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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
Wise Virgins.

A peasant called Makaroff, who al
leges that he is the Messiah, has made
his appearance ia the Russian province
OF Samara, on the Volga. Makaroff is
a middle-aged man, whose features are
said to resemble those attributed to
Christ by early Byzantine artists. Ac-
cording to Makaroff. Samara and the
neighboring provinces are being pun
ished by periodical visitations of pes
thence and famine, not as the result
Of drouth, or the scarcity of labor, or
any of the other alleged causes, but be-
cause of the sins and shortcomings OF
the people. The new Messiah has Sc
lected ten women of his following as
his special ministrants. These he calls
''the ten wise virgins" They serve as
his messengers and as the opponents
among the peasantry of his peculiar
views.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21

Albert Spadd, who was arrested for OBJ
structing the public highway and using
profane language before ladies, was given
a hearing before Justice Byers Friday
afternoon. The hearing was to have
been had before Justice Martin, but the
defendants objected to him sitting in the
case and Justice Byers was sent for and
he occupied the chair of justice. He
then, after hearing the evidence, dis
missed the case against Spadd.
A flaw was found in the complaint
against big Jim Butts and that com
plant was laid aside and Big Jim" SCI
free. Another complaint was gotten out
but Jim" hastily got out of town before
the constables could catch him. He viii
be arrested and tried later on.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
.ls caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inHamed you have a
rumblng sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo O.
"a Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
ontnosts In the Rockies.

at an outpost where clerk is alone
with his Indian servant. however. the
life is wearisome 10 a degree, and
lpriyation frequently adds 10 the hard
ship of it. Supplies may run short, and
in any case he is expected to stock bim-
self with fish taken in nets from the
flake. near which his post is situated.
lfor his table and his dogs, as well as
ito augment his larder by the expert
land diligent use OF his gun. Rare in
lsfances have occurred where, through
accident. supplies had not reached the
far ontposts for which they were in
stended. and the men had literally died
of starvation. Out of n York'5 boat
Grew which was taking up the annual
supplies for a post far mp among the
Rocky Mountains, on branch of the
Mackenzie River, two or three men
Eyere drowned, and the ice beginning
10 take the boat was obliged to 90 back
Ito the district headquarters. The three
amen at the outpost We're left fOr some
weeks without the supplies, and when
after winter had set in, and it became
impossible TO reach them with dos
trains. provisions were at length sent
shem. two were found dead in The post
while the third man was living hy him
self in a small hut some distance from
the rude fort buildings. The explana
ton he gave was that he had removed
to where here was a chance of keeping
himself i've by sharing rabbits, which
were more plentiful than ut the post
but suggestion of cannibalism sur
rounded the affair, for only the bones
bf his companions were found, ane
they were in the open chimney place
| Nothing was done, however, and
myself saw the survivor many times II
| after years, though ! never spoke Il
. him OF that winter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21

Four highwaymen put out the cleo
trio lights on the outskirts of Cory,
Penn, the other night, and then, with
drawn revolvers, leisurely robbed the
crowds returning from circus per-
iormance until the coming up of the
police. when they fed with their plum
Ter. For a while there was almost a
panic, men dragging women and chill
dren up the road and over fences. and
drivers flashing their horses and start
ing ON a wild run.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
Familiar With Oaths.

The latest and best golf story is told
by Mr.. Justice Lawrence against him
self. He is an ardent golfer. He tells
how he had recently case before him
in which he felt it necessary to ask one
of the witnesses, a boy, the usual ques-
ton whether he was acquainted with
the nature of an oath.
The ingenious youth calmly re-
Piled
"Of course I am. Amt I your cad.
die ?"-Tid-B
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
And She Let Him Have the Last Word

Wife-William, you owe me q cents.
Husband-Yes. but | paid the gas
bill, and you owe me S1.35.
"Well, but before that / paid the
paper boy, and that made you owe me
60 cents"
"Yes, but there was 30 cents ! paid
on that other bill for grass cutting"
II know it; but you borrowed so
cents Of me the next day, and"
Great Scott Take this S. and let's
begin all over agar" Chicago Trib-
uue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
anrsf a1irginia ! niurrsitp,
MoRcANIoWN Nv. Va

