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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-07-07
Death Record.

Mr. ALFRED HOLLAND.
Died a. the home of Miss Lizzie Adams
near Aeeokeek on SUNDAY evening las, after
weeks illness of paral,s sis, Mr.. Alfrsd
holland, aged 81 years. The deceased was a
laborer and was never married He was
buried at Piney Church ecmetry Tuesday
morning.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH DAY.
Captain Joseph Day, a well-known farmer
of the First District, died at his late home,
Friendly Hall, on sunday last, of Bright's
disease He had been sufferer for the pas,
six months fiom the malsdy from which be
finally succumbed. BE was about sixtY-fonr
years of age and leaves a widow and a minor
daughter. His remsins were inferred in
NanjimoY Episcopal Church cemetery on
Monday evening. The PAll-bearers were.
Messrs' Benton Burgess, John s. Greer, Geo
W. Price, Marcellus Gardiner, William 7.
Hindle and Ernest Lyon.
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Mr. Eust.is Uig1,s formerly OF ms county
hu, Of late years resident of fas's' di'a a.
bis bone in that State 90 raarsas, OF las
week Of blood poison Nr pigges suffered =
sometime with an abs ess on hls aim ~p'ea y
is reported developed INTO such q condition az
to 1ecss itaie amtua,pon. This il IS elaimsu
is attributed as aie oause Of tleoe pols'
which resulted in Bis death le ieasea a vie
who was Miss le sbesri Of AnHe Afunasi
county, and Eve children surviving hin 10
this county be has "A brother aud tao sisters
Dr. John 7 Digaes, Mrs Hughes Wills and
Miss Horlense Digees. lie leaves another
brother, Mr.. DENLY Digges, residini in Ind
lana and sister, Mrs Dodie Bell residing 10
Texas. Mr.. Digges was a man prominentin pub
lie affairs in the county up 10 the time that he
made change Of residence. When just grown
he Joined the Confederate army and gained
some distinction. upon his ieturu he beaaH lhe
practice OF law and vas elected states Atior-
ney for three successive terms IN 1873 wheu
the Republican party was frsi formed 10 The
county he eate,ed earnestly into the movement
and became neofits most prominent leaders.
He was sice elected States Attorney in Texns
and was State Librarian at the time Of his
death He purchased this paper from its orig
insl proprietor abcut that time and made it
the part organ asa writer be was fearless,
sarcastic and lorcible but lacked discretion,
oitentimes provoking disagreeable discussions
His many friends Ia the county will leafu
ofhis death with siusere regret.
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Four changes allowed to yeai.s advertisers
without additional charge.
All advertisements due and payable after the
first Insertion.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at ten cents per line.
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Tuesday, August isfi ls99,
between the hours Of l2 NJ and ? O clock
n N she following real estate or rs much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy STATE
aDd County taxes due TOR the Years 1896
s97 and 1913. to-wit
a tract Of land sitaated in the Third Col
lection Dlsuist, aijteent to the town OF Lt
fAta, extending on the North aud West sides
OF said town assessed in the nams OF Mary
Brady's Heirs, known as Part OF Hermi
tagr
Due for County Tax for 1885,. .........Ss %
Due for State Tax for is9G........ ......... 1.A2
Interest from Jan. lst 1897
Due for County Tax for 1897 80
Due for State Tax for ls97............... IS
Interest from Jan LIST, 1893
Due for County Tax for 1885,. ........S2o 81
Due inr State Tax ior 1898 ............. 3 IS
Interest from Jan LIST 1899
The above praprtty, will ie sold by lbe &C
iectnr, IS rulhntized it Afiice 81. S,cloi
s. IL the G o. o. Fnaa 3ensru Lees, entil
led Rev eaae sna Taxes sus.ile the sue b.
collectors ava the proceeds vii o. -ii iiei 4.
Tie pn,meui OF tia taxes far the aiage sea,
with the int resi- aud Of ,us's iAel ~ $ at
crue under This sale
) HENRY cox, Colee,oi
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver lille, Bill
iousness, indigestion, Headache.
Easy 80 take, easy TO operate. 25c.
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For County Commissioner

