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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-15
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-15

My strains are noted and
pure. fmake breeding and mat
ing a speciality.
Eggs at the house so cents a
setting. Roxed and delivered
at the Express Office at rs cents.
On Saturday Of each week l
will deliver at l.. w. Robinson's
store in Martiassburg, same as as
home, 90 cents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-15
West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railway Company.
IN EFFECT MAY-ia. is'0,

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
N-AS-S0-e-A-AN-@-e-3S-s
, SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !

Inspector D. J. Sinclair OF the Postoflce
department was in the city yesterday in
vestiratinE the need OF one or two more
mail carriers At the present time the
force is made up Of eight carriers. seven foot
routes and one horse route. Postmaster
Etter has made a request for one additional
foot carrier and another horse route car
rier
While 1t is not known what kind OF a
report Inspector Sinclair will make, IL is
understood that he was impressed with the
necessity for more help at the Office here
In speaking about the matter, Postmaster
Etter said that the city is filling UP so rap
idly that the present force Of carriers can
not properly handle the large amount Of
mail matter received. According to the re-
ports OF the carriers there is scarcely a
vacant house or store room to be found
in the city and new residences are being
erected in every one OF the four wards MIR.
Etter thinks that with one more ordinary
carrier and one more horse route the busi-
ness OF the office can be properly handled
and satisfactory service given, The addi
tional horse route asked for will be used
for delivering and collecting mail at the
packing houses and stock yards while the
foot carrier will be added to the force in
the residence portion of the city.
1t is estimated that the city contains, at
the present time nearly il not quite 90 600
people. on June /. 1897, the Board of Edu-
cation had census taken at the time the
regular school enumeration was made and
the population at that time was shown to
be 1896, divided between the wards as
follows: First ward, 1864; Second ward,
4,311; Third ward, 2,9O3 Fourth ward, OBS.
OF course this census was unofficial, no regu-
lar census having been taken since 1890.
Some idea of the growth of the city in
the last two years may be gained from the
registration. On April l, 1897, the total
registration was 2,SS7, while on April l of
this year the total registration numbered
3,9ll. In addition to the registration $50
votes were sworn in Tuesday by people who
for various reasons could not find time to
register. In making estimates of the popu-
lation of city the total registration is null
tiplied by five. BY following this rule the
population at this time is shown to be
1850
Postmaster Erter is preparing a report to
send to Washington in which the figures
quoted above are shown. He is doing this
to give the postal department some idea of
the growth of the city and also to give
some force to his request for more help
at the postofice.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Mrs. George Pitts, 1923 Caldwell street,
who has been seriously i'll for two months,
is at last slowly improving.
The complaint against Ernest Halfn,
charged with adultery by his wife, was dis
missed for want of prosecution by Judge
Gordon.
The case against ex- -Patrolman James Con-
nell has been set by mutual agreement for
hearing in Justice Fosters court Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. Connell is charged
with adultery.
Oscar Manson complained to the police
that while he was sitting in saloon al
Fourteenth and Howard streets some one
took his gold watch from his pocket. Al
though he was asleep at the time Of the rob
berry he appears satisfied that he knows the
thief.
Thieves are getting in their graft these
days on carpenter tools whenever they nave
the opportunity. s. L. Cunningham, 2409
Hamilton street, reports that nearly all his
tools were taken from new building at
Twenty-second and Spruce streets during
his absence.
The Fred Krug Brewing company has Sc
cured permit to erect brick bottling fac-
tory at Twenty-sixth and Boulevard
streets to cost $500. A permit has been
issued to Herman Fliegner to build Sl5OO
two-story frame dwelling at 1913 South
Twenty ninth.
The young people of the Omaha City mis-
sion were treated to a stereopticon enter
tainment Friday evening by Rev. a. E
Keables. The subject, Uncle Toms Cabin
and the Slavery of Today" was well pre-
sented with beautiful pictures. Mrs Keables
sang some appropriate selections
Some grease caught fire in the oven in the
kitchen of Thomas restaurant, l4Ol Doug
las street, yesterday at $50 a. IN. and caused
general stampede among the employees.
Two retained their presence of mind long
enough to toss a bucket OF water on the
blaze before any damage was caused.
A small blaze in the two-story frame
dwelling, 1925 Franklin street, occupied by
Mrs William Lower, was the cause OF an
alarm about o'clock last evening. The fire
was caused by an explosion Of gasoline, but
It WAS extinguished before the arrival of
the fire department with very little loss.
When the trial of Sadie Richmond charged
with the larceny of SIS from the person of
Thomas Beightol OF Webster City, Ia, was
ended yesterday the state was OF the opinion
that it had not made very much Of cass
against her. Beghtol testified that on April
g. when he was robbed, he had been in hall
a dozen places, in which his money might
have been taken, Judge Gordon discharged
the defendant.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