The Summer Quarter begins July I, Fail
Quarter October I, Winter Quarter
January, Spring Quarter AprilI.
Faculty of So professors and instructors. 6
buildings, and new ones to be added at
once. SIS students last year, besides III
students by correspondence.
Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Engineering
and Mechanic Arts, Law, and Agriculture
Schools: Music, Commercial, Preparatory
Departments Drawing and Painting, Mil
itary, Physical Training, Dom estic
Four Year Courses: Classical, Scientific
Philosophical, Modern Literature, Civil
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Law, Agricultural.
Two Year Courses mot leading to degrees):
Premedical, Law admitting to practicel,
Civil and Mining Engineering, Mechani-
cal Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Agricultural
Special courses in Land Surveying, Rail
road Engineering, Veterinary Surgery,
Mining Engineering
Graduate Courses, leading to the various
Masters degrees,
Instruction BY Correspondence for those
who cannot come to the University.
School Of Music with separate building and
six instructors.
Drawing and Painting thoroughly taught.
Young Women admitted to every depart
ment of the University. Over 400 in at
tendance the past year.
State Cadets (I44 in number) receive free
tuition, uniforms and books.
Room and board So to s. week.
TUITION is free 10 al Wesk piygfntd sfas-
- dents. @ For catalogue and full informa-
ton, write to
Jerome n. Raymond. Pres, Morgantown, W. w.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21

d. Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
DICK TURPIN STYLE.
Lone HighWayman RObs a Stage
In California.

Napa, Cal, Sept. 15.-The Calistoga
and Lake Port stage was held up today
by a solitary highwayman who made
off with the express box
The scene of the robbery, known as
Desperate Bend was an admirable
spot for the successful carrying out of
the highwayman's plans The road there
runs through heavy underground and
comes suddenly around a curve, the
stage driver was confronted by a mask
ed robber who covered him with
shotgun and ordered him to stop. The
paSSengers were then commanded to
dismOunt from the stage and were
drawn up in a row, while the highway
man distracted the express box OF
Wells, Fargo & Co, but left the United
States mail bag unmOlested-
The highwayman then turned his at
tentiOn TO the row of eight frightened
passengers whom he commanded TO
deposit on the ground their money ana
VaIuableS. Rev. c. f. Coy, pastor OF
the Methodist church at MiddletOWn,
one OF the passengers, was returning
home from the annual conference OF MS
denomination at Pacific Grove. He
handed the bandit s.. remarking: I
am only q poor preacher and that is all
/ have" Upon this statement. true to
the traditions of his profession, the
highwayman handed he minister back
81 n change .-Asl -sgFt, psrd.' he
said to the clergyman, here's one
simOlian for luck"
Newton Stiff, an old resident of Mid
dletown, was another passeng ger. He
had a considerable sum in his purse,
but slipped the wallet inside his long
boot. giving the rObber only the loose
silver in his pocket.
William Abbey, an invalid on his way
to Adams Spring for his health, was
given back 80 cents of his enforced con-
tributiOn- In all, only about S75 in
cash was secured from the passengers.
in addition to watches, chains and
triul1ets.
The robber then plunged into the
thicket which adjOins the road and the
last heard OF him was report which
probably indicated the blowing off of
the lock of the express box The hold
up was accomplished one mile from the
Mount ST Helena toll house and Sheriff
Dunlap OF Napa county was promptly
notified He started at once with a
posse in search of the highwaynan of
whom he has a good description. The
officers of Lake county have also Joined
in the pursuit
Wells, Fargo & Co. state that the
value of the contents of the treasure
box was incOnsidera BILE.
Caistoga, Cal. Sept. 15-The town
constable has arrested a Well known
character named Joe Weir. whom he
charges with the robbery. Weir lives
about mile from the scene of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
TWENTIETH RECEPTION.
Time Beng Lost Waiting For the
State Committee.

The local committee on the reception Of
the Twentieth Kansas has taken No detln-
lite action for the reason that II Is wait
ing to confer with the state coT1Tli rJee.
appointed by Governor stanley The state
Committee viii meet next Monday ana a
I--aeririz Of the local conWittee has also
been called for the sane tt-i-l-
General Hudson chairman Of the local
committee. was not present at the meet
ing of the Commercial club. hut P l.
Bonebrake made an informal report for
the committee.
we have done nothing yet" he said.
because we are waiting for the action OF
the state committee The governor viii
be home in a-day or two and then we viii
confer with him The state commi itUee
will meet next Monday. and the local
committee ought TO meet on the after
noon of the same day.
w. II. Weber of the butchers and gro
GERS ass9ciation, was present ana IN
grocers proposed to give the regiment q
Barbecue when it returned The idea met
with favor from the club. but no action
was ia ken AIr- BOnebra5e mentioned the
fact that Denver is giving the Colorado
regiment banquet upon its return and
Will have all the school children out TO
give them bOuQUeCS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
BURY THE HATCHET.
Commercial Club Refuses to Accept
JB. Billiards Resignation