II HEREBY announce myself as a candidate
4 for County Commissioner subject to the
aftion OF the Republican Convention.
THOMAS A. MATTHEW'S, +,
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The soil IS Of exceptionally good character
and very fertile; il is most conveniently loca-
t4d for al purposes, being within ltss than q
mile from post oliiee, mill, school mouse, and
church. sud is easily accessible TO railroad
and steamboats,.
TUE TERMS OF SALE as prescribed y
said decree, are. Une-halt Of the purchase
huney 70 be paid in cash upoa the ratfca-
ton Of the sale; and the balance to be paid in
Que year from date Of sale, bearing interest
from said date. and to be secured 10 the salts
faction OF the Trustee
The purchaser will be given immediate
possession OF the dwelling and other build
ings, and Of all the land with be exception d
the portion rented to Il u Richmond, tta
rents arising from the part Of land rented Us
us above stated, will be retained hy ihs
Trustee and not pass to the purchaser.
JAMES +. MATTHEWS,
july T.ct Trustee
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TALFs OF DPsoLATIoN

From Porto IElcO-Many Towns
Wiped out-PeOpIe Homeless.
NEW YORK. August 16.-A dispatch
to the Herald from San Juan says:
Communication with the distressed dis
tricts is stilI only partly open.
Areclbo was devastated by the hurri-
cane and later was flooded by the
Arectbo and Mauah rivers. Two hum
dred bodies have already been recover
ed, and hundreds more are missing. II
is thought they were swept into the
sea.
The town was inundated TO depth OF
six feet The town is now rapidly hll-
ing up with starving persons from the
country. Only four soldiers were
drowned, but all are without shelter.
Capt. MeComb and his men did valiant
service In saving life. Forty persons
were rescued from floating wreckage. A
thousand head Of cattle were lost there.
At Naranzatio two persons are
known TO have been killed, a thousand
are homeless. MeTetus is destroyed.
At Clales twenty persons were Killed.
MANY are missing at Barcelonita. Sew
en- residents were killed. AT Cayeye
the death roll Is at least ninety.
1t is impossible TO estimate the loss
of life and property in the country dis,
tricts. Every river Is still swollen and
passage is well nigh impossible.
The crops are totally destroyed. Chill
lren are dying by hundreds from star
walton and exposure.
All the people are fiocking to Baya-
mon for food and shelter.
A courier has Just arrived here from
Yabucoa. He says that the town was
demolished by the storm. Already
eighty bodies have been recovered, and
II is estimated, that two hundred per-
sons are wounded. Medical assistance
Is scarce In al parts OF the island.
What makes the present distress grent-
or is the fact that a month ago all pub
lie improvements were stopped, owing
10 the lack 'of appropriations, Thou.
sands OF persons were then thrown out
OF employment. a renewal OF public
work would be1P great relief
General Davis says the latest reports
show the disaster 10 be greater than he
a6dAn(icipntcd, and extends over the
whole lsiand. ne is doing everything In
his power to alleviate the suffering and
has every confidence In generous re"
suits from his appeals TO the American
people. Where possible, the troops that
lost their shelter In the hurricane have
been ordered to San Juan.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When you don't know what to say 1t
is best to say so.
The wise man always carries an UNI
brella instead Of a corkscrew.
II you pay down to-day you won't De
asked to pay up tomorrow.
The polite man is always sure OF MS
standing in a crowded car.
put Yourself In His Place" is the
ofice-seeker's fayorite novel.
The amateur hunter may not injure
the birds, but he makes them soar.
The fee advanced 10 the matrimonial
agent is money paid Into court.
Calling 1t a landscape doesn't i'm
prove the appearance OF the back YARD
No one so completely realizes the In
efficiency OF a superior as a subordl-
nate.
When a woman has credit she al
ways buys lot Of fool things she does
not need.
We have often wondered why rail.
road men and hotel clerks are referred
to as being genial.
The man who Is his own worst enemy
usually has a humber Of other enemies
who run q close second.
One never gives ohrense by criticIsing
the average man. Every man thinks
himself little above the average
Probably nothing combines to dis
courage a man more than desire to
whip an enemy coupled with the beliet
that he can't do 1t.
A western author recently published
a little book entitled How to Break
Mule" Every married woman should
hasten to procure copy Of this great
