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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-06-30
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Reports from Dresden say that King
Albert of SaXony is suffering from can
Ger of the bladder.
It is definitely stated at the English
foreign Office that Lord Pauncefote, en-
bassador at Washington, viii retire at
the end Of the year.
Details of the loss of the river steamer
Mabel and two other boats that were
swept over the falls in the Demerara
river, British Guiana, show that the
killed and drowned must have numbered
so.
From reliable information it is learn.
ed that the claim for damages against
Peru made by Mr.. Edward Gottfried,
formerly United States consular agent at
Trujillo, who was tortured, has been
withdrawn.
Admiral Frederick A. Maxse, who was
naval aid-de-camp to Lord Raglan, com
mander in chief of the forces during the
siege of Sevastopol. and who was known
as politician and writer, is dead. He
was born in 1888.
A committee Of the Young Turks par
ty has sent a manifesto to the various
embassies in Constantinope describing
the situation in Turkey and declaring
that it is time for the powers to termi'
nate the sultan's regime.
According. to The China Mail, a party
of miners have succeeded in locating sew
eral promising fields Of gold and Other
minerals in the northern provinces of the
Philippines. and several British firms in
China are becoming interested
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Aus
TRAN heir apparent, will formally re-
nounce the right of succession to the inl'
perial throne on Thursday next. On the
following day he viii wed. Countess So
phie Chotek- his morganatic marriage be-
| ing the reason for which he will with
draw from che succession.
Captain Manuel Aguela of the Mexican
navy is in New Orleans to purchase tugs
and other vessels of light draft, mainly
| for use in the war against the Maya In
dams of Yhcatan. He will go from there
east to arrange for the building of several
| men-of- war for the Mexican navy at Phil.
| adelphia or other places ON the Atlantic
| coast.
Sir Frederic Hodgson, the governor
of Gold Coast colony, it is reported
| from Kumassi, was wounded in the
| shoulder during a sortie that was recent
| Nv made from the fort, and eight officers
were killed. Provisions at Kumassi are
| scarce, and there are many wouaded. The
| investment is so complete thar no one is
| able to depart.
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morning, and he left 1t at In the aft
ernoon. In the hours between he dis
patched an enormous amount of bust
ness. His clerks liked him, but be
made them work. He asked no one to
do any more than he did himself, but
lie insisted that all should do their
best His courage, his aggresslyeness.
his honesty. his energy, his executive
ability, worked wonders Ia the depart.
ment, and the results were seen later
when the test came.
His wonderful popularity with the
rough riders was a sincere surprise to
his eastern acquaintance. But they
had not seen the side of the man which
had been shown to the cowboys Of the
Bad Lands The latter had recognized
III him the kind of man they liked,
aud they went to Cuba with him
whooping with delight
In the same manner that he rushed
ND san Juan hill he jumped into the
campaign In New York when he was
nominated for governor. In two weeks
he was whlrled through 40 counties,
made 1873 speeches and Travelled over
1890 miles.
To tell the story Of Theodore Roose-
velts origin would take too long Per-
haps 1t is enough TO say that in 1900,
two centuries ago. there was an Alder
man Nicholas Roosevelt IN New Am
sterdam. He was Theodore Roosevelt's
great at-great-great- grandfather.
OF his home life Mr.. Roosevelt Is
jealous He dislikes very much to see
ii exploited In print. He has become,
however. a national character. and this
reticence he must eventually modify
to some extent He has a delightful
home near oyster Bay, on Long Island
There he lives. when possible, with his
wife and six children.
Mrs Roosevelt is of retiring dispo-
sftion. Her tastes are thoroughly do
nestle. Her maiden name was Edith
Kermit Carow. She Is sweet. moth
erly looking young matron, with light
hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion.
She is of medium height and of rather
slight figure. She is primarily home
maker. Her tastes are simple, and she
is much averse to extravaganza and
display. She believes that her mission
In life is to make home cheerful
place for her husband and to keep her
six children healthy in body and mind.
I'd is an old fashioned ideal, this, but
ohe which still has many supporters.
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where he could hear her slightest wish.
When great affairs Of the nation were
at stake, he has always given her the
most cheerful and optimistic view pos
sible. When they travel together, she
is shielded in many ways by his con
slant care.
This gentleness is even extended to
others. There are many who can testi-
fy to 1t. His custom of giving flowers
to casual callers is an instance Of this.
The pink carnatlon Is President Nc
Kinley's fayorite flower. He Is seldom
seen without one in his buttonhole, and
when he is in the White House there is
always a big bunch of them put in a
vase on his desk. Sometimes the vase
Is replenished several times during the
day. He gives them away, not reck-
lessly. but with discretion. He seems
to know just where they will be appre-
ciated.
A case in point is an incident which
occurred early in his administration,
when representatives of several labor
organizations called upon him to ask
ldNoF' 1T request was oliS NhiSh nc
could not grant, but after he had ex-
pressed his regret he took the carna-
ton from his buttonhole and pinned 1t
upon the lapel of one of the leaders.
Then he distributed the contents of the
vase among the rest, with the remark:
"Please give these to your wives or
sweethearts, with my compliments"
Many a disappointed office seeker