The Commercial club is for peace.
Now that the trouble over the bulIdlIls
of the new city hall has been alsposeG
of. the club is in favor OF buryInS ali
differences and working together, win
out any harsh feelings, to make 1OpekA
as a whole a better place
This feeling became manifest AT tne
meeting of the club Thursday evening
when a communication was read from
J. 3. Billiard, resigning from ms mem
bershfp in the club and Wluhdfa Wlns
from it. Mr.. Billiard was the most DlI-
fer of any of the North Topeka peOple
in his fight against the new city nal-'
and in this fight he was IN direct Oppos-
ition to the entire Commercial cluO as
body.
When the communication was read
motion was made that the resignation
be accepted, but Colonel T. W Harrl-
son moved as an amendment lhdl II =
referred TO q special committee with
Instructions that it confer with MI
Billiard on the subject.
I have not seen Mr. Billiard, sal1
Colonel Harrison; and I don't know
his reasons for making this move l
think we should appoint special com
rnirtee to talk to our brethren across
the river and see if We can not do away
with this imaginary i'll feeling
President Brigham have talked
with Archie NJ. Baird. who was one OF
the leaders of the opposition and he
tells me that he and Nr. WiIkersOn are
in favor of joining the rest OF the city
and pushing the city hall project, but
that Mr.. Billiard wanted to keep up the
fight
S. H. Downs-I think the club should
go cautiously. Mr.. Billiard has been
Talua Bile member of the club in the past
and no hasty action should be taken
Edward Wilder-The club IS in pre-
dfcament. It has its own dignity to
maintain. but at the same time it should
harbOr no i'll feeling nor resentment
I do not think the club is called upon to
send a committee after AIr- Billiard, and
I move as a substitute that the secre-
tary be instructed to cOurteOusly in
form Mr.. Billiard that the club has no
i'll feeling toward him and that IT has
delayed action on his resignation for
one month to see if he viii not recon-
slider it
Mr. Wuder's motion carried. and
there the matter rests
INVITED TO TOPEKA
The Commercial club viii try to in
duce the National Prison Reform as
sOciation to hold its meeting for 1900
in Topeka It's session for this year
will be held at Harvard in a short time,
and an Invitation was extended to com
to Topeka. and on motion OF s. H.
Downs. President Brigham was au-
thorized to appoint a delegate to the
association if one could be found who
would go at his own expense. to work
for the association to come to Topeka
next year. One Of the leading mem
bers of the association is John D. AIfIli-
ken of Mcpherson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
BORDER WAR.
Situation Grows More Serious
on the Arizona Line.

Chicago, Sept. ia special to the
Record from Bisbee, Ariz.. says:
Another chapter has been added to
the cowboy Mexican affair on the bor-
der, this episode causing the killing of
a Mexican officer by guards for assist
ing in the liberation of Franco the
American cowboy arrested at the time
of the killing of Clayton The day at
ter the killing of the guards by the
American cowboys the Mexican officer
in command pressed into service all the
avafIa BILE AIexicans in NacO as guards
Among these was JerradO Acedo, born
of Mexican parents. but in Tucson,
Ariz., thereby making him an Ameri-
can. He protested but was made to do
guard duty at the Jail in which Franco
was confined. AcedO being the brother
in-law of Franco early yesterday morn
ing liberated the prisoner and the two
escaped to this place. The Mexican
officer who was on guard with Acedo
and was asleep when the escape was
made was shot to death by Mexican
guards as he tried to escape While being
taken 10 court for trial on a charge OF
negligence Ramsey has been released
by the authorities
Telephone messages from Naco say
that things look serious there and troop
T. Ninth cavalry, colOred. arrived there
and IS p2trOling the line on this side.
while Mexican guards are on the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
THE OHIO SITUATION.
". z. Morgan Gives His Impression
of Buckeye Politics

