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SAUNDERS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.
Clsw Secured Through Package OF Con-
science Money.

Clsw Secured Through Package OF Con-
science Money.
A mysterious package containing
50, 700 was received less than a month
ago by the Southern Express company
in Atlanta, Ga.
Tuesday morning Lucius L. Saun-
ders, native Of Winder, Ca, and for
many years in the United States rail-
way mail service, reached the city un-
der arrest.
Saunders is accused OF stealing
$4,000 from the Southern Express
Company on January 10th of last
year. The money was in transit from
one bank to another--from the Bank
Of Winder to the Lowry Banking
Company, Of Atlanta. 1t is thought
that Saunders, weary Of the stolen
burden, sent the money to the com.
pany to ease his conscience.
The announcement of Saunders
arrest on the charge of robbery created
O sensation throughout Georgia, as he
is we'll known aud we'll connected.
In addition to this. the arrest will
bring hardly less than Joy to the heart
Of A. I. Butts, Jr., Of Milledgeville,
Ga, who was under the shadow OF the
crime for some time.
Butts was an express messenger at
the time of the robbery. He was run
ming on q Gainesville. Jefferson and
Southern road train, and it was while
he was absent from his car in Social
Circle that the robbery occurred. His
mother, a widow, brooded so over the
position in which her son had been
placed by the affair that she lost her
mind and Is now at Milledgeville in
the asylum.
Throughout the story is full Of I'M.
usual interest.
1t was on the forenoon OF the day
OF the robbery that Southern Express
Messenger Butts reached Social Circle
via the Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern. He had In his safe four
packages, containing $1,000 each,
from the Bank of Winder to the
Lowry Banking company. Leaving
the express car for few moments in
order to have talk with the station
master, he returned to find that the
safe had been rifed and the money
taken.
Messenger Butts, who is quite young
and comparatively inexperienced, had
only Just entered the service Of the
company. He enjoyed the fullest con-
fdence Of his employers. He was un'
able to account for the disappearance
of the packages except upon the theory
that he had neglected to lock his safe
and that in his absence some one pur'
Joined them.
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MICHIGAN FOR SAMOA.
Presence Of Battleship Necessary to 70
Respect of Islanders.

Presence Of Battieship Necessary to Force
Respect of Islanders.
The American flag will soon be dis.
played in Samoan waters by man-of-
war, says the New York Herald's
Washington correspondent. The yes
sci will be the Mohican, which has
been converted into a training ship.
Since the arrival in Washington of
Former Consul General Churchill the
president and Assistant Secretary of
State Day have become convinced that
American interests require that an
American wsrship visit Samoa. Mr..
Churchill has told them that the
natives have no respect for the Am
erican government because it has
never sent q man-of-war to support
any steps for the protection Of Amer
lean interests which its representative
in Apia make take.
Mr.. Churchill reported an insult
paid to an American from Arizona who
has established q mission near Apis.
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FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
Five Lives Reported Lost. and q Number
of Injured May Die.

Five Lives Reported Lost, and Number
of Injured May Die.
The Alvord house, one of the old
landmarks of Gloversville, N. Y, as
we'll as the largest hotel in Fulton
county, was burned to the ground at
an early hour Tuesday morning.
Five lives are known to have been
lost in the fire, while of great number
injured some may die.
The fire started on the ground floor
and shot up through the upper stories
with lightning-like speed, the broad
stairs and Railways furnishing great
fues which carried the flames upward.
Almost Immediately after the flames
were discovered the alarm was sound
ed through the house and the big
hotel was soon the scene of the wild
est confusion. There was wild
scramble on the part Of the guests to
escape from the building with their
personal property, but many were
forced to fee without saving anything.
A few Of the guests made their es-
cape by the stairway, but the smoke
soon cut off this retreat. The next
resort of the imprisoned people was
the windows.
The guests who were thus entrspped
did not long hesitate to take the risk
OF jumping, though some were res
cued from their perilous positions by
the firemen. Others leaped from the
windows, several being more or less
ininrad
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A TILT WITH TILLMAN.
south Carolina Senator Makes Hawaiian
Debate Lively.