Excelsior lodge, No. 20. Independent Or
der of Good Templars, will give a musical
and literary entertainment at the First
Presbyterian church on Friday evening of
this week. The following program will be
rendered: Address, Rev. Wheeler selection
quartet composed of H. Bennett, f. Beck, ].
Bass and l. Sullivan; instrumental duet
"On to the Battle" Miss Theresa Casey and
Mrs Fps Cory; vocal solo, The Charmer."
Miss Louise Blanhe; recitation, The
Wounded Soldier" Master John Bloodheart;
baritone solo, Anchored" T. L. Broad
hurst; accompanist, f. L. Mckay; instru-
mental solo, "Recollections of Home" Miss
Gertie Parkhurst; recitation, "Old Ace"
Miss Ethel Mcmillan; mandolin selection
over the Waves" Harry Cheek. Antoine
Lott, Grant Caughey Leo Pinnell, Mable
Cheek, accompanist; recitation, Haunted
by a song" Miss Bertha Clark; vocal duet,
Crimson Glow Miss Jean Boyd Muller,
Miss Mauline Laur; accompanies, Miss Ruth
Ferguson and Miss Ethel Honey: instru-
mental duet, Waltz Arabesque," Miss Edna
NanArman; recitation, "Dollies Logic"
Laura Brown; violin solo, selection. Hilda
Condor; accompanist, Christine Condor;
recitation, AN lnquistive Visitor" Homer
Peyton; guitar solo, "Sebestapol," Mrs. f. l.
Fay.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
...AMUSFMENTS...

Romantic drama delineated by Robert
Mantell and fair company of actors oc>
Cupied the attention of a good audience at
the Boyd theater last evening. Charles Os-
borne's play, The Face in the Moonlight
was given. 1t is the uneven history of two
uneven lives, that Of Victor Ambrose, an
officer in the French army, and his half
brother, an outcast hunted from cellar to
sewer all his life. The officers afhsnced
sees Rabat, the pariah, murder a watchman
while she is waiting for him. Detecting the
resemblance, she thinks the murderer is her
lover. Laboring under this delusion, her
love is strongly tested, but she marries
him He is summoned to meet the armies
of Napoleon, who has escaped from Elbe.
When he returns it is to be arrested on the
charge of high treason. Rabat is also ar
rested and the two are assigned to the same
prison. Rabat dies by his own hand. while
Captain Ambrose returns to his wife par
doned, thereby escaping the Vaccinations OF
her uncle, who has sought to barter her
hand for title.
Mr. Mantell takes the dual parts OF the
half brothers, Rabat and Captain Ambrose.
One is the stern soldier, answering from
duty; the other the reckless murderer, alb
solutely devoid of feeling. The rapid changes
from the rich uniform of the officer to the
torn apparel of the outcast. as well as those
lightning alterations in expression, mysti-
fed the audience, yet aroused a deep ad-
miration for the actor One wondered in
which character he admired Mr.. Mantel
more, but that OF the officer appeals more
to the audience than that Of Rabat, who
is never serious, although about to be gull
1otined. The only humane act in Rabat's
life is his confession Of the murder in which
he was mistaken for Ambrose and that
statement is made in order that he may Sc
cure the money with which to purchase the
poison which enables him to cheat the pop
ulace of one of it's favorite spectacles.
Miss Helen MacGregor appeared for the
first time in the part of Lucille Munier, the
affanced and later the wife of Ambrose 1t
is a difficult part for a more experienced
congratulate herself upon the success
achieved in her initial performance. She
has a well modulated voice, good stage pres
ence and is particularly strong in her
scenes with Mr. Mantell, where her express
sion speaks more forcibly than the words
10 which she is compelled to give utteTance.
The character of Marguerite her friend is
given strong individuality by Miss Marie
Booth Russell, while Miss Blanche Moulton
makes an excellent guardian. The other
characters are in good hands, with the eX-
ception OF Louis Muner, the scheming gen
era! who was stiff and unimpressive.
Mr.. Mantell will complete his Omaha en-
gagement with two performances today
presenting "A Secret Warrant" at the mat
ipee this afternoon and his favorte play
"Monbars," this evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

