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Many Horses Burned.

Sibley. Ia, Nov. 14.-At five o'clock
Saturday morning Littlechild Broth
trs' livery barn and 10 horses burned.
J The fire reached Main street and burned
- buildings. with merchandise. Loss,
$25, 900; Insurance., $4,000.
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At Virden, III, the long strike 81 coal
miners has come to an end.
In Cincinnati John G. Roth, county
treasurer and millionaire pork packer,
was killed in an elevator in his pack
ing house.
In quarrel John Nickles shot and
killed his wife and his mother-in-law
near Single Springs, CAL. and then
killed himself.
The Chicago university beat the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin in football game
III Chicago by score of to o.
Mrs. Charles Taylor and her daughter
and man named Clark were burned
to death in a fire at Perry, Mich.
Robbers entered the office of County
Treasurer Culbertson at Charlton, Ia,
and robbed the vault Of s., 600.
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Business Blocks Burned.

Business blocks burned.
Bloomville, O., Nov. 14.-Fire burned
four business blocks to the ground Sun.
lay with a loss Of $4,000. II is thought
e be Of incendiary origin
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Heavy Fall Of Snow

Larned, Kan, Nov. 14.-This section
of the state was visited by the heaviest
snow of the season Saturday night and
Sunday. The ground was covered to a
depth of three to four inches here. and
it is said the snow was much heavier
in the counties north and west of here.
The snow was wet. The winter wheat
will be benefited.
Life Sentence for Train Wreckinr.
Santa Rosa, CAL. Nov. 14.-Hueh C.
Griffin. 10 years Of age, was. sentenced
te. life imprisonment for train wreck
ing. Griffin had been stealing ride and
in order to get even with tn conductor
broke switch. throwing the engine
end coaches from the rails. Griffin i.
the son of eminently respectable par.
ents. ,.s>.-;.=... - ---.s.l- - =
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THE EAST.