A Washington special saws: De.
cloediy the most interesting part OF
the senate executive session Wednes.
Gay was when the Hawaiian aune1a.
ton treaty was being discussed. and
Senator lillman took part in the de.
bate. 'e "e'
Inc South Carolina senator referred
10 the recent Hawaiian revolution md
to what be termed the effort of the re.
publican party to establish q govern.
ment III the interest OF the white peo.
pie In the islands when they number.
ed only one out Of thirty of the inhab-
itants, and in this connection referred
to the reorganization of party lines in
the south after the war. 1--WE were
then," he said, Sin South Carolina at.
tempting to establish a white mans
government. The republican party
interfered with us then, or attempted
to do 80, protesting to hold opinions
about the sacred rights of the majority
to rule. 1 should like to know, he
continued, whether the republican
party has changed its opinion ON this
subject of the right of the white man
to rule; for, if it has and will extend
ITO the southern states, I will vote
for the treaty"
"The distinguished senator from
South Carolina evidently knows all
about the efforts to re-establish the
white mans party in the south after
the war and could doubtless give us
much interesting information on that
point" said Senator Chandler.
II do know something" responded
Mr.. Tillman, land know that there
was some cheating and some use of
the shotgun in those times, as there
probably was in Hawaii"
"The senator from South Carolina
would, hardly think" interrupted
Senator Hoar, "say in open session
what he has here said"
81 am willing to say it anywhere, "
said Mr.. Tillman. 81 want the same
policy oil along the line. Throw open
the doors and will say what I have
said before the entire world"
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CLARK STANDS HIS GROUND.

Wyoming Senator Maintains That HIS
Vote On Teller Bill Was Consistent.
No business Of Importance was trans
acted by the senate in open session
Monday.
The feature Of tho short session was
a statement made by Mr.. Clark, OF
Wyoming, as a matter of personal
privilege concerning his vote in favor
of the Teller resolution. He main
tanned that his vote was in no way IN.
consistent with his republicanism, and
declared that he would not permit
ANYBODY 10 read him out OF the party
as he was satisfied the masses OF the
party would not convict him OF
political heresy.
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GOOD ROADS PROGRAMME.

List of Subjects to He Discussed by
Alabama Convention.
The good roads convention for the
state OF Alabama will be called to order
in the city of Admission February 10th.
The following programme has been ar
ranged for the conventions:
Address of Welcome-Hon. F. M.
Hight, mayor of Admission.
Response-Hon. j. 9. Bush, mayor
Of Mobile.
"The Need of Good Roads in Ala
bama"-Governor Joseph F. john
ston.
Address by General Roy Stone,
director Of road inquiry, United States
department, Washington, d. @.
'The History Of Road Building in
Jefferson County"-Genersl George
G.. Thomas.
Benefits Birmingham Has Derived
from Jefferson's Good Rosds"-Gen-
eral Rufus N. Rhodes.
"The History Of Road Building in
Madison County" - Hon. Milton
"The History Of Road Building in
Montgomery County'-Hon. J. NJ.
Faulkner.
"Our Highways; Their Construction
and Maintenance''-Dr. w. J. Kerna-
chan, vice president roads parliament
OF the United States.
Exchange Of Experience in Practi-
cal Road Construction"-Opened by
Judge Zell CASTOR, Of Greenville.
General discussion.
"The use Of Convict Labor on Pub
lie Roads"-Dr. B. F. Riley, professor
of English, University of Georgia.
"The Practicability of Uniform
Road Law in Alabama".-Hon. Charles
E. Waller, Of Hale.
"Shall q Permanent Good Roads
Association be Organized?"-Judge
G. X. Miller, of Talladega.
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SOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD.

"a" simmons succumbs to Heart
azure After Short Illness.
" a. Simmons, one of the best
Son M !. physicians in the south and
(Dss s throughout the country for his
rD,. aon with the Simmons Liver
n %s alea at Atlanta, Ga, Sun.
W residence r, Of his daughter,
IN " ',, Ihebaut, at No. % Broth.
bs,,,, e. The cause of his death
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Established During
the Past Week.