has gone away from the White House
with a carnation in his buttonhole,
which he priced almost as much as he
would have valued the appointment he
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made for her since her marriage to Riley
Brock.
Close confinement within the shops and
| cells of a penitentiary has proved too
much for Oberlin NJ. Carter, ex-captain
! Of engineers. United States army. and he
| is broken In health and spirits He show
ed signs Of giving way completely, and
Warden McClaughey has found it neces-
sary to change his employment and place
| of confinement at night.
Captain John L. Powers has been ar
rested in Kentucky, charged with being
lan accessory to the mErder Of Governor
Goebel. Powers at once instituted habeas
corpus proceedings. He holds a pardon
issued by Governor Taylor while 10 Office
and was released once before on habeas
corpus proceedings In Knox county. Cap
| tain Powers is a brother of former Secre-
tary Of State Caleb Powers.
Except for the boycott and 800 extra
policemen on duty little remains to tell Of
the strike Of the St Louis Transit com
pany's employees inaugurated May 8.
Cars are in operation on all the lines
without hindranee and are well patron
lied. except on those running north and
south, whore many thousand persons.
because OF the boycott and through sym
patty for the strikers patronize wagons
and buses manned by former street rail-
way employees.
Postmaster General Smith has issued
an order removing from office Estes G.
Rathbone, who had been suspended from
the position Of director general Of posts
in Cuba The order also details Martin
| e. Fosnes, an inspector in the postal
service, to perform the duties of director
general of posts until further orders.
| Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has been relieved from further
work in Cuba and has sailed for home,
but he may return.
More complete and definite returns,
have been received concerning the rich,
strike at Topokuk, 30 miles below Cape
Nome. There seems no reason to doubt
that this is one of the greatest strikes
ever made in this vicinity; as important
as the strike at Nome before. Though
the discovery at Topokuk is of compare.
lively recent date, many have struck it
rich already, and several individual for
tunes running as high as $4,000 have
been taken out. Parties 'of two or three
working with ordinary rockers, it is said,
are taking out $1,000 a day.
A passenger train on the Macon branch
of the Southern railway ran into a wash.
out mile and half north of Melon
ough, Ga and was completely wrecked.
The wreck caught fire. and the entire
train with the exception of the sleeper
was destroyed. Every person on the
train except the occupants of the Pull
man car persisted. Thirty-seven people
in all were killed. A north bound pas
senger train on the Chicago and North.
western road loaded with excursionists
bound for the saeugerfest in Green Bay,
Wis, collided with freight train at
Depere Wis. Eight persons were killed,
one is missing and 3J were injured.
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failed TO get This may be only tact or
it may be genuine kindness of heart.
Tact he certainly has. No better eX-
ample could be found than his reply TO
Captain Sigsbee when the president at
tended a reception given in honor of
the hero of the Maine
"Mr. President" said the gallant cap
tain, 81 wish to thank you for this
honor"
mot at all, captain" replied Mr. Me
Kinley 1T is an honor TO be here"
But with all his genleness Mr.. Me
Kinley Knows how to deal out stern
Justice when occasion requires. The
developments of the Havana postal
scandal not long ago revealed to soAe
who had known him this other phase
of the man. When the full story of
the scandal first became known n
Washington, there was a gathering in
! the cabinet room at the White House
which win not soon be forgotten by
those present. The look on the presi-
dents set face and the short, sharp
sentences which came from his lips
viii live IN memory. Before the tenn
per of that council all questions of rel
alive responsibility, all inclination to
express incredulity, all feeling of per-
soual friendship for the suspected, any
thing which might tend to minimize
the Importance of the discovery was
dissipated The heads of departments
went out from that conference with
the knowledge that the full power of
the government would be involved to
the complete exposure of the crimes
and the merciless punishment of all di-
rectly or indirectly concerned.
This frmness is one of his dormant
traits. Its presence is frequently I'M
suspected until il comes to the surface.
Much has been said and written OF
the president as an orator. lie is sure
Is notable in this regard. His short
speeches are models of rhetoric ana de-
lvered In a pleasing style, but his tai
cnts as an auditor are equally remark
/ able. and, surrounded by his cabinet
he is frequently called upon to show
them. When he listens to Il speech, he
sits TRANQUILITY in the large chair gen
orally placed tOf MS bhNehlclCt' S"N
ing intently at the speaker and usually
+ holding his silk hat In his hand. Nc
/ nervousness marks his manner except
now and then he will tap quietly upor
/ the arm of his chair with his gloved
hand or close and unclose it. He does
not miss "A single point the speaker
makes, looks grave or smiles, as the
case may he, and often, ms though car
ried away 10y the enthusiasm Of th'
moment. leads the applause. He il
truly sympathetic listener and, a
one of the younger orators put ii, IA
inspiration to the speaker
While Mr.. Mckinley is no such MAX
or Of epigrams as Tom Reed. his wit
7 by no means sluggish His imprompt
t remarks are often humorous enough t
I do credit to a Chauncey Depew, but b
: never goes out of his way to drag in
e joke. Occasionally, however, he turn
: off what story teller would call ''
I good thing" Here is one of them;
!, on the occasion of the president
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Move Prisoners Reach st. Helena

