CON-
Portable and pleasant, and the sleep
ing berth rate is but $500 (for two
persons) from Chicago to Califor-
mia.
Ask the nearest ticket agent for
tourist car "folder,' giving COM
plete information about the Mid
land Route, or address Eastern
Manager Midland Route,n No. IS
Adams street, Chicago, ILL.,, or John
r. Pott, District Passenger Agent
WilIiamsport, Pa.
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New York, Jan. 27.-Angelo Carbone
is in a cell OF Sing Sing, N. Y, awaiting
the execution of the death sentence for
the murder of Natalo Brogno, in New
York, while the guilty man is in a cell
at the central police station in this
city. The guilty man has confessed
his crime, and has surrendered to the
detective who arrested him the knife
with which the murder was committed.
The real murderer is Alexander Clara
mello, who was arrested in Baltimore
Natalo Brogno was killed on Sept u
last year. The affair was the out
growth OF fight at christening party
in an Italian tenement house in New
York. Before dying Brogno accused
CaFboni of his murder. Carboni has alb
along protested his innocence. He was
TO have been executed the week begin
ming Feb Z.
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We live in a country of which che
principal scourge is stomacht.ou-
BILE.
1t is m re widespread than any
other disease and, very nearly more
dangerous.
One thing that makes it so dan
gerous is that it is 50 little UNDER
stood.
If it were better understood, it
would be more feared, more easily
cured, less universal than it is now.
So, those who wish to be cured /,
take Shaker Digestive Cordial, be-
cause it goes to the root OF the trou-
BILE as no other medicine does. The
pure, harmless, curative herbs and
plants, of which it is composed, are
what render it SO certain and, at the
same time, so gentle cure.
1t helps and strengthens the
stomach, purifies and tones up the
system.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to $l.00 per bottle.
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Fail Rivers strikers

Fall River Mass, Jan. 27.-Although
the striking frome spinners at the Iron
Works mill have no union, they are
making fight which bids fair to be
stubborn one. They succeeded in get
ting some of the operatives out of the
No. mill, thus making the strike in
clude and affect three of the four mills
operated by this company. The strik-
ers at the Sycamore mill say that their
places have been partially filled by help
from the other mills, but they refused
to go to work yesterday. They claimed
that their pay was reduced about 10
per cent, and beside this the speed of
the machinery was increased They in
formed the mill authorities that If the
fast pulleys are removed they will ac-
cept the reduction.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-02-05

LEATHER AND KERosENE-There is
one use Of kerosene which is seldom
mentioned. 1t often happens that
when heavy shoe or boot has been
wet it hardens aud draws so that il
hurts the foot. If the shoe is put
on and the leather thoroughly wet
with kerosene, the stiffness will dis.
appear and the leather becomes
pliable, adapting itself to the foot
If oiled while wet, the leather re.
tains its softness longer time. The
kerosene docs not injure the leather
at all.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-02-05

FRENCH MARMALADE-Peel six
large cooking apples and put them
over slow fire, together with half
pound Of sugar and wineglassfnl
of orange juice. When well stewed
add two and halt pounds ofseeded
raisins and just water enough TO
prevent their burning. Cook slow
ly until the fruits appear well dis
solved, then beat through strainer
and next through sieve. Mold IL
desired or put away in small fruit
Jars and serve cut in thin slices with
cream.
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FLORIDA.
Personally Conducted TOu r
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Tue next Pennsylvania Railroad
tour to Jacksonville, allowing two
weeks in Florida, will leave New
York and Philadelphia by special
train of Pullman Palace Cars Tues
day, February 9Th. Excursion tick
cts. including railway transporta-
ton, Pullman accommodations Zone
berth), and meals en- route in both
directions while travelling on the
special train, will be sold at the fol-
lowing rates: New York, $4,000 ;
Philadelphia, $4,000; Canandaigua
$52.S5 Erie. $54.S5 Wilkesbarre,
$50.35; Pittsburg, $500, and at
proportionate rates from other
points.
For tickets, itineraries, and full
Information apply to ticket agents
Tourist Agent. ll96 Broadway, New
York; or address Geo. w. Boyd AS
sistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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feet, and then his wings and his entire BODY.
That is the way with the dread enemy Of
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Do YOu Want a Good Farm
for Very Little Money /?