the western people can reach the gulf with
their supplies it will help Havana i'm
mensely. /, is the natural stopping place
for all vessels The South American trade
is bound to come through Havana. The
Port Arthur road will open up this western
country and when we have access to Havana
it is going to help US materially. Havana
is bound to become a great clearing house
as IT we're. for a large part OF the ocean
traffic
Boom I'm the south.
The entire southern portion OF this
country is just at present having bis
boom Birmingham is especially fortunate
in this way. 1t has iron coal and limestone
right at its doors and is bound to supply
the South American iron trade. II has an i'm
mense advantage over the northern mines
because It has everything necessary for the
smelling OF the iron.
Jacksonville is also now having a boom
in real estate and from appearances II looks
as II it would stay The war has made
the people Of Jacksonville realize what can
be done along business lines and the people
have taken every advantage Of II. During
the season when the troops were there they
worked day and night and made lots OF
money.
Chattanooga, too. was greatly helped ny
the war. The presence Of so many SOL
diers made things hum in Chattanooga and
the city has improved wonderfully. The
Milburn Wagon companys branch, which
was established there a few years ago is
one Of the biggest enterprises in the south
ern country and a great deal Of money is
being made by 1t.
I'm fact great deal Of northern energy
is being put into the south. The young
men of wealthy eastern families are going
into that country backed by their fathers
and are pushing things with wonderful
rapidity. The southern people are waking
up to the realization of the fact that it is
not necessary for them to have their cotton
mills in New England and before many
! years the New England mills will get very
little of the southern cotton. The people
Of the south are going to erect and run
their own mills. Northern business meth
eds and business energy are being intro
duced and the young men who are going
here with their capital and push are go
ing TO make a big success of it"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

They are very polite and oblising and the
m5,t religious people have ever run across
be- my travels Nassau. a place OF about
% 900 psople, has thirty churcbes Of all de-
nominations. the church Of England pre-
va!llrr.
'As a business center Nassau is rapidly
forging 10 the front II is the greatest
sponge market in the world and while we
wcro there from 800 to 600 vessels came in
fCr sronEes. Then, too, sisel has been in
trOduced and seems to thrive we'll This is
what is raised in the Philippines and is
used IN the manufacture Of manila rope
and twiac. At the present there are two
rope factories in operation and several
moro are projected
Nassau is a quaint old place and until
the civil war was very little known. Dur
ing the war. however it became famous. for
it was the refuge Of all the smugglers who
tried to run the blockade Of the northern
fleets 1t was a very handy port and the
northern vessels were compelled to keep
close watch on the town. Years ago, during
the old pirate days, 1t was known as
pirate roost and was one Of the well known
ports on the famous Spanish Main.
East Coast of Florida.
After about two-w weeks visit in Mas
sau we returned along the eastern coast Of
Florida, making the trip gradually in order
that we might become acclimated We
stopped some time at Miami, delightful
place. The town is built on a coral reef
When the Flsgler people decided to put up
one Of their hotels there they laid out the
town and hewed the streets out OF the solid
rock, so that they now have the finest pave
ments and walks in the world, together with
curbs and cutters; it is all there as in
Omaha-only 1t is everlasting. The reef
stands about ten feet out OF water and the
only way they can raise trees there is to
dig a hole in the rock and fill 1t with dirt.
| This gives the trees the appearance of TAX
ing root in the rock and at first 1t is rather
startling.
After leaving Miami we kept along the
| coast and visited Palm Beech and St.
Augustine. We had a most delightful time
at st. Augustine-one that every fisherman
will appreciate I went shark fishing. One
| day ! captured six sharks, each about three
| feet long. They are worthless as iDod, DLL
| they are about the gamest fish that lives and
! fisherman can understand what the
! sport is
Since the Flagler people started their
hotel systems on the eastern coast of Florida
! they have about ruined the western coast
as d "lh'ei lesoI" tIeNlous 10 Inell duNen'
the majority of the visitors went to the
west coast In fact, l think the west coast
] is better. Certainly it is much cooler.
The gulf stream runs up along the eastern
| coast and increases the heat. At Palm
Beach the stream passes within four miles
OF the shore and sitting on the veranda of
| the hotel one can see hundreds of vessels
going north every day. The gulf stream is
| a big river in the ocean with a strong cur
| rent.
! Il believe that Porto Rico is going to
! be great benefit to the United States AS
to Havana, 1t will become one Of the greatest
| cities on this part of the globe. Now that
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
DEMOCRATS FAIL TO AGREE
Get All Tangled Up Over an Attempt
10 Congratulate Carter
II. Harrison.