Jamestown, st. Helena, June 2S.-Sa-.
rel EloH, President Kruger's grandson.
who was captured by the British at
Na}eking, has landed here with IL Off
GERS and 9S troopers, mostly foreigners.
The prisoners, who were clean and of re-
spectacle appearance, were Immediately
sent on to Deadwood, the prison camp.
Most of the Beers at Deadwood are in
good health, and thus far there has been
bat one death from enteric fever.
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Saved From a Burning Lauach.

Seabright n. j.. June 2S.-The vapor
launch Laura. owned by John L. E'raley,
was destroyed by fire in the Shrewsbury
river. Mr.. Fraley's two sons and fish
ing party were going down the river 70
fish, when a leakage of vanor into the
furnace started the flame. The launch
was run on mud bank. Clam fisher
men took off those on board The launch
cost 81 900 and was insured for $1,000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-06-30
vi.Ient Earthquakes In Spain.

Madrid, June 2S.-Violent earthquake
shocks occurred yesterday morning in
Cordova and Malaga. The inhabitants,
rudely awakened, rushed into the streets
in terror The phenomenon lasted seven
seconds. At Malaga a few houses were
damaged. but there was no serious acct,
dent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07
Bobs VS.. Barros.

The Bobs family and the family of
Barras are neighbors at Kakaako. The
children of the respective families do
not live in that state of brotnerly love
that it is desired should predominant
according to the best authorities. All
on account of the chickering's of the Off
spring of the Bobs family and those
of the family of Barras, the law has
been invoked.
Last evening Barras went into the
Bobs' yard and started to chastise
Bobs' children. Mrs. Bobs made her
appearance on the scene and Barras,
whose blood was up, started in to do
her bodily violence. Mrs. Bobs is of
German extraction and concluded that
things were a little one-sided; so she
caused Barras to beat a retreat. He
hunted up a lawyer and a warrant was
sworn out and served upon Mrs. Bobs.
The complaining witness, Barras, is a
big, strapping fellow and Mrs. BObs is
quite small. Mrs. Bobs' face showed
the effects of having come in contact
with something hard. She claimed the
man had struck her with his fist.
Judge Wilcox will straighten things
out this morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07
Want to Go steerare.