State Printer W. Y. Morgan has re-
Gently returned from attending the
Sons Of Veterans encampment at De
troit.
Mr.. Morgan was born in Ohio and
gives his impressions Of the political
situation in that state. He says:
'sOn the steamboat I met a lot of
Ohio politicians The situation in Ohio
this year is picturesque the Repubh-
can party is divided into two factions
and so is the Democratic party The
Foraker Republicans are knocking on
the Republican ticket because the can
didate for governor, Judge Nash. is a
Hanna man The old style Thurman
Democrats cant sleep for the hate they
have for John r. Mclean. Both sides
have money Tt would not surprise me
if the Repu ublican majority in Ohio were
greatly reduced or even wiped out this
fail. and if SO it will have no national
significance. The issue Is not silver,
trusts, expansions or tariff 1t is sim
ply personal and the side that loses the
least will probably win There is no
United States senator and no congress-
man to elect and the Foraker Republi-
cans feel that they will be let out il
Nash is elected, while the anti Nc
Lean Democrats would prefer a Repub-
Iican victory to the success of the man
who has bought the Democratic nom
ination. Feeling is very bitter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
ToDAY's SESSION.
Largest Crowd of the Conference Was
Present This Morning.

Chicago, Sept. Is. Workingmen,
socialists, advocates of the single tax
theory and students of political econ
omy were heard this morning at the
Civic Federation conference on trusts
and combinations held here.
A majority of the speakers spoke in
vigorous opposition to industrial finan-
cial and transportation combinations.
The problem in its relation to the
working man was discussed The long
list of prominent speakers announced
for the day served to draw the largest
crowd of the conference.
The committee on resolutions named
by the conference yesterday held its
first meeting at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and organized by electing ex-GoV.
Luce of Michigan chairman and Ralph
NJ. EasIey secretary.
More than an hour was spent in dis
cussing plans for committee work
The adoption of a definite plan was
finally postponed until later in the day.
W. W. Howe, of Louisiana, moved the
appointment of subcommittee OF
five to receive and consider resolutions
that might be presented and report to
a general committee.
The motion was carried and Chair
man Luce was authorized to name the
subcommittee He said it would be an
nOunced later in the day. The commit
tee on resolutions adjourned to meet
again at o'clock.
The events on the programme for the
ever, by the announcement that in the
evening Col. William Bryan of Ne
braSka and w. BOurke Cochran, the ell
oquent head of the New York delega-
tion would speak from the same plat
form The political prominence of the
two orators gave rise to a general feel
ing that the night session would be of
more political than economic interest.
The crowd which greeted Louis F. Post.
the New York advocate of the single
tax was the smallest of the session 50
far
His address was enthusiastically
cheered, the applause ceasing only when
Thomas J. Morgan rose and spoke on
''The trust from the socialist point of
view
Morgan was followed by Henry
White. secretary of the United Garment
Workers of America.
NJ. NJ Garland billed to speak on IAN
iron and steel workers view of combi-
nations" and E. E Clark. grand chief
railway conductor, on the programme
for an address were not present when
Chairman Howe called their names and
John W. Hayes. secretary of the
Knights of Labor, was requested to de-
liver his address,
In part he said: Il maintain that
these great combinations are an assault
upon the inherent and constitutional
rights of the citizens; that the real and
vital advantage to be gained is the
despotic control over labor.
Violence is not the only means of
making cOnqueStS and ensIaving the
people and it can be proven beyond any
question that the methods of the trusts
are the methods of the invader and the
ends TO be accomplished by the insti-
gators Of the trusts are exactly those
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-15
NO ELECTRIC LINE.
Commercial Club Objects to Kansas
City-Topeka Trolley.

It is quite probable that the CONNER
clal club will be against the proposed
electric line from Kansas City to Topeka
NO definite action of this kind was taken
at the meeting of the club Thursday
evening, but the sentiment of the club
is that the proposed line would have
tendency to destroy the trade of the re-
tail merchants in Topeka Secretary An
derSOn brought the matter up and said:
If this line is built it mea rs that the
capital of the state will be made su-
burb of Kansas City. That has been the
history of Cleveland, Detroit and other
eastern cities, where electric lines have
been run out to the surrounding cities
The other towns for forty. fifty and even
ly suburbs of the larger city. It will
largely destroy the retail trade of Topeka.
1t makes it much easier to get TO kan
sas City and people will 90 down there
to trade To be sure we Will gain a little
advantage by being connected with the
towns just east of US, but the detrinent
viii be greater than anything we can
gain The members who have mentioned
the matter to think this club ought
TO take action to urge the city council not
to grant a right of way to the road into
the city. and the county commissioners to
refuse it right of way in the county.
Mr. Winner, who is at the head of the
project is the same man who built the
piers for our bridge. He is a very euer-
getic man Some people say that he can't
build this electric road, but he viii ind
the road bonded, and then somebody viii
have to operate it There is danger that
IL viii be built
The matter was referred TO the trades
extension committee OF which Mr.. Bone
brake is chairman for investigation.