the Past Week.
Business among southern industries
for the first month of the new year, as
reported by special correspondents, is
very satisfactory, showing an encour-
aging increase in volume over the same
period in 1897.
There is q large demand for all
kinds Of manufactured products. Pri-
ces, however, show but little change.
though the tendency is upward.
The movement in iron is still char.
scterized by activity, many mills be-
ing crowded beyond their capacity.
Prices, for the most part, are firm and
operators are confidently expecting an
advance.
Among the most important new in
dustries reported for the past week are
the following: Brick works at Hunts
vile, Ala; q $4,000 -four and grist
mill at Gulfport, Miss, and Touring
mills at Zolfo, Fla, Mint Hill, N. c., and
Inman and New Market, Tenn. ice
frctories at White Castle, L., Raleigh,
N. c., and Graham, Va. coal mines at
Hanceville and Tuscumbia, Ala, and
a quarry ct Charleston, s. @.
A wheel factory will be established
at Little Rock, Ark; a Acton oil mill
at Opelika, Ala. land one to cost $50, 900
at Sherman, Tex. A sugar mill will be
erected ct Abbeville, La. q 5000, 900
cotton yarn mill at Rossville, Ga. an
other to cost the same amount at Al
bemsrle, N. c., and $4,000 knitting
mill at Atlanta, Ga.
The Chronister Lumber Co., capital
$50, 900, has been chartered at Forest,
Tex. the Northwest Arkansas Lumber
Co., capital $50, 900, at Springfield,
Ark. q 1915, 600 saw and planning mill
at Centreville, Ala, and other wood.
working plants at Wynne, Ark, Scran'
ton, Miss, and High Point, N, c.
Trsdesman Chattanooga, Tenn.)
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LENGTHY SESSION OF SENATE.
Two Of the Appropriation Bills Cause
Much Discussion.

Two Of the Appropriation Bills Cause
Much Discussion.
Mondays session Of the senate lasted
six hours, two OF the general appropri-
alton bills-that for the army, carrying
$23, 1A3, 1872, and that for the legislst-
i've, judicial and executive departments,
carrying $21, 1858, 620-being passed,
the latter consisting Of 121 pages, &C.
cupying the attention Of the senate
during the greater part Of the session.
John L. McLaurin was sworn in as
n senator from South Carolina to fill in
the unexpired term Of the late Senator
Earle, the term ending March 4, 1908.
The agricultural appropriation bill
bill was reported by Mr.. Cullom. Of
Illinois. and placed on the calendar.
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Offers Reward for Whitecappers

A Nashville dispatch says: Governor
Taylor has offered reward Of 5000 for
the capture and conviction Of the
whitecappers near Gleason, in Weak
ley county, who have been driving
negro citizens out of the county. The
people OF Gleason have also raised .
sum OF money as reward for the ar.
rest OF the criminals.
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[(Jy[ KILLS TELLER BILL.
Lryr DOWN IN DEFEAT BY A
VOTE OF 1ss TO. 1ss.
|gF FIGHT WAS BRIEF BUT LIVELY.
v,.vlous Arrang,inent Of Committee
- pn,., the Debate On the Reso-
,u,,on Was Extremely Limited.