Some ninety passengers who want to
so to San Francisco by steerage and
have been refused by the Oceanic
steamship Company unless they go
through a strict fifteen days quaran-
tine, are protesting vigorously against
the eompany's action. Manager Gift
fard of the company states its willing
ness to take the steerage passengers if
they comply with the United States
laws and DR.. Carmichael says that I'M
der them steerage PASSENGERS quar-
antine must be absolute while cabin
passengers are allowed the more lax
inspection.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07
FEEDING MANY
Work of the United
Chinese Society.
A Large Fund Already Raised to
Take Care Of Destitute
CeIestialS.

So noiselessly have the Chinese gone
about the business of caring for their
own in the past week that few other
than those generous HOnolulans who
have opened their purses for the home
less Asiatics. know the extent of the
charity the United Chinese Society has
undertaken. About thousand men,
women and children. of celestial birth
or parentage are now wards of this So
ciety and twice a week receive the sup
plies of rice that keep them alive.
Headquarters have been established at
the society's rooms on King near Nuu-
anu street and here the food is dOled
out by volunteers in the work.
A large fund has been already raised
to continue the charity and it is sup
posed that it will be weeks before the
unfOrtunates are in a condition to be
self-suppOrting. To Consul Young Wei
Pin and Vice-Consul Goo Kim Fui is
due the credit for the initiation of the
plan to avert starvation among their
many countrymen ruined by the China
town fire and the business depression
incidental to the quarantine.
week ago the first meeting was
called by these gentlemen at which zee
Chan was elected chairman, and Vim
QuOn treasurer of the fund TO lie raised.
Ten committeeman were appointed to
solicit donations and twenty-four 9TH
ers to take active charge of the supply
ing of the rice to applicants. Besides
! giving the rice, shelter in the Kalihi
detention camp is found for those who
| have none. through the courtesy of
/ Minister of the Interior Young. Sub
| scriptions to the cause have been lib
eral both among Orientals and whites.
| The following is a partial list of these:
II. Hackfeld & Co., $500; w. G. Irwin
| & Co.. $500; Claus Spreckels & Co.,
! $500; Alexander & Baldwin. $500; Bish-
op & Co., $500; Castle & Cooke, $500;
Sing Chong Company, $1,000; C. VI. and
c. A. Cooke, $500; Young Wei Pin,
Chinese Consul, $1,000; Alfred s. Hart
well $1,000; Theo. II. Davies & Co, Ltd,
$500; Allen & Robinson, $3.50; Inter-
| Island Steam Navigation Co, $3.50; F.
A. Schaefer & Co., $3.50; John Ena, $50.
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hhlnebeck-on-the-Hudson is to have
d paiace that will make the other
buildings in that vicinity look like cot
ages. 1t is to be put up by Colonel
John Jacob Aston, and will be erected
on the site OF Ferncliffe, which will be
razed TO the ground to make way for
the magnificent structure Colonel As
tor has in mind.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07
Remarkable Cures of Rheumatism


From the Vindicator, Rutherfordton
North Carolina.
The editor Of the Vindlcator has had
occasion to test the efficacy of Cham
pertains Pain Balm twice with the
most remarkable results in each case.
FIRST, with rheumatism in the shoulder
from which he suffered excruciatiug
PAIN for ten days, which was relieved
with two applications Of Pain Balm.
rubbing the parts afflicted and realiz-
ing instant benefit and entire relief in
very short time Second. in rheu-
matism in thigh joint, almost prostrat-
ing him with severe pain, which was
relieved by two applications. rubbing
with the liniment on retiring at night
and getting up free from pain. For
sale by Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd.
wholesale agents.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
A Very Remarkable Remedy.

