Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


A sheriff7s posse charged upon a
lot of striking miners near Braid
wood, 1T, and several men were shot.
The scarcity of cattle in Europe
has led to arrangements being made
in Chicago for enormous shipments
of cattle during the next three
months.
In a collision between two freight
trains on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, near Bonneville, Mo-,
one hundred and fifty head OF cattle
were killed.
A recently-enacte Illinois law
provides that no person who cannot
read and write the English language
shall be eligible for the Office OF
school director.
Mr.. Lincoln, the United States
minister, and his wife and Mr.. Rus
sell B. Harrison, son of President
Harrison, dined with the Queen at
Windsor Castle.
Robert Dalton, q deputy United
States marshal IN Oaklahoma, was
killed by Lee West, a moonShiner,
who in turn was shot by Dalton be-
fore the latter expired.
A wagon containing five persons
was struck by a railroad train near
Clinton, Iowa, Mrs. Frederick Bur
kenshaw and Miss May Beckman
were killed and the others injured.
A charter has been forwarded
through Baltimore by the Liberian
government to Civil Engineer
Whittekin of Tionesta, Pa, for the
construction Of a railroad in Liberia.
A meeting of Western railroad
engineers was held in Springfield, ILL.,,
it is said, to discuss the situation on
the Burlington system, the engineers
being dissatisfied with the outcome
of the strike.
PARIS, July ia collision
occurred at Grenade to day between
a passenger train and goods train,
on the Paris, Lyons and Mediter-
ranean railroad. Twenty persons
were killed or injured.
CLARKsBURG, July 11.-Gen. Ma
than Golf left tonight on a visit to
Montana, Washington, North
Dakota and South Dakota, to assist
in the Republican campaign in the
new States.
Miss Leonie Steuvenal, beautiful
and accomplished girl of Bayonne,
Canada, became crazed by brooding
over the family misfortunes and at
tempted to cruelty herself. She had
nailed one hand and one foot to an
oaken door when discovered.
AS Mr.. Creager was blowing in
the field near Frederick junction,
Nd, an old bombshell was turned up.
Thinking it not loaded, Mr.. Creager
attempted to break it up, when the
shell exploded, tearing off one of his
hands and SCATTERING his arm.
Mr.. David Worrell, of Creagers.
town, Nd, turned nine valuable
horses In pasture-field on his farm,
and they, having broken the fence,
got into neighbours cornfield. In
attempting to drive them out, they
became frightened and ran into a
barbed wire fence, seriously, and
perhaps fatally, injuring all nine.
CHAMBERsBURG, PA, July 49,
The part of Path Valley lying be-
tween Dry Run and Concord, in this
county, is at present subject to an
epidemic of typhoid fever. In one
family there have been six cases and
three deaths, and their are about
thlrty.five cases in the neighborhood,
all directly traceable to using drink
ing water from an impure well.
Six medical examiners of the PEN
sion Bureau at Washington were
dismissed by Secretary Noble upon
the recommendation of DR.. Charles
Mcmillan, medical referee of the
bureau, charged with irregularities
in the method of rerating pensions.
Commissioner Tanner does not ap-
prove the dismissals and gives notice
that he will appeal to the President.
Hon. William Window, secretary
of the Treasury; Hon. Robert p.
Porter, superintendent of the Cen
sus Bureau; Private Secretary Hal
ford, Ex-senator Davis and Hon.
Stephen b. Elkins left Deer Park
Tuesday morning on the east bound
train. Messrs. Davis and Elkins
stopped at Cumberland and the
other gentlemen continued their
journey to Washington.
WHEELING, w. Va, July IT.
Wheeling and Dayton started to
play the first Sunday game in Wheel.
ing to-day, and both mines were
Bond was given in 81, 800,
and the game started again. at
the end of the first inning, with the
score Wheeling A, Dayton 0, both
clubs were again arrested, and great
followed. The clubs
we're taken to the city and narrowly
escaped being sent to Jail. f8