work Chicago Daily News.
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to serve a good purpose. We all
know who declared that war. and who
began it.
There IS. Of course. no comparison
whatever between the unfortunate dis
agreement between brothers of one
country and the suppression Of this
iusurrection Of the treacherous Tagais,
but we agree with the Post when 1t
declares that they are alike in the fact
that no President or presidential cabi-
net was responsible for either OF them.
The instruction in the Philippines Is
NO more McKlnley's war than that
struggle was Lincoln's war. It is well
that the organs that are using such
arguments, and the Mckinley war
phrase. have begun so early It VIII
be dead cry before the people Of this
country prove that they are ignorant
of the history of the past two years.
II many of them are they win have 1t
impressed upon them.
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There is an element which seems to
be making war on Pension Commits
sioner Evans. and doing him a measure
Of injustice. 1t is needless to discuss
the merits of some complaints that he
is not liberal enough in his policy,
which, many OF them, come from ap-
plicants with doubtful claims and from
agents. So far as the records of the
pension bureau 80. however, 1t appears
that Commissioner Evans has been
honest, faithful and attentive to his
duties.
II there is anything reliable in the re-
ports, It must be admitted that the
commissioner Is doing his duty to the
veterans who are honestly entitled to
pensions, and at the same time is strict
ly observing the laws upon the statute
books-that is. he protects the treasury
against all efforts that irresponsible
parties make, that, II not closely looked
after, would render the bureau to the
charge of useless extravaganza. sifted
to the bottom. 1t appears that some Of
the complaints against the commission
er come from the offices OF pension at
torneys, some Of whom are not alto
gether particular as to the legality of
the cases they take, and find them very
strictly inspected by the examiners and
legal authorities OF the bureau.
II must be remembered that 1t has
been thlrty-four years since the close
OF the war, and that while the pen
sion list has been increasing each year
since that time, 1t appears that the
time has arrived when slight de-
crease, and perhaps more than merely
slight decrease, not SO much In the list
but in the yearly additions to the list.
would show up annually. 1t does turn
out that the report for the fiscal year
Just past shows that for the hrst time
in a score of years the additions de-
creased, and some critics hsye been
charging the commissioner with being
too strict in his rulings. WhNt evil
dence they have in support CT this
complaint they do not say.
The statements for the past two years
show: Additions to the pension list in
tho year ending June 80, 1898, were o.
351; for the year ending June 50, 1898.
4O.9si. A contemporary thinks this
proves Commissioner Evans honesty.
Perhaps 1t does. but that is not mat
ter to discuss, for 1t is not involved.
We take 1t that the decrease OF ap-
plicatlons from veterans of the civil
war is but natural. But there is a
feature. also. which must be kept in
mind at this particular time. 1t should
not be forgotten that the war which
the United States went into with Spain
more than a year ago. furnished a
very large amount of killed, wounded
and permanently unhealthy soldiers.
This will furnish new field for the
pension office. The results of that war
are not over. The philippine insurrec-
ton furnishes long lists. The decreases
Of the pension list may be substituted
for increases from now on, and 1t is
right that such should be the case.
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Trnnsrnal sltuation Unehanged.

LONDON. August 16.-The Transvaal
situation is unchanged, according to
all obtalnable official information, but
the continued delay OF the Boer answer
to Great Brltain's demand for Joint In
1uiry as to the effect upon the Outland-
ers OF the proposed franchise reform
measures makes matters look more SER
ious.
The war office has completed Its pre-
parations for an emergency force OF
10000 men to be ready to leave within
n week, Fast steamers for their trans
portatlon are waiting orders.
It is said that the Grenadier guards
now at Gibraltar. and the Twenty-frst
Lancers, now In Egypt may be sent to
South Africa, In addition TO the other
regiments which have already been or
dared there
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ARARE OPPORTUNITY.
To Secure a Complete Set OF EnoycsO-
media Britannica.