Carter Hsrrison's election in Chicago
was the subject of considerable discussion
at the meeting of the Jacksonan club last
evening resolution providing that the
club should extend its congratulations was
introduced, but ii met with opposition. John
p. Altgeld's friends insisted that the ex-
governor came nearer making the race on
the Chicago platform that did Harrison and
held that an endorsement of the latter would
be TO discountenance the silver issue.
Others held that Altged was a disturber and
not true democrat, The Chicago election,
they said, was on local issues and Carter H.
Harrison, as the nominee of the democratic
party, deserved the congratulations of the
club, l. J. Dunn came to the rescue Of Alt
geld and predicted he would head the next
democratic delegation from Illinois to the
national convention, Talk continued in
abundance, but at the end the motion TO
congratulate Harrison was voted down
Then President Ed p Smith informed the
club that on the morning after the election
in burst of enthusiasm over the result,
he had telegraphed his congratulations TO
Mr.. Harrison and had signed his name as
president OF the Jacksonian club. He added
that If he owed the club an apology he
would make il, but, as it was not demanded.
the records will show that the club withheld
its congratulations after they had been
sent.
A week ago the club adopted resolutions
endorsing the stand taken by w j. Bryan
relative TO the $40 and 81 dinners to be
held in New York City. After the action on
the Harrison motion last night a member
moved that all reference TO the New York
| dinner be expunged from the records. This
received respectable vote but was de-
| feated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

Watkins q Co. lumber. Tel 81.
Melcher's Instant Headache cure. 10 cents.
Drink Old Continental whisky. Sold by J.
Klein.
Billy Mangan has returned from a few
days hunting trip.
Mrs. c. H. Watts has Joined her husband
at ST. Joseph, Mo.
See Ed Munshaw e. Company for lumber
and feed, 9th and L streets. Tel 2S5.
Rev. W F.. Johnson will preach at the
United Presbyterian church this morning.
Phil Korn was called to Baltimore, Md.
yesterday by the serious illness of his
father.
The Sansfacon club gave very ENJOYABLE
dancing party at Masonic hall Thursday
evening
Otto Maurer obtained permit yesterday
1or 5000 worth of repairs TO his building on
n street.
Couches. extension tables and house fur
nishings at w. G. Sloane & Co.'s. 25th and
\ streets.
Charles Marsh, bookkeeper for the local
Electric Light company, is out again after
d short illness
The time of the evening services at the
First Methodist church has been changed
from 7:3O to p. m.
c. E. Foote. who has been employed on
local paper for eight or nine years, died
Friday at the Presbyterian hospital in
Omaha.
The Bungalow association will give a
dancing party al Modern Woodman hall on
the evening Of April Is. The association is
looking for club rooms
The Woman's Home Missionary society OF
the Methodist church will meet next Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. L.
Dennis 1908 North pwenty-thrd street
There is bad hole in the street at Thir-
teenth and streats. A farm wagon stalled
there yesterday and the street commission
er S force went 10 work al once TO fill up
the hole
Rev. Irving Johnson will preach at St.
Martins church at II a. IN. and 80 D. IN.
today. The subject of the morning sermon
is, Eternal Life The Easter music will
be repeated.
Chris Melcher says that advertising in
4 The Bee pays. He is advertising his ia
nous headache powders and says that he
cannot put up the preparation fast enough
for the trade.
I The ball given at Modern Woodman hall
I Friday evening for the benefit of p. j. Null
roy was success in every way. Mr.. Mul-
roy was severely injured at Armour's a
short time ago,
Funeral services over the remains OF VIII
/ lie, the son Of Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Sanford
will be held this afternoon al ST, Clements
mission in the Third ward. Interment will
be at the Laurel Hill cemetery.
Ideal Christianity" is the topic Of Dr.
! Wheeler's sermon at the First Presbyterian
church this morning. One of the features
I Of this service will be the ratification by the
! congregation Of the action Of the Board OF
! Trustees in becoming independent OF the
Board Of Home Missions in support OF the
pastor
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
QUAINT OLD TOWN OFNASSAU
Recently Visited by Mr., end Ars. George W,
LiniDger Of Omaha.
RESORTS ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
Wonderful Development of the south
-Booming cities of Birmingham,
Jacksonville and Chattanooga
Northern Push and Capital.

