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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-20
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-20
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption.
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
scientist Makes - Free Offer 10 Our
Readers.

The distinguished New York chemist.
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and weakness. loss of flesh, and all con-
dltions OF wasting away, will send
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to donate trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily developes new wonders.
and this great chemist, patiently ex-
perlmentIng for years. has produced
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be claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and con
sumption are durable in any climate is
prov y by heartfelt letters of graft
tude, filed In American and European
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Medical experts concede that bron-
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Consumption, which uninterrupted,
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-20
A Notable Composition.

Somebody has asked for the famous
boys composition, entitled; 1.-The
Cow" This is said to be a true copy
This story is about cows The
COW is an animal with four legs on
the underside. The tail is longer
than the two legs, but it is not used
to stand on. The COW kills flies with
her tail. A COW has big ears that wig
giles on hinges; so does her tail. The
COW is bigger than the calf, but not so
big as an elephant. She is made so
sSmall that she can go into the barn
when nobody is looking. Some cows
are black and some hook A dog was
hooked once. She tossed the dog that
worried the cat that killed the rat.
Black cows give white milk; so do
Others. Milkmen sell milk to buy
their wives dresses, which they put
water in and chalk. Cows chew cuds
and each COW finds their own chew.
That is all there is about COWS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-20
THE WAR IN BRIEF.
Three days.


Events have moved rapidly during
the past month, more rapidly than at
any time in American history. Vic
tory has, followed victory so rapidly
that it is necessary to recall the lead
ing occurrences to realize fully what
has been done since the destruction
of our warship at Havana. Here is a
brief recapitulation:
Feb. I5-Maine blown up.
Feb. I7-Court of Inquiry appoint
ed.
March $50, 900, 900 bill for ma
tional defense introduced in House.
March 8-9-Bill passed House and
Senate.
March 2S-Report of Board of In
quiry sent to Congress.
April Consul General Lee re-
called.
April 1I-President Mckinley asks
authority to intervene in Cuba
April 2o-Ultimatum sent TO Spain.
April 2I-Spain sends passports to
Minister Woodtord
April 22-War was begun by a
blockade of the ports of Cuba. First
prize captured by the Nashville.
April 2s-The President calls for
I25 900 volunteers.
April 25-State Of war declared to
have existed since the 2Ist.
April 27-Admiral Sampson bonn
bards Mantanzas.
May I-Commodore Dewey sinks
the Spanish fleet at Manila.
May II-First American blood shed
at Cardenas.
May 12-Admiral Sampson bonn
bards San Juan.
May 1o--Cervera' squadron ar
rives at Santiago.
May 25-Second call for volunteers
First Manila expedition starts.
May 3I-Forts at the entrance of
Santiago 'harbor bombarded.
June 5-Merrimac sunk in the har-
Dor Of Santiago.
June Caimanera bombarded.
June II-Four Americans killed
near Guantanamo in first land fight OF
the war.
June I4-Gen. Skaters army sails
for Santiago.
June 24-Fight OF the Rough Riders
at La Quasina
July Spanish outworks at San
tiago carried by assault.
July 3-Cervera' S feet destroyed in
his dash from Santiago harbor.
July I4-Gen. Toral surrendered
Santiago, the eastern end of the Island
and 20, 900 Spanish soldiers.
July 26-First landing of U. S. sol
diers on Porto Rico soil
August 6-Spain reported to have
asked for terms of peace.
August I2--Terms of peace signed
and the war comes to an end.
This is a wonderful record to make
in ia days, since the beginning of
hostilities. Considered in connection
with the unpreparedness of the coun-
try for war, il is a record no intelli-
gent person could have anticipated.
With the lessons learned in this war
as to the need of keeping larger and
better equipped army and navy ade-
quate to the needs Of the country, and
the demonstration given of the war
like spirit OF the nation, there is little
probability that any foreign power
will have the temerity to attack us.
So much for making the war short,
sharp and decisive.
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THE WHOLE THING IN A NUTSHELL.
Cuba.

