Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-02
The NEWS

The Atapahoe and Cheyenne Ind ans
have refused their beef ~rations, and are sulk-
ing.--Tay,orsville, a mining village in
Pennsylvania, is In danger of being engul ed.
The convicted New Jersey elect an in
spectors we're sentenced, soms being sent to
the ttate prison and others to the %peniten-
tiary.--Hon. John w. Thompson, president
of the Ballston Spa On. W National Bank,
died at his homs in that Y llage.--John f.
Thornton WIS hanged in Fort Smith, Ark,
for numbering his daughter.-The coroner's
jury In the Harrisburg train accident found
Operator Hayes, Flagman Brow and Engi-
neer Kelley guilty of neslcct.-Michael +.
SlIney, convicted Of the murler of Robert
Lyons, in New York, was sentenced to be
executed the week beginning August ID
The hatt,e-ship Texas was successfully
launched at Norfolk. -While q number of
men we're engaged in drilling a well at Hern-
don, near Shamokin, Pa, n piece of dualin
Jremature.y exploited, killing Charles NJ IL
ken and George CARRIER and severely injur-
ing tn rs ~Itsliaus. Milliken's head was
blown completely off by the explosion -
Russell Wells, aged twenty years, son OF Prof
:. c. Wills, of Roanoke Colleg', and Arm
stead c. Wa'sn n, aged eighteen years, ron offs
premium Mt lawyer of Martin, Texas, were in
stantly killed by lightning in Salem, Va.
while standing under a tree.
Thu Fisheries Building, on the Worlds
Fair grounds, was truck by Lightning. "a
great gold rush h S set in TO the new mining
camp in Mohave county, Arizona. Mining
men who have visited the new camp estim ite
the amount of ore on the surface worth not
less than II. 000, 000.-The schooner Ring
dove was struck by a VIII r.wind of Half
Moon Cave, near IIunduras. and nine persons
were drownet.-AH important arrest Of
counterieiters was made in California;
passenger train on the Cincinnati, Wabash
and Michigan Raj road went into a culvert
near Berrien Centre, and al on board, except
one woman, were more or less injured.-All
the employee on the East Clevelanl Street
Railway system struck. The Eas. Cleveland
men claim that the agreement which ended
their strike a few weeks ago does not operate
satisiactorily.--The water in the Pottsvi,Ie
leaky dam is being steadily reduced. All
danger is considered past, and the people are
returning from the hills to their homes
Mrs. Sarah Eckteldt, the widow of an officer
of the war OF 1872. died at Germantown, Pa,
aged one hundred aud FIVE years. Her has
band died in 1872, and FIR flty-6ve years she
had drAwna penRion.
By the wreck of the Western express on
the Pennsylvania Railroad eleven persons
were killed.-Mr. and Mrs. Blaine have
reached Bar Harbor.-Grover Cleveland viii
be invited to make an address at the opening
of the arsenal at Co unlbia, Tenn. on July 49,
Bethlehem. Pa, celebrated its sesqui-
C ntennial. -Trouble is brewing among
whites nn1 blacks employed in the improve
ment of the Chickamauga battlefield, owing
to the contract system in vogue.-Arthur
Stocker, for wifi murder, was sentenced in
Jersey City to ten years in states prison.
Joseph NJ. Pcrgua, postmaster at Hadley, n.
Y. Is under arrest, charged with pension
trauds.-King Sims, murderer of Edward
Brandon, was hung at Dallas. Texas.--The
authorities of Sioux Fails have n scheme to
take charge of saloons and run them as q
municipal enterprise. Annie Flynn, of
Dedar Rapids, made three desperate attempts
at suic d., The thi.d being thoroughly success
tul.-Goyernor Wiley has asked President
Harr son for troops to preserve order among
the miners now on a strike. The silver
party OF Nevada was organized in Reno.-The
Rock river, in Limos, overfowed its banks.
United States Bunk Examiner George A.
Stone closed the First National Bank Of Erie.
Kansas. The extent OF this Liabilities is IN
known.-by Au cxplo, ion Of a boil in the
Consumers ice Compnny's works in New
Orleans one colored man was killed and q
number very seriously hurt---W. S. Gull
berson, the New Albany, millionaire. d ed
from the effects Of tho grip, contracted last
winter, at the age of se"enty-sight-A
mob tied, 90 eyed an b|inIhlled Frank Ne
Cormick, and then flung him to n tree, to try
10 distOrt a confession OF murler. but without
success.
Walter Howard. son o. a rich EngIishman,
who had a ranch in McXi o, has di appeared.
y. J. Brooks died at The Southern BIZ
chloride Of God Institute in Memphis
~lnvestis at chs o! the rubber contracts for
Mare Island Navy Yard are being conducted
by Cap. H. e. Cocl rane and Lieut. |. Ker.
ma, Of the L. S. NJ. C.-Lightning truck
tie kilu-house of Colder Mailing Company,
of Chicago. setting the build ng on fire.
Over 80, GO bushels OF grain were ruined by
tie flames and water, and tie total damage il
estimated ut $45 OC0.-Incendarjes in Cleve.
land keep the fire d partmeut con family on
the go.-Iwo approaching freight trains on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. while run
ring at high speed, col,Ided two miles east
Of Hun ingdOn, Pa, blockAding both tracks,
ard demolishing two engines anil eighteen
cars. All traffic on tie m ddle division was
suspended for seven hours,-Jacob Harvey
was hung in Columl US for murder.-Ex-
Congressman Dob died in V,ncinnes, Ind.
The p. Wilson Stns Comp my, wholesale
dealers aud manuiuctur rs OF saddlery, hard
ware, in Cincinnati, assigned. Assets, S75,.
900; liabili les about same.-The only re.
naming indictment against George J. Gibson,
ex.secretary OF the Whiskey Trust, was mol
prossed.-The Catherine conspiracy case is
on trisl in Mobile. Ala.
f J.Ryan, who robbed the United States
express in Washington, was arrested in Dem
ver.-Policemcn are unable to find the
! quor in Creston (Iowa) sa oons whose pro.
prietors have q genius for the art Of conceal
ment.-There was a cloud-burst and heavy
rain in L1ncater.--J. A. Deiwiler has
%writto', asking AlvA Adams. ex-governor Of
Colorado, to become the Peoples Party can
didate for pres dent--Eartrquake shocks in
the cighborhood Of Gundalaiara, Mexico.
have injured some people, wrecked many
valuab e buildings AMI caused great alarm.
The smallpox epidemic is raging in the
city of MeIico--An iron strike f. yery
probable in Pttsburg-The leather trust
wos Incorporated in trenton, N. Jim
Nicho,i, an lIaliln h ,rpcr, who was stealing
Il ride, fell from n Pennsylg mia freight train
near Lancaster and was fatally injured
Max Clcrcett was shot Ord Instantly killed
in a New York court Ly Edward Oivins,
who'c sister lie had just previous , oafessed
to have cgtrnsnI.
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