THE EAST.
In Philadelphia the worlds ten-shot
pistol record was broken by C. H. Tay-
lor, of the Massachusetts, Rifle associ-
alton, who made the limit of 100.
Over $1,ooo,oOo changed hands on
election results in New York.
In the United States there were 211
business failures in the seven days end
cd on the 18th, against 1874 the week
previous and POI in the corresponding
period of 1897.
On the Lehigh Valley road two ex-
press trains collided near Wilkesbarre,
Pa, and five men were killed.
Harvey Lutz shot and killed his IA
Their at Reading, Pa, while drunk, and
then killed himself.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In Montreal Norman Cole shot and
killed Mathilde Lavigueur, his sweet
heart, and then sent bullet through
his own brain. Jealousy was the cause.
Luigi Lucchenni, the italian anar.
Chist who stabbed and killed Empress
Elizabeth of Austria on September IL
last, was sentenced to life imprison.
merit at Geneva, Switzerland.
The United States of Central Amer.
lea government has removed it's capital
from A1nalpala, Honduras, to Gilman.
dega. Nicaragua, which will be the per.
manent seat of government.
At Kwellu, West Africa. 10 murderer:
of American missionaries were hanged
Advices say the duke of Cumberland
has reasserted his claim to the thrones
OF Hanover and Brunswick.
Advices from Berlin say the German
imperial party will not land at any
Spanish port.
The new governor general of Canada
Lord Mimic, took the oath of Office in
Quebec.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States and Canada the
fire loss for the month of October
shows total of $3.50 400, against SILL
3s7,500 in October, 1897.
Latest returns from the state, cleo
tons indicate that the republicans will
have majority of 10 in the next house
CT representatives and a majority of 1e
in the senate. In New York Theo.
dore Roosevelt was elected governor
by about 10000 plurality. Other states
elected republican governors as fol-
lows: Connecticut, California, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Michigan.
Wisconsin, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, Nevada, Nebraska (doubtfuD
North Dakota, Kansas and Wyoming
The democrats elected governors in
colorado, Texas, Tennessee, South Caro-.
lima, South Dakota and Minnesota. On
minor state offices Indiana, Illinois.
Iowa, Ohio, Rhode Island, Delaware.
Washington, New Mexico and West Vir.
ginia went republican and the demo
Gratis were successful in Missouri, Mon
tana, Utah, Georgia., North Carolina.
A1dDdIud, AIhdu-
sas, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi mad
Virginia.
The November crop report of the ag-
ricultural department estimates the
total cotton crop at 100000 bales
and the corn crop at 1927, 000, 900 bush
els.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Gen.
eral Bristow in his annual report for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1898.
shows there were 1850 post offices in
the United States. an increase during
the year of 2,54s.
There was a reduction of $113,000.-
900 in imports and an increase of $685.
100000 in exports in the nine months
ended September 30 last.
During the last fiscal year the total
number of immigrants who arrived in
the United States was 100000, a de-
crease as compared with the fiscal year
1897, of 1888. Of the whole number
1875 we're males and 93,254 females.
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New York, Nov. 10.-Corrected returns
received up TO midnight show: Roosevelt
plurality, all outside Of Grea,er New York,
lU,73& Van Wyck'1 pluFaIitieS In Albany,
Chemung, CIinton, Erie, Rensselaer, and
SchohaEie counties and Greater New York.
u. 40. RooseveIt's plurality, n rs
seems to have surprised even the demo-
Gratis themselves. Nineteen Of their czndi-
dates were elected, the republicans getting
but Is. In the present house the New York
delegation stands ~ republicans to dem
ocrats. In the Greater New York all the
democratic candidates were elected
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Columbus, o., Nov. 1a-UnoffciaI returns
from all but one county make the plurality
5000. The Third and Seventh congress
si0naf districts are still In doubt, but Il
is believed that the republicans elect
Weaver in the Seventh and the democrats
reeiect Bremen in the Third, which leaves
the Ohio list of congressman Is republic
ans to democrats.
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st. Louis, Nov. 10.-At midnight It IS
conceded by the republicans that John
Dougherty (dem) has been elected In the
Third congressional district, James Cooney
DENY in the Seventh congressional dis
trict and Edward 8. Robb (dem) in the
Thirteenth congressional district. There
Is still some doubt about the Fourteenth
district. George N. Miley frep.G, In that
district, does not concede his defeat by the
election Of w. D. Vandfver fdeml The
general belief Of the republicans is how
ever, that Vandfver II elected. This being
true, the democrats have elected Il con-
greSSmen and the republicans three.
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ReDAUIv0Af3,

Ph1ladeIphfa, Nov. 1.-THE deIeG2tf0n
from Pennsylvania In the next congress
will comprise n republicans and nine DEM
0cratS. a democratic gain Of six. The pres
ent delegation Is comp0Sed OF "a repub-
licans and three democrats. The districts
gained by the democrats are the Eighth,
Twelfth, Thirteenth. Seventeenth TWEEN
ty-seventh and Twenty-ei9hth
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pleted show that the republicans have
elected practically al their county ticket
In Cook by pIuraIfties ranging from 5000
to 1900 Whtttemore, republican nominee
for state treasurer, is elected by IS. go ma
3ortty In the whole state, but loses Chicago
by 1000 The country towns give him $3.50
about 1000. The congressional returns
show the election Of republican congress
men from the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Eight
zenith. Twenry-first and the Twensy-sec-
ond, While the democrats get the Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
Nineteenth and the Twentieth, a net gain
OF three and possibly six for the demo
cfAf2
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W. Va. Court of Appeals.

