Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-04-18
THE NEWS

Inc Hrst W estern states Commercial Con-
gress began at Kansas City A letter was read
from President Harrison, in which be ex-
pressed his views very plainly on the money
| question.-The sheddy mill of Raspen &
Co., Camden, n. j., was burned; loss, 5000.
james II. Arnold, a well-known citizen of
Vienna, ILL.,, was assassinated while walking
along the public road. Burk Stanley and his
son Edward have been arrested In quar-
rel following a game of freeze outn in a
saloon in Cincinnati, Jos. Hughes, the bar
keeper, shot and killed Frank Bell, a former
ball player, and now private policeman
Darius COTS, proprietor of COTS braid mills,
and union wadding works at Providence, R. l.
largely interested in business in Montreal
and the South, is dead -Thelcottonseed oil
mill at Natchetoches, La, was burned; loss
S2o,oOO.-The Llano Iron and Coal fields, in
Texas, have been purchased by the wakefield
syndicate, of Chicago. The cash eonsidera-
ton was 100000. The company was capital.
lied at a million.-T The Welland Canal will
be open d for navigation on April 20.-An
early morning fire in the East End of Pitts
NNiA Ntobtt1tu AnItt acres pI S0eUS at the
stock yards and cremated 1877 head of cattle;
loss $40, 000,-Miss Emma Leete, aged
twenty-five years. was trampled to death at
Guiitord, CT, by vicious horse.-The
Gould lines were not represented at the meet
ing, In Chicago, of the Western traffic Asso-
citation, which will now likely be dissolved.
Otto Mears, president of the Rio Grande
Southern Railroad and several members of
the Colorado State Senate, have been indicted
for bribery. President McGrath, of the
Farmers Alliance, is urging the Southern
alliances to desert the Democratic party, and
organize an independent party
Count Reinhold A. Lewenhaupt, who only
twelve days ago was married to Miss Ellen,
the youngest dau shter of Hon. Thomas F.
Bayard, died at their home, in Wilmington,
Del, oftyphoid fever.---General Green b.
Raum, United States Commissioner of Pen.
sions, is i'll in Chicago with the grip,-The
saloon keepers Of Burlington, Iowa, revolted
against the prohibitory law, and a crowd of
them beat a county constable who was serv-
ing warrant on one of their number. In
dians killed two unknown white emigrants at
Blsckioot, Idaho.--Henry X. PETER, pro-
prietor of the Sentinel, published at Carlisle,
Pa. died at the age of sixty three years.
Minority stockholders of the Para Rubber
Shoe Company, of Boston, have petitioned for
receiver, alleging fraud and the insolvency
Of the firm.-The Interstate Commission de-
cided in favor of the Delaware and Virginia
in gb1;r IL. ;~I3
charges by the railroads. A priest named
McGoyen was susocsted in mud at Newport,
Ky.-The Brooke Wooden NJ i'll, at Pomeroy,
Pa, was destroyed by fire; loss, 10000
The Franklin Lumber Company's property,
at Norfolk, Va, was burned; loss, 25000,--
S250,900 worth of property in Elizabeth, n. j.,
was destroyed by fre.-Ex. Mayor P. w.
KENYON, died at Odell, Ill.---Oscar Lee was
fatally hurt in a riot in st. Bouis.-Two
military posts near San Antonio will be
abandoned-Fire did $4,000 damage in
Pittsburg E. Brown, fireman, was
hurt in a railroad accident near Vanport, Pa.
Two other railroad men were slightly hurt.
Bishop Richard Gilmour, of Cleveland,
Ohio died in st. Augustine, Flori lab os-
ton naiptars havo strpcl- for "a n d,v
Five bo,,sof, n,r., ~ t,roI,,a a.aa.;,,,. ~
river 8 Toni. !, sl,iF r,,a dro,r.ad hv
their fraiI bo,t baipc c,rgbt !, a, oddv ana
co,,;zod ba;i go, ro
Mexico. nearly wrecked train. One Mexi-
can was killed.-By an explosion of tank
on a steamer from Philadelphia for Havana
the FIRST eng;roar and w.tcb,or vo. LilIo5
The Domi,;o, Comn,is.;o,ar donios +bo
charges that large quantities Of supa, have
been sn,ug,lad into r,a.d.
civil serv,ra counissioror poov.uoI, ~
nre.sos bi,nsslr 90 cra,,6.d ,ri,h Sooro.a :,
Tracy, declaration th,, he will him s,n.
| moves of the navy wards withi, tbo coon. a,
civil ssrv;co rpIes Tho co,trol co,n,,i,,oo
| If the Pan.Pen,,blico, ro,aross i, sa,,.or
in WASHINGTON made a call on preside,,
/ Harrison The mans of the conoress contain.
Mate tho formation If bnma, fr.edo,
Ieappe.-Invcn,ors Sc. attending us
Patent Centennial Mt WASHINGTON Maid visi,
tn Mount Vernon and afterwards witnessed
. porade Of ,roops and . review Inv The presi,
/ dent-E H. Nebeeker of Indiana vii,
succeel ! n Huston Of the anne state a,
limited States treasurer.---Tbere will pr.,b.
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