1T is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that l recommend
Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoca Remedy" says Druggist a.
w. Sawtelle, of Hartford. Conn: "A
lady customer, seeing the remedy eX-
posed for sale on my show case, said
to me: i really believe that medicine
saved my life the past summer while
at the shore and she became so en-
thusiastic over its merits that L at
once made up my mind to recommend
it in the future. Recently a gentle
man came into my store 50 overcome
with collie pains that he sank at once
to the floor. gave him dose of this
remedy which helped him. l repeated
the dose ana in 15 minutes he left my
store smilingly informing me that be
felt as well as ever" Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
Food ut SO an Ounce.

"a few days ago said Il clubman,
al received small jar filled with 4 pc
culiar brownish paste. which was sent
me as Il present by young Chinaman
who used to have Il laundry here, but
is now living i'll san Francisco. \ let
ter which accompanied the gift ex-
planned that the paste was combina-
tion of peanut buds and ginger jelly.
That sounds like joke, but it isn't.
IF you will break open the kernel OF
q peanut, you will find at the base Il lit
tie cone shaped formation usually sur
mounted, by two microscopic leaves.
1t is the life germ of the nut, and if
planted would develop into tree. AS
my friend Wong explained to me, the
nuts are first roasted and then these
minute growths are carefully extract
ed. They are so small it takes many
thousands of them to ill teacup, but
when sufficient number are collected
they are put in Il mortar and ground
into Il fine -four, which is subsequently
mixed with the ginger jelly and rubbed
down to Il smooth paste.
THAT sent me WAS about the consist
cncy of cream cheese, and it had L
peculiar aromatic taste that was rather
pleasant. 1t is one of the queer semi
confections that the Chinese like to
nibble at between courses, and as it
costs SO an ounce ii is literally worth
almost its weight in gold. l have eaten
a little of the preparation, but l don't
think I'm apt to acquire Il taste for it,
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
Does 1t Pay to Buy Cheapr

A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right, but you want some
thing that will relieve and cure the
more severe and dangerous results OF
throat and lung trou bles. What shall
you do? Go to warmer aud more
regular climate? Yes, if possible; if
not possible for you, then in either
case take the only remedy that has
been introduced in all civilized coun-
tries with success in severe throat and
lung troubles, "Boschee's German
Syrup" 1t not only heals and slim
ulates the tissues to destroy the germ
disease, but allays Inflammation,
causes easy e&pectoration, gives a
good nights rest, and cures the pa
tient. Try one bottle. Recommend
ed many years by all druggists in the
world. Sample bottles at t. II.
Thomas, druggist.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
The Augustana and G
Tortured a witness.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness L. l.. Martin, of Dixie, Ky,
before he gave this evidence:' Il
coughed every night till my throat
was nearly raw; then tried DIR. Kings
New Discovery which gave instant re-
lief. have used it in my family for
four years and recommend it as the
greatest remedy for coughs, colds and
all throat, chest and lung troubles. 1t
will stop the worst cough, and not
only prevents but absolutely cures
consumption. Price so cents and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bot
ties free at Hartz Il Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
sIOO Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers, that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials.
Address, F. ]. CHENEY & Co To-
ledo, O.
Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
RheumatIsm Cured in "a Hours.

T. j. Blackmore, of Halter & Black
more. Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A short
time since procured bottle of Mys-
tic Cure. 1t got me out of the house
in "a hours. | took to my bed with
Mystic Cure is the only medicine that
did me any good. l had five of the
best physicians in the city, but re-
ceived very little relief from them.
1 know the Mystic Cure to be what it
is represented and take pleasure in
recommending it to other poor suf-
ferrers." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, and Gus
Schlegel e. Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-03
BOWLING BREEzEs

Bowling. May 2--Henry Martin
went to town Wednesday.
Dudley DeVoe. of Sears. visited
with Mrs. Mary Gitt.
Mrs. John Derrick and son, Lester,
visited Milan Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark visited
in Rock Island Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hodson and
family visited the metropolis of the
county Wednesday.
Tony Rhody and daughter, Lottie,
of Gable, and Charles Ellis, of Rock
Island, visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. B..
Ellis and family.
Louis Wilson, of Black Hawk, while
hauling brush Wednesday had a run
away. The horses ran into a barbed
wire fence and one horse was severely
cut. Mr.. Wilson escaped unhurt.