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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

One of the prettiest home weddings of
the season was the wedding OF Miss
Catharine Elizabeth Graf, daughter Of
Mrs. B. C. Ouenzel. to Mr.. Peter Otto
Schneider. which took place at the home
Of the bride at $50 p. m. Wednesday.
A number OF invitations bad been issued
and the house was filled with guests.
The decorations were on an elaborate
scale and tastefuliy arranged. The par
Tor, in which the ceremony was performed
was trimmed in green and white palms
and other potted plants adorned the win
dows and every corner in the room,
while festoons Oh lockwood reached from
the large chandeliers in the center OF the
room TO each of the corners.
At the appointed hour the bride and
groom entered the room to the strains OF
the wedding march, played by Miss En-
ma Staley. and were joined IN marriage
by Rev. Charles S. Trump. There
were no attendants. The ushers were
Messrs. VIM. Schiotterbeck, of Hagers-
town, and Rufus Caskey, of this city.
The bride was attired in fawn colored
gown and carried golden gate roses.
After the wedding reception was held
in Mrs. Ouinzels ice cream parlors.
During the reception the Young Ladies
Mandolin Club furnished music.
The happy couple left, on train No. IA
over The Is, & o. for Washington and
New York. When they return to Mar
tinsburg they will reside at No. I44, north
Queen street.
There were about hundred and fifty
guests present. Those from distance
we're Mrs. David Shillin, Baltimore; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Mollny, Winchester; Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Moler. Mrs. Vim.
Schlotterbeck and son, William; Mrs.
Jacob Schlotterbeck and sons. Daniel,
George and David; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Helmet, Miss Carrie Smith. Mrs. Barbara
Smith; Miss Lucy Moore and Mr.. Oliver
Gigous. Of Hagerstown.
KERSHNER-REID.
Mr.. c.. G.. Kershner and Miss Anna F.
Reed, both of the country, were joined in
marriage at the parsonage of ST. Joseph S
Catholic church yesterday afternoon by
Rev. Father L. F. Kelly. MIR. Harry d.
Reed was best man and Miss Ella Swalty
| was the brides maid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
A List of Fiduciaries.

A list of fiduciaries, whose accounts
are before the undersigned Commissioner
of Accounts, of the County Court Of
Berkeley County. for settlement:
Luther Ramsburg, administrator. Mary
Ruth Taylor, deceased.
J. II. Clendenning, administrator, A.
Daniel Clendenning, deceased.
u. S. G. Pitzer, executor, Z. A. r. Dali
ley. deceased.
Henrietta Thomas, administrator, John
w. Anderson, deceased.
Ella T. Myers. administrator John
Myers, deceased.
Geo. Michel, administrator, Catharine
Michel. deceased.
Given under my hand, as Commission
err of said Court, at my Office, at the Court
House of said County, the twenty. second
day OF February 1900.
A. G., KEESECKER.
Commissioner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
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NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Ex-Congressman Charles G. Come
aged SO.
There are persistent rumors OF an
alliance between Peru, Bolivia and Are
gentina against Chile.
New Jerseys legislature passed .
resolution to investigate the State In
dustrial School for Girls.
Johnston H. Bennett, aged 30, and
Mary A. Farley, rs, were married yes
terday at High Bridge, N. j.
Boils are epidemic at Medina. N. Y.
They are supposed to be due to the
bad condition of the drinking water.
J. r. Buck, veteran soldier of Vine
land, N j., has been hiccoughing for
ten days and his condition is alarming.
George Ford, who lived near Shiloh.
Md, was found frozen to death be-
meath a pile of rails on the Gorsuch
road.
Policeman paisley, of New York, In
saving school children from Injuries
by runaway horse. was himself seri-
ousiy injured.
Rev. j. G. O'Brien, a Catholic priest,
opened the sessions of the Superior
Criminal Court at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
with prayer.
Jessie Mckay has been in a catalep-
tic state for nearly three weeks at her
home in Chicago. and physicians are
puzzled by her condition.
Charles Curtis was arrested at Marys-
Vile, o., charged with stealing a horse
and buggy in which he eloped with
wealthy girl from Rootsville, Pa.
The receipts of the American board
OF foreign missions for the first five
months OF the fiscal year show an in
crease OF, $25.261 in donations and
s2C,203 in legacies.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Important Case.