The following cases from this Cir
cult were presented and submitted
to the court on last Saturday Mil
Ter vs.. Wisner, from Berkeley ;
Hostler VS.. Malonv, from Jefferson
county; Nolpert vs.. New Assurance
Company, same county; Bank of
Berkeley vs. G. S. Green's Admir-,
from Morgan county, and the fol-
lowing action was taken in these
cases: Lambert vs. Nicklas, from
Berkeley county, appeal and super
sedas allowed ; bond 500. Myers
VS.. Miller and others, from Berkeley
county, rehearing allowed. The
court ordered the following amend.
ment to one of it's rules 1.-TWO and
one-half hours only, excepting by
lease Of the court, first had and OBJ.
tanned for good cause shown, shall
be allowed for the argument of a
case, to-wit: "One hour for the APP
pellant to open, one hour for the ap-
pellee to reply and one-half hour for
the appellant to close. Counsel are
admonished that it is wholly unnec-
essary for them to repeat orally the
arguments contained in their print
ed briefs, as the court reads and
considers such BRIEFS" 1t was or
dered that a special term of the
court be held, to begin March 16,
1898. The court then adjourned
till the first day of the special term.
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Real Estate Notes.

The following real estate has been
recently transferred Christian Sto.
ker to Caskey Bros, property on
East Burke street for the coAsidera.
ton of 1910. A. P. DeCamp and
wife to Annie G. Daily, 8 lots in
Morrow's addition, for the consid.
Grafton of S3,250. George M. Bow.
ers to Catherine Brindle, a lot on
the M. nj. M. & |. Cos addition, for
the consideration of 500. Robert
Thornbnrg to Lottie V. Walker, a
lot on the M. M. M. & /. Co.'S addi-
ton, for the consideration of $75.
Jas. S. Hess and wife to Alonza
Hockenbery, 3 lots in North Mar
tinsburg for the consideration of
5000. Weller Bros. have purchased
the vacant lot adjoining S. S. Eel.
ker's store on King street and will
erect fine building which will be
occupied by them as butcher
shop.
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A Superb Company.


The entertainment given in the
Central Opera House on Monday
night, by the Boston Stars, was one
of the finest of its kind ever given
before Martinsburg audience. The
company is good one, individually
and collectively. The company con,
sists of Miss Garritz, violinist, Miss
Hill, vocalist, Miss Brewer, elocu-
zionist, and Mr.. Hill, humorist. Miss
Garritz is the finest female violinist
that has ever been here, and the
others are all first class artists. The
audience though not large, was very
appreciative, and the company was
liberal with encores. Those who
failed to hear them, missed rare
treat
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Almanac and Encyclopedia.

We have received from the pro-
prietors a copy of the Washington
Post Almanac and Encyclopedias. 1t
has been well and ably edited and
compiled by experienced experts
and statisticians and covers multi
tude of subjects of every day use.
1t is brimful of valuable informa-
ton of Incompatible service in the
Office, counting room, on the farm or
at home, in fact it is compendium
of information, always ready as a
guide and helper to faulty mem.
DRY or supply house of knowledge
for inquiring minds. Thorough and
reliable we commend it to our read
ers. For sale at news stores, at %
ents per copy, or address Washing
ton Post Co., Washington, D. G.
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A Bold Robbery.

About two o'clock on Friday
afternoon q stranger entered the
residence of Mrs. John Peterman's
on South Queen street. The mem.
bers of the family were in the rear
part of the house and did not hear
him. He walked boldly upstairs in
to one of the bed rooms and pro.
ceeded to exchange some of his old
clothes for new. The family hear
ing noise and suspecting that some
one was in the house called for as
sistance. Mr.. Barney Van Metre, a
neighbor, and his brother, Scott,
came, and the stranger fed to the
garrett where he was soon captured.
During the chase Mr.. Van Metre
fell through the ceiling. Officer
Snyder arrived and arrested the fel.
low. He gave his name as James
Collins, of Wilkesbarre, Pc. He
was given hearing before Squire
Martin, who held him under $500
bond for court.
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Special Meeting of City Council.