Those residents Of Omaha or any other
northern city whose circumstances enable
them TO spend the winter In the southern
cline are certainly TO be envisd. Amous
such fortunate people Of Omaha are Mr..
and Mrs. George ". Lininger, who have
recently returned from a three months tous
OF Florida and The Bahama isles much rein>
vigorated in health and spirits by their
delightful trip. Mr.. Lininger, who is
much Travelled man and close observer,
last evening talked entertainingly and at
random Of the trip to a representative OF
The Bea substantially as follows.
I'VE left Omaha in the early part OF
january, when the cold was very severe.
The trip was made by easy stages so that
we might become gradually accustomed 10
the summer weather. At st. Augustine,
however, we found that the change Of cli-
mate had been too rapid and ] was laid up
for week After / had donned summer
clothing. however, l was not again both
cred with sickness.
1--WE went south along the eastern coast
of Florida, stopping at all the winter re-
sorts and then crossed over TO the Ra-
hamas and spent a few days at Nassau
The Flagler system OF hotels is being put
in through Florida and the Bahamas are
being invaded hotel is being built at
while the company has purchased and re-
modelled the Royal Victoria hotel and 1t is
being run on an American basis. Two new
boats are being built for the accommoda-
tion OF winter visitors, one of which will
run TO Key West and the other to Havana
The trip from Miami, the terminus OF the
Flagler road. to Nassau is made in about
twelve hours, while to Havana 1t requires
about fifteen hours. just a pleasant night s
Journey Before the F1agler system was
introduced the trip occupied a day and a
half and was very incGnvenient to make
Quaint Old Town of Nassau.
"The beautiful climate makes Nassau an
ideal resort both for summer and winter.
1t seldom gets below 60 degrees in the
winter or above IS in the summer. While
we were there 1t got down as low as 5S and
the inhabitants were badly scared about IT..
Still 1t is delightful. We went sea bathing
every day and enjoyed IT immensely. The
people living at Nassau are mostly English
that is, the white people. The natives
are of FIVE distinct races and are the best
class OF their kind / have ever met. Com
pulsory education is carried out and every
one OF the natives can both read and write.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

President Williams of the South West Side
Improvement club has called a meeting of
the club for Tuesday evening at Thirty
ninth and Q streets. 1t is the intention
OF the club to take up the question of bet
ter street car service on the Q street line.
An effort will also be made by the club to
nave the water mains extended through
some of the principal streets in the south
western part of the city. This section OF
the city is building up rapidly and the
taxpayers think that they are entitled to
some improvements. The Omaha Street
Railway company will be requested to extend
the Q street line to Thirty-six or Thirty
ninth street At the present time the line
ends at Thirty third street.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

one hat the SOC size, one quarter 81 size.
Co, Binghampton, n. y.
If you take advantage OF this generous
offer and write for free sample bottle be
sure and mention The Omaha Daily Bee,
when sending your address to DR.. kilmer &
Co., Binghampton, n. y.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
inquiry About Mr. smith.

The police have received a telegram from
Salt Lake asking n A. J. Smith Of that city
has killed himself here, The police have No
information relative 10 such an occurrence
and. In fact have no knowledge that Nj
Smith has been in the city. The coroner re-
ports that he has received no information
relative TO the suicide of Mr.. Smith. II Mr.
Smith has taken his life the local authorities
are OF the opinion that he must have COM
uitted the deed at some place other than
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

twenty-iour hours ending at noon yester-
day:
Brths-Frank Morrisoy. 3o9 North Twen-
ty-seveuth avenue. boy. Anderson Evans.
1919 Cass. girl; John Rudd, 22lS Mason, girl;
Frank Smith 1902 Clark. boy.
Deaths-George Lyman Nichols. 1928 Writ,
"a years heart disease, Edith Hardisty, 1912
SO years, lung fever; w. H. c.
Stephenson. SOC South Thirteenth. Ga years
W. NJ. Hickman. Forty fourth and Ninton,
20 years; Charles E. Foote, Presbyterian
hospital, 40 years.