The case of Charles T. Moore VS.. the
Moore Printing Typewriter Company, a
corporation with headquarters IN Wash
ing ON, which has been before Judge
Faulkner in Circuit Court in this ci,ywas
argued before him in Jefferson county
Circuit Court Wednesday.
Sometime ago Judge Faulkner granted
an injunction restraining the company
from disposing of stock and the argument
was on a motion to dissolve the lnjunc-
ton. Mr.. Moore is represented by Hon
SW. Walker, of this city and Judge J. X.
NJ. Morton, of Alexandria. The Monta-
CUES are represented by Forrest w. Brown,
of Charles Town and ex-Congressman
Turner, of New York.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

New York, Feb. benjamin Wood,
the proprietor of The Daily News, died
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
where he had been i'll for some time.
Mr.. Wood was born at Shelbyville,
KY, 1920. He was elected to congress
from New York city in 1860, and re-
elected in 1854. In 1880 he was again
elected to congress. During the civil
war Mr. Woods newspaper was ex-
cluded from the mails for IS months
because of its opposition to armed
coercion of the south"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
PURELY PER soNAL..

Miss Leila Rutledge has returned from
visit to Lancaster. Pa.
Mr. A. G. Wolfes Of this city, is spend
ing few days In Baltimore.
Mr. A. A. Lamon went to Ridgeway
to attend the Swimley sale.
Miss NJ. Belle Stewart has returned
from an EXTENDED visit 10 Pitrsburg Pa,
Attorneys ID. c. Westenhaver and u.
S. @. pitzer went to Charles Town to at
tend court.
Mrs. Martha Hedges viii leave on Mem
day on an extended VISIT 10 relatives in
Lansing, Kansas.
Mr., + w. Dodd went to Ridgeway
to cry the sale of the personal property
Of Jacob Swimley.
Mrs. Joe Cage and daughter, who have
been visiting in this city. have returned to
their home in Brunswick.
Miss May Zimmerman, Of the Deacon
ess Home, Baltimore, is visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs Frank Whitson, n. Maple ave-
nus.
Miss Letta Meadows and brother Ray
mond, of Cumberland arrived here We'd
nesday on short visit TO their sister Mrs.
John Sloan.
Mr.. f. H. McDermot and wife, who
were married in Cumberland Wednes-
day, came here on No. II last night, and
remained until this morning.
Miss Dorothy Lamon, of the u. SPen-
sion Bureau. arrived here Thursday after
noon and will be the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. Vim. Morgan, Cerardstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders, for years resid-
ing in Clifton Forge, Va, are making their
home for the present with her mother,
Mrs. Bittinger, North Raleigh street.
Mr.. VIM. d. Hedges left Thursday for
Lansing, Kansas, where he has secured a
position as clerk in hotel. MIR. Hedges
visited Lansing three years ago and is
we'll known there.
Mrs. Willis Scheu, after visit Of sever
al weeks at the home of the Scheus. Of
this city, returnedWednesday. Mr. Scher
will meet her in St. Louis, and from there
accompany her to their home in Colorado
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
senator Bakers Daughter welded.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 22.-Miss
Mary Leonard Baker, only daughter OF
United States Senator Lucien Baker,
was married to DR.. Charles Henry
Tighlman Lowndes, surgeon in the
United States navy, last night, at the
home of the brides parents, in this
city. The ceremony was performed by
a Catholic clergyman under special
dispensation of Cardinal Gibbons, the
bride being a Protestant. Dr. Lown-
des, who is a nephew of Ex-Governor
Lowndes, of Maryland, holds the rank
of lieutenant in the navy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Disastrous rire in spanish Town.

valladolid, Spain, Feb. 22.-About
800 houses of the town of Ataquines
have been destroyed by confiagration
which, as this dispatch is filed, threat
ems to wipe out the place. There has
been great loss of live stock, and sew
eral of the inhabitants have gone mad
as a result of their terrible experiences.
The governor and minister of the in
terror have gone to Ataquines for the
purpose of providing assistance. es-
pecially provisions. Great suffering is
expected to follow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

Detroit, Feb. 22--Arthur F. Marsh.
ex,inspector of the Michigan national
guard and chairman of the Republic
can state central committee, resigned
the latter Office at meeting of the
state committee held yesterday after
noon. The resignation was accepted.
The reason as given is that since he is
accused Of completely in the alleged
state military board frauds he deems
it in the interest of the party to re-
sign. A resolution was adopted, with
one dissenting vote, thanking General
Marsh for able service as. chairman.
Charles Flowers, corporation counsel
of Detroit. md radical Pingree lieu
tenant was elected chairman. The
state convention will be held in De-
troit May 3.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Lesley Cleveland.