Al. 220 square miles.
100 miles.
IS to 1870 miles
Trayersed lengthwise by mountains;
coast belt low, level and swampy.
Extremely fertile; large forest area.
Hotter on coast than interior; occasional
ice, but snow unknown.
n degrees.
May to August.
Tobacco, sugar, cotton, coffee, rice
maize, fruits.
Wealth of ,gneiss, limestone, mar
bic, copper, coal, silver, iron all prac-
tically undeveloped.
Agriculture, grazing, timber cutting.
Value, $s0,00OOoO Ito L. 5 in 1898.
Approximately $4,000, 900 in 1892.
1850 vessels cleared principal port il
1892 approximately.
Before current rebellion, about 60O.
Before current rebellion, about 1000.
See "Cities."
p93-'94) Over S20,000,0O0 lin taxesl,
War expenses, $12O,OOO,OoO annually.
1852 900.
One-third negroes balance white, Span
'iards and native Cubans predominant.
763 per cent of people illiterate.
Havana, $50, 900.
Matanzas, $1,000
Santiago, $4,000; Cienfuegos, $4,000
Porto Principe, AZ 900; Cardenas, $4,000
General Ramon Blanco.
1892 Colonized 1911.
1901 navigable tthe Cautol.
Pico de Turguino, 1870 feet high.
Many reptiles, few wild beasts.
A little of everything benificent.
Three days.
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PhiIlppines.
114.s2e square miles.

l14,s2e square miles.
200 islands, Luzon largest.) Volcanic
origin.
Very fertile; vegetable growth often 81.
gantic
November TO March fresh aud COOL
March to June stiiiing heat.
70 degrees.
July TO October.
Hemp, sugar, coffee, tobacco, indig o,
teak, ebony, cedar, fruits. spices.
Gold, coal, iron, copper, sulphur, YER
million.
Agriculture, mining, grazing.
COO S22 100000.
900 $l2oOOOOO
r95) 304 vessels cleared principal ports
7sO.
20.
Manila, Cayite, Iloilo.
cos SIS, $50, 1870 (estimated).
r95) S15 2sO, 1870 testimatedl.
100000
Malays, Chinese, savage tribes, compare
lively few Spaniards.
OF no importance.
Manila, 800 600.
Manila.
See seaports.
General August,
1860 Spanish rule acknowledged 1929.
Very few, all small.
Mayor, Buhayan, (volcanoes).
Domestic and burden animals abundant,
no wild animals,
Volcanic eruptions, typhoons, etc.
Freedom from heavy taxation, schools,
roads, harbors.
Twenty-Five days. Denver News.
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In Danbury, Conn, the other day
a boy aged II eloped with giddy
miss of 6S. This shows what the un.
reasonable opposition of parents will
do.
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Porto Rlco.

3,690 square miles.
los miles.
81 miles
Mountains in centre; narrow, level belt
on coast.
Extremely fertile.
Hot, but not unhealthy, northern low
lands, superabundanee of moisture;
south suffers from drouth
"a degrees.
September to March.
Sugar, molasses, coffee, tobacco, cotton,
rice, yams, plantains.
Gold, copper, coal, salt--not developed.
Grazing, agriculture.
Sugar, coffee, molasses, tobacco;C 96l$l6,-
100000 To Spain alone e95)S6Oo0, COO
From Spain '95) $9,o00,o0O.
cos I or vessels and 100000 tons en-
tered ports.
470.
1877; 40 projected
San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez, Maquabo.
c94i95) 5,454,95S pesos
p94'95) 1905 ,667 pesos.
Over 100000.
one-half white, one.third creoles, bal
ance negroes.
Little cared for.
San Juan, "a 1000
Ponce, 10000
Mayaguez, e70O0; Maquabo, $4,000.
General Macias.
1900 streams; 4Tnsvigable,
Ell Yunke, 1858 feet high.
Wild beasts unknown; infested with rats,
centipedes, mosquitoes.
Hurricanes, high winds.
Good roads and bridges.
Five days.
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For Sale. Forty barrels of Berke-
ley county pure Sweet Apple Cider
and Vinegar. w. H. RoUARK. /.
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Our New Possessions.