A special meeting of the City
Council was held at the City Hall on
Tuesday evening. The principal
item of business was the discussion
of the lighting of the city. The city
is now lighted with twenty arc
lights snd thirty incandescent
lights. The lights that the city
now has cost $3.50 per month, $3.50
Of this is for the incandescent lights.
1t is understood that by doing away
with the incandescent, and substi.
tuting all arc lights that it will only
cost about $40 more, and will give
the city much better light. The
matter was put in the hands of the
city attorney for Investigation and
he will report to later meeting OF
the Council. Permission was grant
ed the Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company to lay side track across
Race street to the property OF the
Evans-Shsffer Grocer Company.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated
for the widening of Boyd avenue
We are glad to note this improve
ment, as it will greatly improve tina,
portion of our city, and in time te
come will be one of the prettiest in
Martinsburg. A street crossing wss
ordered laid on Queen street be,
tween the Lutheran Church and
Blonde's corner.
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Deaths Doing.

Aunt Louisa Peterson, a we'll
known colored woman died at her
home in this county, Jan. Goth, aged
67 years.
The little six-year-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shipe, of near
Darkesville, died at their home on
Wednesday. The funeral took place
on Friday.
Aunt Marilla Branson died at her
home near Darkesville, last week.
She was aged 80 years, end was bur-
led in the Presbyterian graveyard
at that place.
Mr.. Malcolm Bowers died at his
home near Clearbrook, Va, last
Tuesday, aged IS years. He was q
son of the late Adam Bowers, who
was reared at Gerardstown.
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Attempted to Kill His Wife.

On last Thursday, James Thomp-
son, colored, threatened to kill his
wife at his home in Charles Town.
He shot at her three times, but as
he is a poor marksman, none of the
shots took effect. Thompson how
ever thought that it would be best
to make himself scarce and left the
town. The authorities here were
notified of the facts and learned that
the man had been working at the
qaarries in this city. Officers Hol-
lis and Russler arrested him on
Saturday evening. He was placed
in Jail, the authorities of Charles
Town notified, and on Sunday Of
ficer j. A. Mathena, of that place,
arrived here and returned on train
No. 6 with the prisoner.
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NO DEBTS.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
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March Number.

In the March Number of Nc
Cures, Herbert E. Hamblcn will
relate the story OF bis own exper-
fence as freight engineer, That
the story will abound in interesting
and strange adventure We may safe
ly infer from the account he has al
ready given in Nc Clure's of his ex-
perience as fireman and brake
man. The paper will be illustrated
with drawings from life by w. D.
Stevens.
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Mid-wlnter Excursions to washington.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
has made arrangements for series
of popular mid-winter excursions to
Washington, at one fare for the
ronnd trip, allowing ten day limit
on ticket including date of sale.
These excursions will be run on
Thursday, January 9th; Thursday,
February 10th ; Thursday, February
Oath Thursday, March Gath. Tick
cts will be good going on regular
trains of these dates and good to re-
turn on regular trains within ten
days, including date OF sale. Do
not miss these splendid opportuni.
ties to visit the National Capital
during the session OF Congress.
Call on G.. W. Santman, Agent, B.
& 0. R. r., for full information.
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Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Fred.
erickstown, Mo-, was troubled with
chronic diarrhoea for over thirty
years. Ha had become fully salts.
fed that it was only question of a
short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by
some of the best physicians in Eu-
rope and America but got no perma-
nent relief. One day he picked up
a!newspaper and CHANGED to read an
advertisement of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. He got bottle of it, the first
dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. For sale by L. G..
Matthaei, Druggist.
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A Former Resident Dead.

Mr.. Christian E. Geisendrof died
at his home in Indianapolis, Ind.
He was born at Frederick, May IA.
1914, and at an early age came TO
Martinsburg, where he learned the
wooden manufacturing business.
This business he continued in the
West Tor nearly fifty years in In
dianapolis. In 1868 be was married
in Baltimore to Miss Elizabeth Will
liams, who died in 1886.
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Sernaded by the City Band.