We can put you in the way of
getting fine farm lands in South Da-
kota for $40 per acre and upwards,
one-tkird cash, balance on easy
terms. Send for descriptive list OF
lands aud for free illustrated pamph-
let on South Dakota containing
numerous letters from farmers in
the finest agricultural and stock
growing Western state.
Address, George Fl. Hefford,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, H.,
or II. F. Hunter, Immigration
Agent, 29l Dearborn ST., Chicago,
I'll.
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BAKED EaGs-Break as many.
eggs as needed in buttere,l earthen
pie dish or platter. Pour over them
as many tablespoonful OF. milk as
there are eggs; add pinch OF salt
to each egg. Sprinkle dried bread
crumbs over all "a teaspoonful of
crumbs for each egg Dot the
crumbs with small bits of butter.
Bake in a quick oven until the eggs
are sufficiently cooked to suit the
taste. Serve 10 the dish in which
they were baked.
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UsefaI Home Knowledge.

For CLEANSING Try
common dry salt. 1t requires no
prepare ion, and may be rubbed di-
recily on the discolored surface with
piece Of house flannel. Salt will
also clean wasbbasins and any other
discclored creckery.
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To give you an opportunity of
testing the great merit of Ely's
Cream Balm, the most reliable cure
for Catarrh and Cold in the Head,
generous 10 cent trial size can he
had of your druggist or we mail it
for 10 cents. Full size SO cents.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St., New York City.
1t is the medicine above all others
for catarrh. and is worth It's weight
in gold. / can use Ely's Cream
Balm with safety and it does all
that is clsimed tor it.--B. w. Sper-
ry, Hartford, Conn.
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Mr.. DAWES DETERMINED.
Government VIII Probably Settle the
Affairs of the Failed Bank.

Affairs of the Failed Bank.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2.-Comptroller
Dawes, in Washington yesterday after
noon, made the following statement re-
garding the pending negotiations for a
settlement of the affairs of the Chest
nut National bank:
I'm reference to the statement of the
managers of the plan I will say that
I cannot modify the conditions which I
have imposed, as in my best judgment
they are necessary to protect the peo-
pie of whose interests the law consti-
tutes me the guardian. l cannot con-
sent to the plan unchanged, which
would legally endanger the claims
against the directors and stockholders"
When shown the above dispatch
Mr.. Earle said: Under no circum-
stances will we go on with the plan, If
the comptroller insists upon his latest
conditions"
1t is now believed that the comptroller
will at once move for a permanent re-
ceiver, and the liquidation will proceed
under the government.
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To Reform Hawati,s Labor Iov

Honolulu, via San Francisco, IAN. 81.
-One of the most radical bills ever
brought before Hawaiian legislature
will be introduced at the coming ses-
sion, which opens Feb. 6, If the bill
carries it win do away with a contract
labor law which has been in vogue in
this country for a great many years.
All the American planters will favor
the bill but it is anticipated that plant
ers of other natfonalities will make a
fight.
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Nashville, Tenn, Jan. S1.-The two
branches of the general assembly met
in joint convention again yesterday. A
ballot was taken and resulted in Nc
Millin receiving 4 votes, Turley and
Taylor 2. Two of the Populist mem
bers voted for BIcMilin and one for
Turley. The other Democratic votes
were scattered. The Democratic eau
Gus last night took II ballots, the 1929
ballot resulting: McMiIlin, So; Turley,
81; TAYLOR, Is.
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what is

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toria Is the Chldrens I.aacea-the Mothers Friend.
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A Million Friends.

A friend in need is a frienu in
deed, and not less than one million
people have found just such friend
in DR.. Kings New Medical Discov
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds.-If you have never used this
Great Cough Medicine, one trial will
convince you that it has wonderful
curative powers in all diseases of
Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each
bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded.
Trial bottles free at L. & .Matthaeis
Drug Store. Large bottles SO cents
and 81.