Area ---------------------
i~She III - - = ---- $500 -
Wldth.---------- ------------ 1850
Topography ------------------
Characterof the soil ------------ .-----
Climate.
Mean temperature -----------------
Products $780,
Minerals.
Fxnorts
shining
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-05-10
Brought Before
Higher Court

families who had refugeed from Dump
creek, in Russell county, Virginia, came
into that section and endeavored to appro-
PIRATE it for their own use. Dan Cunning
ham tells the story of his brothers murder
and the facts leading up to it graphically;
an the first place." said he, "my father
was one of the first settlers in Jackson coun-
ty. He built n shanty near Kentuck, and
went back to the Ohio river after his family.
While he was gone this gang took charge of
the house he built He tried to get them
out and he could not do it, so he tore the
house down over their heads He then
went to work and built large log house
near Kentuck.
''My father patented 1888 acres of land
known as part of the Bruen tract This
crowd seemed to take ofiense. 1t wasn't but
short time before this Bruen company sent
Abel Sinnett, who now lives near Charles
ton, to make some surveys. This crowd
planned to kill him as he was coming out of
what is known as Halfway House. My
father warned Sinnett, and he made his es-
cape.
Shortly afterwards they met at an out
building on my fathers land to organize a
Consolidated Band such as they had down
in Old Virginia, and wanted my father to
join, but he refused, and right there the
trouble began between him and the crowd
ION election day-Lincoln was being
voted for-this crowd came TO the polls and
said that my father and none of his crowd
should vote. A fight ensred in which Frank
Skeens struck John Bumgardner, now at
Sissonville, over the head with a club and
laid him out for long tire. The next day K.
Skeens, brother of Hanks and father of the
boys who were hung in Dickinson county,
Virginia, several days ago, for the murder
of the Sheriff, attacked my brother Nathan
in his garden. He came after him with a
knife, but Matt had his gun and shot him
across the back and ran to the house. Skeens
followed and they had a terrible fight.
Skeens was much older and more powerful
than my brother. The next day Skeens and
a party of about twenty attacked our house,
after that my father formed Co. +, State
troops, in which Nathan volunteered. On
January IL, 1862, my father died. Nathan
came home on. furlough, and this gang or
ganized a squad of Is or 20 men and shot
him through the body, but he made his es-
cape and came over to the old home place
and recovered. This gang began to rob and
plumber dwellings in the neghborhood with
out respect tn person or party.
"After the war Nathan was elected JUS
tice of the Peace, and this gang got to vio-
lating the law so strong in that section that
he was appointed Deputy U. s. Marshal, I'M
der Maj. Hedgeman Slack. On the 10th of
August, 1877 as he was on his way home
from this city, passing up Second creek,
near Advent PostofFice, he was fred upon
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regular meetings every week at one or the
other of these places, but made Kentuck
headquarters They had two oaths; one
they posted upon the outside, the other, the
black oath, was strckly private. They kept
that up until October Is, 1897 During
that time arrangements were made to assas-
sinate Robert and George III. Duff and my
self and Others whom they considered their
enemies.
vote was taken as to whether it should
all be done in one night, but the scheme was
defeated by two or three votes, there being
number OF good citizens who had gone i'm
not knowing the object of the organization.
These withdrew at once and notified me Of
the plans against my life, and wanted me to
leave the community, as the gang was deter
mined to kill me and this was the only way
murder could be prevented. / did not paw
much attention to it,"
This was the situation in 1887: On the
18th of October of that year, some one arm
ed with Winchester, shot through the win
dow of the residence of Rev. r. p. RYAN
killing him. Circumstances indicate that
this was the work of the gang, but the latter
endeavored to throw the guilt on the Duff
boys and Cunningham, having it in for
them. Procuring rope, they congregated
at Prices store and went down to George
Duf's some fifteen or twenty strong George
was standing in the door of his house and
was shot through the abdomen. He died
twenty-four hours later.
Chester Coon was in the house at the time
He fought the gang off single handed,
wounding several of them; but finally he was
forced to surrender. The gang took him
and went down to Robert Duff's house
Him they also took prisoner and one Perry
Drake. These three men they carried over
into Roane county. A squad took Robert
Duff to David Cox's and another squad took
Chester Coon and Perry Drake to Joe Cooks
house. All hands met half way between the
two houses, near the school house 1t was
decided to release Drake, since he had mar
ried into the gang, but the death of the 9th
ers was fixed upon. At 9 o'clock commit
tee, of which Wade Counts was said to be
member, took Coon from his guard, bucked
and gagged him, and took him out and hang
ed him to a tree. The same committee
dragged Robert Duff from his wife's arms,
took him to the school house, where one of
the committee cut his throat from ear to ear
This crime is also charged to the credit of
Wade Counts. These are some ofthe crimes
which this man, stricken down by avenging
lightning from heaven, is said to have par
ticipated in. Practically no effort was ever
made to bring him or his confederates to
justice, and what effort was made failed.
Plans, however, we're on foot for his capture
and trial and had he lived he might have
heen tried and convicted. Providence adopt
ed a speedier plan and Wade Counts, ere
this, has had justice meted out to him by
higher court.-Parkersburg News, Aug. 9Th.
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The story Of the Death Of Wade Counts.
had Been Before O.
Story Of Some
@
He had Been