"A Washington special says: The
mise Of representative Monday bu-
| A the Teller resolution declaring
1, bonds of the United States pay
\. in silver under an adverse ma
I,ity Of fifty votes. The republicans
|srs solidly arrayed in opposition
I'm two e1ceptions-Mr. Linney, of
birth Carolina, who voted with the
kuOcrats and populists, and Mr..
thits. Of North Carolina. the only
Jared member of the house, who
ksversd present" when his name
ss called
The assertions from the democratic
h we're Messrs. McAleer, Of Penn
vapia, and Mr.. Elliott, Of South
,rOlins. Both voted with the repub-
rams. ..
sneaker Reed, although it is not
b,tomary for him to vote, had his
'me called and amid the cheers Of
followers went on record in oppo-
lion TO the resolution. The vote
hs reached after five hours of debate
bder a special order adopted at the
bening Of the session.
The limited time allowed for debate
Nd the pressure of members for an
bportunity to be heard was so great
At the leaders on both sides were
npelled to farm out the time by
inutes. This detracted much from
continuity of the discussion, but
also in measure Intensified the in
rest The galleries were crowded
day long an1 the combatants on
e floor were cheered by their respect
3 sympathizers. Many of the sena-
rs from the other end OF the capitol
ere present to listen to the argu-
ents.
The majority, under the leadership
Mr.. Dingley, who made carefully
|epared speech sounding the keynote
the opposition, assumed the posi-
on that the last clause of the resolu.
pn was in reality disguised declar-
ion for the free coinage Of silver,
bile the assaulting democrats, under
e direction Of Mr.. Bailey, maintain
that the defeat of the resolution
ps another step in the direction of
Punishment Of the gold standard. to
hich they alleged both the president
ID Secretary Gage had irrevocably
|mmitted the republican party.
The debate was at times fast and
|ated, but there were no sensational
cidents beyond the kissing of Mr..
hea, Of Kentucky, when he said that
the author Of the Crime of rs the
ttest place in hades would be re-
we'd for the present secretary Of
bte"
At5 o'clock came the vote. which
followed with great interest not
'hstanding the defeat Of the resolu-
. was foregone conclusion. The
eaker announced that the vote
ald be directly on the resolution,
on the adverse report. 1t was
y evident that party ranks were
ing held intact. There were only
zee breaks. Messrs. Elliott, demo-
1d South Carolina, and McAleer,
a0ctat' OF Pennsylvania, voted
INST the resolution and Mr.. Linney,
aOllcan, Of North Carolina, voted
y, White, republican, of North
lollna' did not vote. After the roll
was called the speaker asked that
name be called and on the call he
p0aded with vigorous "No."
ae speaker then announced the
T''-yeas, 1872; nays, 1872.
.1s republicans cheered long and
over their victory and then, at
- H., the house adjourned.
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TURLEY GETS COMMISSION.
Tennessee Legislature Formally hauhes
Action of Caucus.

Tennessee LeEis'@e
Action of Caucus.
The Tennessee senate aud house met
Wednesday in joint convention to elect
United States senator. Hon. Thomas
B. Turley, democrat, was elected, re-
ceiying ninety-one votes. The repubii,,
cans voted for Hon. J. W, Baker, OF
Nashville. .,,n
A committee was appointed BY the
Joint convention to inform Mr.. iur.
lev of his election, and in short
time the newly elected senator up,
pesred in the hall Of the house OF
renresentatives and, in a short speech
thanked the members for their action
He was then presented with his COM
mission,
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PASSENGER STEAMER SINKS.
Many People Were Asleep In Berths and
Were Unable to Escape.

Many People Were Asleep In Berths and
Were Unable to Escape.
Adispatch from Plymouth says: The
Channel Queen, big passenger
steamer which ran between Plymouth
and the Island of Jersey, struck on
rocks off the Island Of Guernsey dur
ing a fog at an early hour Tuesday
morning and sank.
A majority Of the passengers were
in their berths asleep, and SO rapidly
did the steamer go under that they
did not realize the danger until faced
with death. The exact number Of pas
sengers aboard has not been ascer.
tanned, but it is stated that at least a
lives were lost.
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'hAiSED WITH A MAUI.

nan and His wife Brut.,,v Mur.
q, dsred By Robbers.
:, ,r snl Bill" Friley, an old citi.
','' county, KY, aged eighty
|, ., '.a his wife, about seventy
o. ,se' were murdered MONDAY
|, ,u, Ae,f home. and robbed Of a
s. ssG :. Of money.
E,ul rs Is no clew to the murderers.
vas a. .ne instrument used. No
erins !; aone except the old couple.
Isoss . Is siarouded in mystery.
AborbonS, ''ement prevails ID the
Gseovs,ss II the perp traitors
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MARTIN AND DEPUTIES ON TRIAL.
Beginning Of an Investis alton which VIII
Command Wide Attention.

A special from Wilkesbarre, Pa.,
says: Not since the trials of the Molly
Msguires has o case attracted so much
interest in the coal region as that OF
Sheriff Martin and his eighty-two dep
uties, which began in the Luzerne
county court Tuesday. Hundreds
were unable to gain admission.
Sheriff Martin and his eighty-two
deputies are charged with shooting
and killing twenty-five striking miners
and with wounding over fifty more, at
Latimer, on September 10. 1897.
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MASSACHUSETTS STORM SWEPT
A Score of People Drowned and Properly
Io.s VIII Reach s2,O00,ooO.