Arthur Lesley Cleveland son OF Mr.and
Mrs. II. Fl. Cleveland, of west Stephen
street, died of scarlet fever Wednesday
afternoon at 8 80 o'clock, aged 3yrs. 10
months. The child is brother of the
child, who died Of the same disease last
The funeral took place from the house
Thursday afternoon at 3 80 O'Clock, DIR.
]. A. Price officiating.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
moro canaaian Troop. ror Afrlcn.

Halifax, N. s.. Feb. 22--The last de-
tachment of the second Canadian con-
tingent for South Africa, consisting of
more than 600 officers and men and
nearly the same number of horses,
sailed from Halifax yesterday. From
the armories to the dockyard the line
of march was through the midst of q
mass of civilians. Ladies cheered the
departing soldiers, and confectionery
and fruits were showered on them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Fugitive German Forger Captured.

New York, Feb. 22.--After search
of mere than month among the Bow
cry lodging houses and the hospitals
United States Deputy Marshal Bern
hard yesterday found Noa Aschner,
once wealthy merchant of Mecklen-
g-Schwerin, Germany, wanted on
the charge of extensive forgeries, who
has been a fugitive from justice for
two years. Aschner fled from Ger
many to France, then to Sydney, New
South Wales, and vanished mysterious
ly from the latter place. He is ply
steal as we'll as a financial wreck. His
forgeries are said to be large.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
PUBLIC Sales.

February 2S, Wednesday, Allen Pitz-
nogle, at Falling Waters.
March (, Monday Geo. P. Keseker,
stock and farming implements, near
Barlow, fiye miles west Of Hedgesville.
March 6. Tuesday. Mr.. Henry V. Spe-
row, stock and farming implements
on Dry Run.
March s, Thursday, c. C. Felker personal
property one mile north Of Martins
burg.
Thursday, March &c. B Williams,
stock and farming implements, IA mile
northeast of Scrabble.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
ohio wants ship Canals.

Columbus, o., Feb. 22.-The state
senate yesterday adopted a joint reso-
luton asking congress to contruct two
shin canals in Ohio, extending from
Lake Erie 10 the Ohio river. The route
OF the first is via the Miami and Erie
canals, from Toledo to Cincinnati. and
the serund via the Ohio and Erie canals
fror, Cleveland to Marietta.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Directors Meet.

AT meeting of the Directors of the
Reformed Reunion to be held at Pen-Mar
Thursday. July 18th, 1900, the following
were selected as speakers Prof G. w.
Richards, of the Theological Seminary,
Lancaster, Pa. Rev, J.. M. Schick, ID. d
pastor Grace Reformed church, Wash
ineton, d. c., and Rev. H. X. Miller,
Missionary in Japan, who will be home on
a furlough at the time
The Harrisburg Male Quartet are en-
gagged to render special music.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
sixteen Injured in Train Wreck.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Feb. "a
west bound passenger train on the
Wisconsin Central was derailed three
miles west of Curtis. The entire train,
excepting the engine, left the track.
One passenger was seriously injured
and Is others painfully bruised The
cause Of the wreck was the breaking
OF a rear wheel Of the tender. The en-
gineer and fireman escaped without
injury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
'philndelphia Nearly Lost Convention

Philadelphia, Feb. pa meeting of
the citizens national Republican con-
vention committee was held in the
mayors Office yesterday and the sec
rotary reported that up to date $4,000
have been gathered toward the fund
of 100000 which is to be gwen to the
national committee. Mayor Ashbridge
sprung mild sensation when he in
formed the committeeman that on his
recent visit to Washington Chairman
Manley, of the subcommittee, inform
ed him that he was contemplating re-
moving the convention to Madison
Square Garden, New York, but on the
assurance that the money would soon
be forthcoming the national commit
teemen dropped the proposition.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
Family Of Five burned to Death.

Fredericton, N. b., Feb. 81 Edward
Lawrence, of Lakeville Corner, Sun
bury county, and his wife and three
children were burned to death In their
home at that place early in the MORN
ing. On finding the house on fire Mrs.
Lawrence rusned from the building,
but went back to get her children. AS
she entered the roof fell, and the
father, mother and three children
were consumed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 22.-The Brit
ish minister, Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
rand, had an audience OF the shah yes
terday and formally invited him to
visit England.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
POSTPONED Sale.

