Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-25
THE NEWS

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Mich, and f. r. Perkins and Robert Gregory
were killed.-Mrs. F. r. Davis was fatally
burned at Waterloo, Ind, by her clothes
catching fire from blazing gasoline stove.
She ran out in the yard and neighbours wife
and two children in endeavorng to extinguish
the flames received terrible burns. DIR.
Scott Helm, surgeon general of Arizona and
prominent practitioner, was arrested at Phen-
tx, Ariz, on a charge of criminal malpractice.
His victim will probably die. II. Mcdonald,
uncle of the woman attempted to shoot Helm,
but was prevented by bystanders. Herman
Normandors, of Chckies, Pa, was drowned
in the Susquehanna, near Marietta. He was
in boat with two companions, and against
their protest rocked the boat, finally upsetting
it. The companions narrowly escaped drown
ing.-A whole family named James was
burned up near Flora, III. Foul play is sus-
peeted.-The commanding officer of the
revenue steamer Woodbury. has been ordered
to go to st. Stephen, N. B., to inquire into the
seizure of American boats.--The President
has appointed Lars Anderson, of Ohio to the
office of second secretary of legation at Lon
don, vice r. C. Mccormick, resigned and
Hermel Desallier Dupin, of New York, to be
consul at Nantes, France. The President has
recognized Emilio Tuyo as consul general of
Chill at San Franciseo-The Treasure De-
partment sent out the first lot of catalogues of
the title entries under new national copyright
law. They were sent to collectors Of customs,
postmasters receiving foreign mails and pri-
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sued bulletin, giving the population of
Michigan by minor civil divisions The
population of the state under the census taken
as of June /, 1890, is 2,093, $50, while in 1880
the population was 1886 937, an increase in
ten years of 456, go, or q. 90 per cent
The village of Sawyerville, Oseeola county
Mich, consisting of thirty houses, one general
store, one large saw-mill, single mill and
timber yard, was totally destroyed by fire.
The property was owned by the Cutler & Sa-
vidge Lumber Company, of Spring Lake,
Mich. The loss is between $3.50, 600 and $780,
900, partially covered by insurance.-Dur-
ing quarrel over hogs at San Augustin, Tex,
S. Williams killed John Roberts and seriously
wounded Jake Roberts. Finds of gold near
Ellenburg, Wash, has caused much excite
ment. Iron has also been found.-The
Iligganum Manufacturing Company Nigga
mum, Ct, owing to the failure of Jos. Davis,
of Lynn, made an assignment to Ex-Governor
p. C. Lounsbery, of Ridgefield, and Clement
S. Hubbard, of Haddam The company
manufacture farming implements. State
Senator George NJ. Clark is president, and
Clinton B. Davis, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee and nephew of Joseph
Davis, is secretary and treasurer,-In the
case of Edward Belden, of Kansas, sentenced
to be hanged July 24th for murder, the Presi
dent has committed death penalty to impris.
onment for life.-Will Davis was killed at
Obrine, Fla. by phosphate bank caving in
on him.--A laborer named Higginbothen
killed w. II. Braden near Murders Point,
Gulf of Mexico, because provisions Braden
had sent for didn't arrive when Braden said
they would.
George P. Parker, who committed suicide
in London, was well-known as a swindler and
torger by the New York police.-Michael
Mulvey, Of Pottsville, Pa, was killed by
Hungarian, who came up behind him while
he was returning from work, and dealt him
two terrible blows on the head with a shovel.
"A mob at Spencer Ind, overpowered the
sheriff and took Frank Dice, charged with
MURDER out of his cell in the Jail and hanged
him.-Workme excayating the basement
Of a school building in New York exhumed
twenty human skulls.-The temporary
restle of a new Pan Handle Railroad bridge
across a creek, six miles from Pittsburg was
washed away by a sudden flood, and three
workmen drowned. Over production in the
saw mill industry is having its effect in the
great milling sections of Texas. Several East
Texas mills will shut down entirely, and a
large number will only run on three-f ourths
time, and some of course, will temporarily
run full time. All would shut off at least part
oftime but for the law which would punish
them for forming trust.-Jef Gilbert,
farmer Of Carthage, Mo-, shot and killed
woman and himself, jealousy leading him to
the double crime The five-day festival of
the Turn Yerens, comprising societies from
Baltimore, New York, Brooklyn, PhiladeI-
phia and other cities, opened in rooklyn.-
Colonel John Polk Pryor, near relative of
President Polk, died in Louisville.-James
Mccormick died at Crystal Falls Mich. from
injuries received in prize fight with William
Daniels. The latter and his seconds have
been arrested -Martin B. Waller, son of
Ex-Governor tom" Waller, of Connecticut
secretary and treasurer of the Long Island
Brick Company, of Greenport, L. l., has been
among the missing for several days, and it is
reported that he is short in his accounts The
exact amount of Walters delalcation is not
know. One stakeholder says it is about 81 900,
while others place it at much larger sum.
The citizens Of Washington have raised
the guarantee fund of $4,000 for the Grand
Army encampment of lS92.-Lizzie Sproul,