When the silent lightning of heaven shot
ont from the clouds and struck down Wade
Counts and his son, last Friday, who shall
say that outraged justice has been avenged
and that the Almighty did not take this
method of exercising the law which so long
had been useless and powerless against the
gang of murderers that has infested the
southwest corner of Roane county for so
many years.
The two men were going from Clay coun-
~ to their home in Kentucky, and stopped
on ridge between Green and Rock creeks,
in Roane county, not far above Kettle post
office, during a terrible thunder Storm
Their fearfully disfgured bodies were found
Sunday by girl, Kate Ray, who reported
her gastly discovery to Squire A. J. Shaver,
who held an inquest Monday. Every bone
in Wade Counts body was broken, but there
was no abrasion of the skin, except where
the deadly bolt entered his head as it Jump
cd from the tree down which it ran. Both
bodies were disfigured almost past recogni-
zion. The fowls of the air had eaten out
The eyes of the dead men and the bodies
were otherwise horribly mutilated.
The death of Wade Counts recalls long
list of crimes with which his name was con-
nected but none of which were ever proven
against him because of some peculiar laxity
of the laws in that section. A partial list of
these murders, which human law never vet
avenged, is as follows:
Nathan Cunningham, brother of ID. W.
Cunningham, of this city, says the Charles
ton G azette, shot and beat to death on Sec
ond creek, August 10, 1877. Arrested, but
no indictment
Rev. r. p Ryan shot in his own house by
some one on the outside on October 10, 1887
No arrests
George II. Duff, shot through the body
as he was standing in his own door nea,
Prices store, in October, 1887, died twenty
four hours later. No arrests
Chester Cook, hanged to a tree near Cox's
in Roanc county, the next day. No arrests
Robert Duff throat cut, at the same place
and in the same night. No arrests.
Peter NJ. Cook, shot and killed on tn,
public highway, while going to court at
Spencer in 1888. No arrests.
Tom Duskins, shot while at work in hi.
field, and brains beaten out. This was in
1890. No arrests
VIM. Moore, ST., beaten to death in a
church yard in 1892, in the presence of al
least one hundred people. No arrests.
Betty Nutter's baby drowned in 1895
Ounce Shafier arrested Case still pend.
ing.
Two other babies murdered. Their bod
les found, but the murderers at large.
This is positive record of the crimes that
have been laid at the door of Wade Counts
and the gang with which he was always as.
ISOLATED more or less intimately.
In the early days of the settlement OF
Roane and Jackson counties, number OF
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from ambush. One ball struck him in the
were shot off of the hand he was driving
with. AS soon as he was shot he jumped
down to the side of the road to where the
gang was concealed. His little boy Joe was
with him. He said, Joe, go home and tell
your mother that Wade Counts has killed
me-" and turning to Counts he said: Wade
Counts you have killed me, but don't kill
my boy" He then crawled about hundred
yards to the creek. Two men of the crowd,
the boy said they were Price Keens and
caught him and held his arms behind him
while the other beat him in the face with
his gun. They took stones and beat his
head into the sand. The boy goes on down
to Andy Hammonds, a mile below, and
ports to Hammonds that they had murdered
his father. Instead of Hammonds going
back there, he goes around and notifies his
clique, keeping the boy with him all the
time. About an hour aiterward he arrived
at the scene with his crowd.
an the meantime Nathan had partially
recovered His oldest girl Elizabeth, who
was going on visit to her aunt happened
to come by and found him. But the gang