The sale Of the residence Of the late
Elias M. Ptzer. which was postponed
from last Saturday February 18TH. will
be held Saturday. February 24th, at the
front door of the Court House at I.3o
O'Clock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24
TFE NAgTInsBuRg REzALn

Entered AZ the Post Office at Martinsburg
w va. as second-CIa SIS Matter.l
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

Ex-Congressman Charles G. Come
stock died at Grand Rapids, Mich.
aged so.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18

General Roberts Orier Regulating
This Kind OF Warfare.

London. December 12.-Forty-one
proclamations of Lord Roberts have
been published. They have been
mostly summarized previously in the
newspapers. The last one. dated No
vember 18th, says:
LAS there appears to be some misun-
destandings as regards the burning Of
farms, the commander-in-chief wishes
the following to be the lines upon which
general officer commanding. The mere
mo farm is to be burned except for
an act OF t~reachery or when our troops
are fired on from the premises, as pun
ishment for the breaking of the tele-
graph or railway, or when used as a
basis Of operations for raids, and then
only with the direct consent Of the
general officer commanding. The mere
fact that a burgner is absent on COM
dando- is on no account to be used as a
reason for burning his house. All cat
tie, wagons and foodstufs are to be re-
moved from all farms. II that is i'm
possible they are to be destroyed,
whether the owner is present or not"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18
FIGHT.
Is How Kitchener Describes Knox's
Fight With Dewet.

London, December 12.-Lord Kitch-
ener cables the war office from Preto-
ria under date Of December 18th. that
General Knox reports from Helvetia,
that he is engaged in a running fight
with General deWet and that the enc
my is moving toward Reddersburg,
where there is a column ready to CO.
operate with the other British forces.
Lord Kitchener. in another dispatch,
reports that the Beers attacked the
post near Barberton. The British cas-
ualties were three killed, five wounded
and thirteen taken prisoners. The cap
tured men have since been released
The Beers raided the Riverton road
station December 18th. They are being
followed up.
General Kftchener's message indi
Gates that deWet has again evadct
Knox. After the latter had foiled tn
Boer general at Coomassie drift. tn
Beers seem to have doubled back
crossed the Calodon river elsewhere
and turned thence northwest in the di
rection OF Reddersburg, the memorable
scene of the British disaster in Apri
when deWet captured the Irish Rifles
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18
/ r SUICIDE


Port Je-v1s. n. Y. December Ia
Florence 8. MiIlineaux wIckhan. wife
OF J.. Emmett wickham. committed
suicide at 4 o'clock his mourning by
shooting herself with a pistol. The
husband sleeps IN a room On the oppo-
site side OF the hail. and says he "a
awakened by hearing two shots In his
wifeis room He hurried IN and found
his wife dsrobed for bed. sitting IN a
right hand
Mr.. wickhaIp n his wife had been
married about two years. She was his
second wife and her age was % years.
IN was h daughter OF James Mol
lineaux. OF Milford. Pa
Mr.. Wickham told the reporters that
when he went home last night at $50
O'Clock he found his wifeis room dark
ened and silent. an unusual circum-
stance. He wanted an extra quilt for
his bed, so tried 20 get in his wife's
nom As her key was inside Of the
lock he demanded admittance- She
opened the door and protested against
his entrance. but he forced his way in.
He says he found a corkscrew on the
bed attached to the cork of an empty
bottle OF champagne. Under a cot I'm
Mrs. WickhamfS room her husband de-
clares was j. r w. Davis. of New
York city. engineer of maintenance Of
way of h Erie road. Both he and
Mrs. Wickham were fully dressed. A
scene followed and the husband saws
he called witnesses for the purpose OF
having evidence in divorce proceed
ings.
The wife protested that nothing
wrong had takeI- place. After this
scene ali left and the husband says he
retired to his own room opposite his
wife's where he was sleeping wheo
awakened by hearing two shots.
Mrs. Wickham left letters. one to her
father. one 20 her husband and one to
the wife of DIR. d. d. Wickham. her
brothers husband. The contents of the
one to her father were alone made pub
lie. She begged his forgiveness for
what she was about to do. She left
some money and v~aluables for him ana
bade him farewell.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Cheaper Postage With America-The
Question of Taxing the Beers