On Monday evening the City Band
marched to the home of Hon. Geo.
Nj. Bowers, on West King street,
whose nomination to be Commits
sioner Of Fish and Fisheries was
confirmed by the Senate on that day,
where he was rendered choice SER
enade After the band had finished
their selections, Mr.. Bowers made a
very neat and pretty speech to. the
band, in which he thanked them for
thus honoring him, and concluded
by matching them to Mr.. @. D. Mat
thaei's oyster parlors, where he
stood treat. 1t is needless to say
that the occasion was hugely enjoy
ed bV all,
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SMALLPOX Raging in Border Counties.
POINT PLEASANT, ". VA, !
F.br,,,rx II 1904 [

POINT PLEASANT, ". VA,
February IA, 1894
The following letter from DIR. j.
H. Hare, of BlueGeld, President of
the local Board of Health of Mercer
county, W. Va, bearing date OF
February Cd, 1898, to the effect that
smallpox was prevailing to a fearful
extent in Virginia, was received by
DR.. Bartee, of Point Pleasant, and
the following telegram was sent:
To DR.. J. A. IRVING,
Sec'y State Board of Health.
Richmond, "a:
What counties in Virginia have
you small pox? Answer.
A. r. BARBEE, M. D.,
Sec'y of State B. of FL. of W. Va
In few hours the following was
received :
RICHMOND, Feb. 8, 1898.
DR.. A. r. BARBEE, ofifi
Dec y ptUso Do0FO ~ HeUth,
Point Pleasant, W. Ta.:
Smallpox now in Wise, Dicken-
son and Scott counties. Likely to
spread. No cities yet infected.
J. A. IRVING, NJ. D.,
Sec'y State B. of H. of Virginia.
Up to this date, February 14th,
1898, DR.. j. H. Hare, the very eff
cient health officer of Mercer coun-
ty, has quarantined against the
counties in Virginia where small. box
is prevailing, and has a competent
physician to inspect trains before
coming into our state. DIR. Hare is
sustained in his good efforts to pro.
tect the state from the most loath-
some disease, smallpox, by the no
less efficient and vigilant memb Der of
the State Board of Health, DR.. G..
w. Spangler, of Peterstown, W. Va,
as well as the entire members of the
State Board of Health and the citi.
zens generally of West Virginia.
A. R. BARBEE, M. D.,
Sec'y State B. of H. of w. Va. :
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Slight Fire.


An alarm of FIRE was turned in
from the First Ward on Wednesday
morning ct ll30 O'Clock, and the
Changing of the fire bell drew nearly
half the population from their homes
and places of business. A terrific
wind was blowing and everybody
was anxious to learn the extent OF
the confagration. The fire was at
the residence of Mr.. Joseph West,
on East John street, and originated
from a defective chimney, and was
discovered before 1t had gained much
Roadway. Neighbors succeeded in
extinguishing the flames before the
Firemen arrives. The damage was
slight.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-02-19

A few months ago, Mr.. Bryon
Every. of Woodstock, Mich, was
badly afflicted with rheumatism. His
right leg was swollen the full length,
causing him great suffering. He
was advised to try Chamberlain
Pain Balm. The first bottle of it
helped him considerably and the Sec
ond bottle effected a cure. The %
and so cent sizes are for sale by L.
G. Matthaei, Druggist.
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New Firm.

Messrs. George Phillips and Sam
uel Forney have formed partner.
ship for the purpose Of carrying on
the business Of merchant tailoring.
They succeed Mr.. VIM. Phillips, who
died short time ago. They will
conduct the business at the old staEd
and are deserving of the public's
patronage.
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School Board Meeting.

The Board of Education held
their regular monthly meeting at the
Second Ward building on Monday
night, with President Wolfes in the
chair. Very little business was
transacted except the paying of q
number of bills. Several scholars
who bad been expelled from the
High School applied for reinstate-
ment, but as it was the second Of
tense the applications were not con-
sidered.
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"The Tornado"

The above play was presented at
the Central Opera House, on We'd
nesday evening last, and was wit.
messed by large and appreciative
audience. 1t is one of Lincoln J :.
Carriers superb scenic productions,
and was one Of the best attractions
presented here this season. The
tornado in the first act and the
steamboat collision in the third act,
are wonderful pieces of stage real
ism. The company is strong ana
the play was indeed a good one,
pleasing all who witnessed it.