had gathered there before she came. Ma
than asked them to take him out of the
place where he was lying and give him some
water, but they wouldn't do it, and they
wouldn't let her do it, So he lay in that
condition three hours before he died.
"The gang was arrested but no effort was
made to prosecute them and they were dis
missed by the justice. They all proved ali
alibi. There was no politics in it. After
this they began violating the laws again,
dstilling and selling whisky. Young Robt.
Duff, who lived in the nest of them, reported
what was going on, and Jim Mehen, of Par
kersburg, was sent down there. He Destroy
ed several of the stills and sent one of the
gang to the penitentiary. Wade Counts was
arrested number of times but nothing
could be proven against him.
81 was appointed Deputy Marshal under
Yves. Atkinson's administration, and with
Robert Duff to assist me, tore up two of
their stills in that section. In 1897 as was
going home from Sunday School in Ken
tuck, saw smoke arising from a deep hol-
low near Kentuck. | went down and found
a still in active operation and saw Winfield
Kiser-the same fellow who had served a
term in the penitentiary- work | came
to Charleston next day and reported to U.
S. District Attorney General Watts. War
rants were issued for Kiser and others. l
took them and went back followed by Dep
uty Marshal Van Buren,, who came in time
to help capture and destroy still and outfit.
We arrested Winfield Kiser and others.
Right then this crowd commenced organic
ing a consolidated band.
They had password and five places of
meeting-Kentuck, Peasants Run, Highly,
near Flatrock and Countsville They had
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for County Superintendent Of Free schools
Of said county. subject to such method as
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tnrs in New Orleans. besides hall
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1 need ono uux. &C. n"- csc ,'.'' &C. &C.
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camille business at Liberty Hill, Na.
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All kinds Saddles, Brides, Girths'
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ranuta.t.iOn as Price u
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liver troubles. G.. >. SMITH.
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Thousands are Trying It.

In order to prove the great merit Of
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for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-.
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Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
1 suffered from catarrh Of the worst kind
ever since boy, and l never hoped for
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even that. Many acquaintances have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm ia the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
80 cents. At druggists or by mail.
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( W. W. Robertson, formerly publisher
of the Chehalis Nugget, passed through
the city on his way to Spokane Sunday,
and stopped over to take look at US,
this being his first visit. He made
THE,HERALD pleasant call. -
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The Northern Pacific Railway Com
ANY, fortunately for the travelling public,
las issued thousand-mile tickets for $50
these tickets are good on the main line
4 the Northern Pacific and the Northern
Pacific steamships; the Washington x
Columbia River railroad; the Seattle *
lake Shore and the Spokane & Northern
ailroads. This is the first time this con-
ession has been made W est of Fargo, N.
D.. and travellers will be grateful there
or. Tickets are now on sale at the local
,ffice by Agent Hunter. 45-tf