Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-05
q WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

Captain Eourke, OF the lost British bat
tleship Victoria was acquitted of all blame
for the disaster
General George W. Morgan. the only
surviving general of the Mexican war, died
at Fortress Monroe, Va. aged 20.
Near Indianapolis train ran into
wagon, instantly killing John King and
dangerously injuring Albert King and
little girl.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg an
nounces that the Russian legation in
Washington will be raised To an embassy
shortly.
Saturday, July go.
James 2. Kilbreth has been appointed
collector OF the port of New York.
The great strike of English miners
against reduction, just inaugurated. af-
fects $50, coo men.
1 In New York city Kennedy, the strong
man, outdid four competitors by lifting
200 pound dumbbell
] Half of " akcman. a small town in HUI
+ ron county, O., with population Of 600,
has been destroyed by fire.
/ A terrible accident at Salem. KY, in
which g boiler exploded and killed John
and George Damron, and tore of the arm
of William Damron.
/ Monday. July 81.
! The Worlds fair was open yesterday,
but there we're only is, 6S7 paid admissions.
Governor Boies, of Iowa, says he will
permanently retire from politics at the
close of his present term.
Huntingdon, w. Va, policeman was
caught ro5hing the store that he was
hired to protect from thieves.
William Killer 80 years old. is in Jail at
Allentown, Pa, for alleged criminal as,
sault on fa-year-old Eva Kinney
( As q result of factional differences in a
Polish Catholic church at Baltimore
Father Bafabasz was badly beaten by his
parishioaega, and his priestiy robes were
| torn off. 9at for police interference he
might hava been killed
I Tuesday. Aug. 1.
] Robert =. Porter, late superintendent of
the census, has resumed editorial control
of the Nssy York Press.
/ James A. Harvey, a brave officer of SYRIA
cuse, wss shot and killed by George A.
Barnes, a "orook, whom he was arresting
Barnes YVES caught
Charles Z. Morton, against whom Mr..
Blaine protested so vigorously for post
master at Augusta, Me, eight years ago
has been aprointed fourth auditor of the
| treasury.
George Green a protcge of the cham
pion pugillst, known as Young Corbett,"
was defeated by Paddy Smith, brother of
Denver Eo Smith, in a twenty-eight round
prize fight st Roby, Ind.
Near Amigo, Wiz, William Noenmacher
murdered His wife and three little children
with an tx AID then attempted suicide by
jumping from the roof, but succeeded only
in paralyziIg his lower limbs. He claims
to have feared his family would starve.
Wednesday, Aug. 2.
By an explosion of benzole at a maya
zine in Kiav, Russia, fourteen workmen
were killed
James Mitchell, of New York, broke the
worlds record by throwing a 36-pound
weight IS It. u in.
The debt abatement issued yesterday af
ternoon shows that the public debt in
creased s.. a33, 97SSl during the month of
July.
Charles 4. Dougherty, secretary of the
American legation in Mexico. and son Of
the late Daniel Dougherty. has resigned
his position.
Martin Hsinhardt. BROOKLYN cooper,
- years Cz-s hAoWAlA
his head completely OIL with "a double
tarreled gan in the presence Of his mistress.
Thursday. Aug. 3.
A number OF clothing makers In Phila-
delphia were fined for working on Sunday.
Work on the Gettysburg trolley road
has been stopped for lack Of money and
material
A dispstch from Buenos Ayres says the
government Of Santa Fe has surrendered
10 the Radicals
NJ. j. bowling editor u The Star
Farmer, a. Mortified. MINI, was put In
jail there because he refused 20 work his
poll tax. He has neither arms nor legs.
Fire on ex-Nice President Morton's coun-
try place st Elierslie, y Y, destroyed sew
eral buildings, eighty head Of eattle. fowls,
hay and ether property. Loss nearly
S2DO.0
Arthur johnson, 10 years old, deliber-
ately murdered his s-year-old sister by
shooting az their home in Arlington. Neb.
lie said he wanted to see what his sister
would do 81 he fired at her.