London, December BIN the house
of today Mr.. Chamberlain
said Great Britain proposed to establish
cheaper postage with the United States,
but Washington was not prepared to
entertain the matter.
Powell Williams, the formal financial
secretary of the war office, answering a
question, said 1S2, 400 horses and mules
had been nde IN south Africa
during the war.
Timothy M. Healy's Interpolation as
to the number of asses sem to South
Africa during the war was not am
swered
Lord Cranborne. reverting to the sub-
ject of the contracts for the Uganda
railroad bridges going to America, said
the American Bridge Company would
build thirty bridges, using 1000 tons OF
steel. The contracts totaled up 135,OO0
tons. He said it was not fair to the
lowest bidder to invite other tenders to
revise their bids.
During the second reading. today, of
the war loan bill, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt criticised in detail the gov
ernment's financial makeshifts.
He said the ministers would have
tremendous support in making the
Transvaal share the cost of the war,
but, he pointed out, the gold mines
were the only source of revenue and
the m~ine-owning capitalists would not
pay for the war except on compulsion.
He contended that the cost of British
rule in the Transvaal and the Orange
River colony would be far greater than
the Boer rule had been. He estir'
that General Baden-Powell's police
would cost ga, 900. 900 a year, a sum
equal to the last Transvall budget.
Sir Michae Hicks-Beach said that
possibly the new colonies could not bear
any part of the cost of the wan for a
year or two after the war ended, but he
had in mind the future development of
the Transvaa1's vast wealth and had
made h falling in Of the various loans
at such periods as would enable the
government to see what burden might
be imposed on the Transvaal. In any
event no unreasonable demand would
be made.
Mr.. Broderick, secretary of state for
war, announced that the policy of the
war office was not to give commands
to some of those who had not succeed
e with commands in the field. The
supplementary war loan and appro-
priation bills were then passed to a sec
ond reading.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18

scheme 1t would be possible by a
slight increase or decrease of the rate
of one or more Of these taxes to great
ly increase or decrease the
and that for emergency purpose con
gress could always fall back upon the
stamp duties.
Mr.. Newlands. of Nevada. said that
that justification of the retention of
any features Of the war revenue act
rested upon the fact that another war
had followe the Spanish war. The
Spanish war had been fought in vindi-
cation of the rights of man, for free
government and to free a people from
oppression. The present war was for
the purpose of suppressing the aspira-
tions of q people for Independence.
While the minority protested against
this war it realized that as the result
of the recent election the present poll
cy of the administration would continue
with it's train of extraordinary ex-
| penses.
Mr.. Levy, of New York, argued that
the pending bill did not go far enough.
He was in favor of wiping out surplus
I
Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama. said
that the present was an opportune time
for am equitable adjustment of the bur-
den of aXatiO so that one interest
should not be unduly oppressed. Had
he the power. he said, he would dis
eliminate if there was to be diScrimi-
nation against the idle holders of idle
wealth. not against productive wealth
n enterprise. In the pending bill
unproductive wealth was absolutely
untaXed.
Mr.. Bartholdt. of Missouri, assailed
the proposed reduction on beer which.
he c~ontended, was not sufficient. He
gave notice he would offer an amend
ment to reduce h tax ON beer to $3.50
per barrel.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Illinois, also criti-
cised the bill. The pledge of the re-
publican leaders hat h war reve-
nue. act was strictly a war measuIa
and would be repealed when the war
was over should be redeemed. He
thought this could be done by abolish
ing the taxes one-third now one-third
July 1. 1901, and one-third January 1.
1902.
At $40 D. m. the house adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-18
ENGLAND GIVES CONSENT
To the China Agreement, With Slight
Amendment as TO Form.

Washington, December 13.-The lat
est advice from Pekin, from official
sources, is that England has signified a
willingness to sign the agreement
reached by the foreign ministers with a
slight amendment which is said to be
rather in the nature Of a mere change
of form.
1t was the understanding that Eng
land was the only power that was
holding back, and. according to these
advices, there seems to be no subsuan-
tial obstacle to an almost immediate
closure of the negotiations concerning
the preliminary agreement.
Mr.. Conger's last advices to the state
department indicated very clearly that
the German minister at Pekin, Mumm
o SchwartZenstein, was living up to
the spirit of the promise of the German
government to abate its demands for
the imposition of the death penalty
upon Princes Tuan and Chang, Duke
Ian, and other Boxer ring-leaders. 1t
was upon this very point hat the
United States made the issue with Ger
many and England.