To Secure Complete Set OF EncycsO-
pedia Britannica.
Frank Stanton Is Offering the public a
fine chance TO secure the Encyclopedia
britannica, complete In thirty superb
octave volumes. This includes the re-
cent supplement Of five volumes OF par
ticular Interest TO Americans.
For n short time this standard work
IL offered at 30 per cent less than II was
sold BY leading Chicago daily paper
and on easier terms.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Is on
exhibition in Frank StantoE's store, and
they will be glad to show II to any one.
n you cannot come in person, write
them, and they Will be glad to send sou
by mail full particulars about che work
and the great offer OF the above enter
prising firm.
TheV have only limited number of
sets, however, and II interested. you
should investigate at once.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

II you want girl to fall in love with
a man, first tell her that he is very
wicked.
A woman Is like telephone boH-ta
good thing to stay away from when 1t
thunders.
II David hadn't hit Goliath the first
shot he would probably have insisted
that the sun was in his eyes.
About half the average mans pleas
ure In life consists In realizing how mis-
cradle other folk are.
Everything man has is his wife's
property and everything a woman
knows is her husband s.-New York
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bv 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 Is caused by an inilamed
condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachlan Tube. When this tube Is
inflnmed you have rumblinB sound or
Imperfect hearing, and when 1t is en-
tireiy closed, Deafness Is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be ia
ken out and this tube restored TO its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by CataTrh, which Is moth
ing but an infamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by ca
tarrih) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars: free,
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 7bc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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One day before a window
There stood little boy.
Who gaZed with earnest longing
Upon pretty toy
Who thought with It's possession
Would come earth's greatest Joy.
Day after day he saw IT.
He sighed day after day
And trembled lest some other
Might carry II away;
Day after day new splendoFs
Were centered where 1t lay.
He Eazed Into the future
Lies story was begun
He stored his little earnings
And when the days were done
His sleep was full Of visions
or treasures to be won.
There came day OF triumph,
He carried on the prize,
And 10! ut once its spiendor
Died out before his eyes!
The little boy was foolish:
But, then, are men SO wise?
Chicago Times Herald.
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became only the more perple1ed. In
despair. he repeated his question to the
conductor. "ThOse signs are for the In
formation Of the engineer" replied the
conductor; "he Is to whistle or ring &C
certain points as indicated by those in
itial letters" Yes said the traveller,
so understood the porter but
thought he must be mistaken. know
w stands for wiring. but how in thuD-
der do you spell whistle with an RI?
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In the death of Ex-Mayor Charles w.
seabright wheeling loses one of her
Oldest and most prominent citizens, and
one whose personal popularity no one
could dispute. He had been identified
with wheeling for half century, and
grew up with the city like many an
other German-born citizen who came
here years ago. His prominence In
politics and in business during the past
years made him known to everybody,
and his reputation for the possession
OF jovial, generous, social nature was
not confined to Wheeling, but was gem
erai in all surrounding communities,
and among all visitors who came to
enjoy this clty's hospitality. Mr.. Sea-
bright win be missed by hosts OF
friends.
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SHOOTING OF LABoRI.



Part of Plan of a Syndicate of AS.
sassiHation.
NEW YORK, August 16.-Joseph Rel
mach cables the following statement to
the Journal and Advertiser:
"Tbe shooting Of Labor will warm up
the atmosphere of the court, as 1t has
disgusted honest men. The attempted
assassination is not the outcome of a
weak mind; It is part of general plan,
is old-blooded, premeditated and paid
"The crime syndicate OF assassination
feared LaborI and wanted his life ana
his documents. The same men are re-
spongible for the razor which cut
Henry's throat, for the rope which hung
Locrinler, and the pistol that shot La
horI. History furnishes no example OF
crime so atrocious. The plot includes
the murder of Dreyfus, II acquitted.
"The murderers who ordered the as
sassInation will yet be caught. No COM
promise verdict Is possible now. The
Judges, who hitherto would have been
willing to throw q sop TO the anti
Dreytusards, viii now make no con-
cessIons. -,
the dossIer. My letter, which was
among the stolen documents. will not
give the dossier much nouriShment. It
will doubtless be claimed by the MUIR
der party that the 'Anglo- German syn
dictate" hired the man to shoot Labor
in order ts,awRken sympathy for Drey-
nus g =
'aTh army accusers are now in full
retreat and hoping for revolution. There
have been several combinations made
10 murder Dreyfus. The murderer has
many nccompiices. The plot has q
platform Of two planks; first. subver-
sion Of the republic; second, the murder
OF those wl1o9denounce the gang OF for
eigners. n
''I.nborP's blood stIrs honest souls.
Look forward to a speedy acquittal OF
nrnyfIiS'
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sneIlInp Pn.nled Him.