A Score OF People browne"
Loss VIII Reach se'ooo'ooo.
Belated dispatches from Boston
state that a score of persons were
drowned and 81, 900, 900 loss inhicteo
bv the storm that swept over eastern
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Mon
day night and Tuesday morning
Four unidentified bodies lie In ;ne
coroner's Office in Gloucester rive rive
more are in Lynn, brought over from ON
Little Nahant, where the scnoSn as
Charles H. Briggs was wrecke sa
Twelve unidentified corpses are re,
norted at Bakers island in salem
harbor. no voters
Of the bay seems almost certain
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MID-WINTER EXCLUSIONS
To Washington Very Low Rates
Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad.

The B. & o. railroad has made ar
Engagements for series of popular
mid winter excursions to Washington,
at THE ONE FARE for the ROUND
TRIP, allowing TEN DAYS limit on
ticket including date of sale. These
excursions will be run on Thursday,
January 27; Thursday, February, 10;
Thursday, February "a; Thursday,
March "a. Tickets will be good go.
ing on regular trains of these dates
and good TO return on regular trains
within TEN DAYS, including date Of
sale.
DO not miss these splendid oppor.
tunties to visit the NATIONAL CAP
ITAL during the season of Congress.
Cali on G w. Santman, agent, B. &
o. R. r. for full information.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29

of the throat, catarrh of the lungs,
catarrh of the stomach, catarrh of the
liver, catarrh of the kidneys, catarrh
of the bowels; and a multitude OF
women are afflicted with catarrh OF
the pelvic organs.
When it is said, therefore, that Pc
ru-na cures catarrh wherever located,
a much larger fact is stated than at
first appears. Who is it that says Pc
ru-na will cure catarrh wherever To-
cated2 Doctors say it, lawyers say it,
preachers say it, a vast army of men
and women say it, who have tried it
They say it in the East and in the
West; they say it in the North and
the South. All these say that Peru
ma will cure catarrh wherever located.
Send for a free copy of an illustiat-
ed book of testimonials, entitled
Facts and Faces. sent by The Pc
ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
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HedgesviIie.

Miss Ethel Smoke, OF White Hall, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Har-
ris.
Mr.. George Commegers is visiting
relatives, Mr.. John Harrison and
Mrs. Chambers.
Miss LYDIA Kiner and Miss Ella
Rhinaman spent Saturday and Sun
day in the village, the guest of Mrs.
c. M. Brown.
Mr.. N. d. Snyder is busy putting
his press in position for the publica-
ton of his paper, the Berkeley Enter
prise, and expects to get out the first
issue this week, which will be the
first paper ever issued in Hedgesville.
Success to the Enterprise.
Miss Sadie Butts, who has oeeu
visiting Miss n. Harrison has return
ed to her home in Virginia
The fourth quarterly conference o.
Hedgesville Circuit will be held in
Hedgesville, Saturday, January 80, at
3 O'Clock p. m. Preaching at night
at. p. M, Sunday at 1890 a. m, by
Rev. Anthony, of Bunker Hill, the
sacrament will be administered after
the morning sermon.
The ladies of the Mount Zion Epis.
copal church will hold an oyster sup
per on the nights of the 27th, 2Sth and
Goth of January. OLIVE.
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Mingo.

Jas. Stuckey and family were visit
ing at Mrs. Harper's Sunday.
Lulu Kidney and Sadie Walburn
were visiting in Baxter a few days
last week.
Frank Hessler. of Cherry Run, was
calling on Miss Reuie Shriver Sunday
evening.
FrankIKitchen, ofJones Spring twas
in Baxter Sunday night.
William Barnhart, daughter Rosa
and son George, of Mann, Md, are
visiting at Samuel Keesecker's, Bax-
ter.
Thomas Cofiinbarger, of Ohio, was
in our midst few days ago.
A quiet wedding took place at the
residence Of Samuel Keesecker last
Tuesday evening Minnie Barnhart
and VIM. Sands being the contract
ing parties. Rev. G. w. Slower per
forming the ceremony.
The revival at Providence church
held by Rev. Slower, assisted by Rev.
Richardson, Of Great Cacapon, is
proving a magnificent success. Four
teen conversions have been made
and the interest and religious feeling
still continues The church has been
revived and strengthened. May the
good work go on Mr.. Richardson is
a good talker aud it would be hard to
listen to his sermons without coming
to good conclusions J.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-29

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