Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
The NEWS


tie rihly nangled by the premature explosion
of small cannon.-The five daily papers
in Denver has asked the compositors TO ac-
cept reduction from fly to forty cents a
thousand ems. The p inters say they will
not cept.--Guerdoa Conkling's large
barn and horse hospital ON the Grasslands
Stock Fam, near Dunham's Basin, n T..
were buried. There were thirty-eigh valu-
able horses, brood mares and colts in the
building and only eighteen OF them were
saved. Tho doors of the National Bank OF
Cisco, Texas, were closed by an inspector
while an examination of the banks condition
was being made, to prevent run of deposit
tors. The cashier stated that the bank had
two and half dollars Tor every doilnr of the
liabilities. Vice President Stevenson pre-
sided at the Fourth of July celcbrat on at
the Words Fair.-The orator of the day
was Gen raj Hampton i. Carson of Phila-
delphia. At noon Mrs Stafford raised the
Paul Jones' flag and Mayor Harrison in.
PEELED the audience TO swear allegiance to
til cir country by the sword of Jackson
At the annual meet ng of the Gettysburg
Battlefield Association, it was determined to
continue the fight against the trolley road.
While out cunning near Hollidays5urg,
Harry c. Burger. of East Freedo T, Pa. shot
himself.
The Bank OF Clear Creek County. Col. and
the First National Bank OF Provo. Utah,
closed their 10 ,rs-George s. Crawford,
president of lumber company, committed
suic de in Cincinnati to avoid arrest on the
charge of forgery. Star gang robbed
! the Frisco depot at Chelsel, in the Indian
Territory, securing about $780, The silver
mines in New Mexi 0 are all shutting down.
The Black Dru; Company, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, male general assignment.
William Blshore, OF Shamokin. Pa, re-
ceived word that he had fallen heir to $780,,
300 by the recent death of John Lick, of OBJ
servatory fame. The latter was an uncle OF
Basho-e.-The Bay View Mills of the lii
no Steel Company shut down, as did the
mills OF the same company ia Joliet, III
ALI OF the Munce glass factories and iron and
st eel mills closed down Tor ie summer va
cation, which throws four thousand men out
of emp oyment --Captain Frank Jones, OF
the Tex rs Rangers, was XII lei ty Mexican
outlaws The Duke of Verasu and his
par sailed from New York on the French
line steamer La B:etagne. "A fire ragged
for nearly three hours, cutting the most i'm
portant business block in the villa e OF Go
wanda n v Seven stores were destroyed,
entailing a loss OF $4,000, with ,001 in
surance. The heaviest loser is John KAN
werer, hardware. ! 10, C01--Thomas Smith, a
New York and New Jersey Telephone line
man. was killed while stretching a wire at
Grove ana Tenth streets, Jersey City, the
wire becoming cross ID with a live wire,
senling shock through hin that caused in
slant DEATH nith5 home was at Little
Fails. II. Y.
fhe explosion of a oiler at the saw mill OF
Logan Davis. at Yale, Va. caused the death
of two men and badly scalded others
Nellie Henderson, aged four yenrs, and her
aunt, Isabella Early, aged twenty-sx. were
killed oy Canadian Pacific train while re-
turning from berry picking, near Renfrew,
Ont Harry F. Eubbard. commercial
traveller, whose home is at I.eonia, n. J. shot
himself at Plankinton House. Milwaukee, the
tall passing through his left lung. He is not
expected TO recovc r.--The failure OF the
Union Trust Company of Sioux City was an
nounced and an application made for the ap-
pointment of receiyer.-D. \. Egbert,
aged seventy-two. en- route from Bedford,
Ohio, 10 Billings, Mont, jumped from train
two miles east Of Bismarck, N. D. He was
accompanied by his wife. lie had shown
signs of insanity. The Loiy was found in
Apple Greek at daylight. A card Oh his per-
son gave his name.-Fleming & Ayers
sh ngle and lumber mill at Ballard, suburb
of Seattle, was burned to the ground. Loss
$50 600 insurance $50 000.-A number of
silver mines have been shut down.
Charles Nordhoff and A B. Spreckles, in in
terviews in San Francisco, declare that the
provisional government In Hawaii is bank
rupt.
In the case against ex.Agent Mcclure of
the Law and Orier Society," of Pitts5urg,
Alderman Robe and Is constable, Kerscher,
charged with conspiracy, the jury found all
of the defendants guilty as mdicted.-An
agreement was arranged between the repre-
sentatives OF the Amalgamated Association
and the sheet iron manufacturers fixing the
scale of wages. Fire which broke ont in
Willoghby Il Hills clothing house, in Chi
eago, caused a loss OF $50, 00.-Mrs Jes-
sic Hale was shot and killed in Texarkana.
Mrs. Hale's husband and man named L. L.
Lee had a rough -and-tumble fight during the
dav In which Lee was worsted. At night
Lee and his N appeared at the Hale resi-
denee and opened fire on Mr.. and Mrs. Hale.
Samuel Thorpe, colored, was hanged in
Savannah. Ga. for the murder of Charles
Bronson. -The affairs of the Carbon Iron
Company are being W ind up, and areceiyer
has been appointed in New York. The con-
Germ has not been in existence for five
months :; has no property, was merely an ex-
perimepfal organization