Chicago Daily News: He was evil
IDENTIFY unaccustomed TO railway tray
81 and was kcenly alert to the POSSIBLE
SIS OF acquiring information rs the
tTnln rolled along. Gazing NJ THO ny
ing landscape. his brain was puzzled by
the little sign posts beside the track,
benrlng the single letter n or wv"
He stopped the porter and asked him
the meaning OF the signs. ooh" said
he. denis whistle and ring posts fer de
engineer" The traveller pondcred and
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Lily Langtry, the actress. has again
been married, and is getting the usual
amount of advertising out of it. She
married the son OF baronet, who is
Just eleven years younger than she, and
takes pain to deny that he is nineteen
years younger, as was published. She
is thirty-nine and he is twenty-eight;
but he Is a baronet's son, and the Prince
OF Wales, as usual. was interested in
the event, and sent kindly congratula-
tons. The Prince never falls.
The sequel to the event Is not sur
prIsIng. 1t is, according to Mrs. Lang
try, or. as 1t now is, Mrs. Hugo Gerald
de Battle. an American tour on the
stage. The late Mrs. Langtry makes
the advance bid for a successful tour
financially by saying: II long to go, for
1 love the people of that country. OF
course my husband will accompany
me-" OF course. and the theatre-goers
In American cities will flock to see the
late Mrs. Langtry's young husband
an Engllshman with a French name
and a title, and fresh from the isle of
Jersey.
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President Mckinley VIII visit Pitts
burgh to assist in welcoming home the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment. This
Will add much to the lmpresslveness OF
the occasion, ns well as to the enthus-
Ihspn and patriotism, for IT will be the
only instance Of the sort in connection
with the return Of regiment OF volun-
teers from the other side Of the globe.
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VIII leave over the Baltimore & Ohio
Thursday August q. Fare for the
round trip, $40. Tickets good afteen
DAYS, and good to stop on In Phlladel-
phIa, Baltimore and Washington re-
turning. Remember, this is the last
chance to visit the seashore this sum-
mer, For full information apply to
II. C. Burke, passenger and ticket
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
wHEELING, AUGUST II, 1893.

Persons leaving the city can have
the IntelliRencer mailed to them 70
any address, by ordering It at this
office, in person or by letter. Terms
10 cents per week. Address can be
chnnged Us often Us desired.
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August to 30, the Baltimore & Ohio
Will sell excursion tickets 80 Oakland.
Mountain Lake Park md Deer Park, ut
one fare for the round trip. valid for re-
turn passage until August 81, inclusive.
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Rough Dry Washed, stHrohcd and
Dyed o ocntS per pound.
fiat Work, Washed and Ironsd, o
'e SIl baH Td WORK finished 10 cents pOr
D1und. At LUTZ BROS.
YTIIAR Homo Stohm Laundry.
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SSasoaOuaL
Institute,
Wheeling, w Va.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Age Of admission, seven years upward.
Military department in charge Of an
officer OF the United States Navy FAN
term begins Monday. September II, 1899.
Cadets in Camp September ILLS.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
a. ]. Clarke, Esq. president; Rev. Jacob
Birmingham, vice president: DR.. John L.
DIckey, secretary; X. c. DalZell. cashier
City Bank, treasurer: William Il. Slmp-
son, Esq, John J. Jones, Esq, Hon n. Il.
Whitaker. John 8 NSylor, Esq, Augustus
Poliack. ESQ. Hon ]. b. SommerVtlle,
Hon. W. p. Hubbard, Henry NJ Russell,
Esq, William F. Stifel, Esq, y. Walker
Peterson, ESQ.,, William II. Hearne, Esq.
Lieutenant b. c. Dent, L. s. N, Princi-
pal For further information call on any
member OF the Board OF Trustees. or ad.
dress LTSSI.Y INSTITUTE,
iva Wheeling, w, Va,